The Etiquette Guy at Large | Common Sense

The Etiquette Guy at Large | Common Sense

Has It Gone the Way of the Dodo? Or Is It Waiting Where All the Lost Things Go? I hear it almost every day. Whether the conversation is about communication, parenting, leadership, politics, emotional intelligence, or simply getting along with one another, sooner or later, someone says: “Well, that’s just common sense.” The statement is […]

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 Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Kurt Gumushel

Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Kurt Gumushel

1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community?  If elected, over the next four years I would continue to work hard to promote business and growth in our community. I think that thoughtful growth can occur if we continue to develop strong working relationships with existing and new business in the Town […]

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 Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Scott Masson

Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Scott Masson

1. As a candidate, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community? Because Saint Andrews has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, I care deeply about the future of our community. Over the next four years, my priorities would be supporting the wharf […]

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 Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Charlotte Bartlett

Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Charlotte Bartlett

1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community?  My key priorities over the next four years include restructuring the municipal by-laws as a result of the recent community amalgamation. Collaboration with the community will be key for success in this endeavor. Additionally, the market wharf continues […]

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 Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Kevin Kiley

Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Kevin Kiley

1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community? There are and will be many issues with which Council will deal. For me three key issues are: 1. Continuing with the wharf and it’s repairs to make it safe.  2. Completion of the new municipal plan and […]

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 Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Lee Heenan

Saint Andrews Ward 3 Candidate: Lee Heenan

1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community? Finishing the wharf and see it ready for a good long life. This has been worked at by 2 councils; it is time it comes to completion. Continue work on our housing issues, this council has made great […]

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 Students: Let’s find a summer job

Students: Let’s find a summer job

The summer search for a job is in full swing. This is the time when summer students coming out of high school and post-secondary school are looking for opportunities to expand their experience and earn an income. Some are looking to jump-start their careers, and others are looking for opportunities to earn an income to […]

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 Martin Boys celebrate first East Coast Music Award

Martin Boys celebrate first East Coast Music Award

Paige Morgan, River Valley Sun, Local Journalism Initiative The Martin Boys took home their first East Coast Music Award for Country Release of the Year during the music celebration week in Sydney, Nova Scotia, from May 20 to 24. “We were super stoked when we found out. We were actually driving from Winnipeg to Thunder […]

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 Advanced voting opens on June 13 for byelections

Advanced voting opens on June 13 for byelections

Advanced voting for the Ward 3 byelection in Saint Andrews will take place on June 13. Under the Municipal Elections Act , the chief electoral officer was required to cancel the elections and order the byelections. Following the death of former acting mayor Kate Akagi, ENB cancelled the Ward 3 election. One other election, in Grand […]

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 Community raises more than $11K for ALS awareness

Community raises more than $11K for ALS awareness

Wanda Cain’s dream was that no other family would ever have to experience the loss of a loved one from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) again. Her friends, Debbie Doucet and Elaine Thompson, said the dragonfly was an important symbol to her and her son, representing resilience, strength, and transformation of living with ALS. Cain’s funeral […]

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