Yearly Archives: 2015

FoxCreek Community News

Blue Rodeo to Perform at Queens Place Emera Centre

[Region of Queens Municipality] April 1, 2015, Liverpool, NS: One of Canada’s best known musical groups is coming to Liverpool, NS this summer. An evening with legendary Canadian rockers, Blue Rodeo will take place on Friday, July 10, 2015 at Queens Place Emera Centre, Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Showtime is 9:00 p.m.

“We are excited that Blue Rodeo will be performing at Queens Place Emera Centre, and hope to see fans from across the province enjoying the music that has made them international recording stars,” said Christopher Clarke, Mayor of the Region of Queens Municipality. “Queens Place Emera Centre has been described as one of the best entertainment venues outside Metro and we look forward to having Blue Rodeo appear on our stage.”

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FOXweather News

Total Solar Eclipse on 20-Mar-2015

On 20-Mar-2015 – together with Spring Equinox and a New Moon – a Total Solar Eclipse is happening.

The eclipse cannot be seen at all from the American continents.  But it’s a Total Solar Eclipse in Svalbard (Norway) and the Faroe Islands, and a Partial Solar Eclipse in Europe, northern and eastern Asia and northern and western Africa.

The eclipse starts at 07:41 UTC and ends at 11:50 UTC. Continue reading Total Solar Eclipse on 20-Mar-2015 →

FoxCreek Community News, FOXweather News

Power Outages, 15-Mar-2015

Power outage_2

Today, 15-Mar-2015, the FoxCreek community experienced two prolonged power outages embedded in many power flickers throughout the day.

Outage 1: 10:31am to 1:37 pm
Outage 2: ~4:15pm to 5:53pm

Communities from Milton/Liverpool up to the Camperdown/Lapland area and including E/W Berlin, Port/East Port Medway, Voglers Cove, Cherry Hill and Broad Cove were also affected – with different outage times though.

FOXweather News

March equinox, 20-Mar-2015@07:45pm ADT

March equinox – equal day and night, nearly


There are two equinoxes every year – in March and September – when the Sun shines directly on the equator and the length of night and day are nearly equal, but not quite.

March equinox illustration

The Earth during the equinox. (Not to scale)

Spring in the north, fall in the south

Equinoxes and solstices are opposite on either side of the equator, and the March equinox is also known as the “spring (vernal) equinox” in the northern hemisphere and as the “autumnal (fall) equinox” in the southern hemisphere. Continue reading March equinox, 20-Mar-2015@07:45pm ADT →

FOXweather News

Daylight Savings Time or Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time (DST) is often misspelled “Daylight Savings”, with an “s” at the end. Other common variations are “Summer Time”and “Daylight-Saving Time”.

Setting our clocks one hour forward in the spring is often referred to as “Daylight Savings Time” even though “Daylight Saving Time” is the correct spelling. Continue reading Daylight Savings Time or Daylight Saving Time →