Nova Scotia hunting & trapping season is on.
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See also:
– 2016 NS Summary of Hunting Regulations
– 2016 NS Migratory Birds Hunting Regulations
– NS Wildlife Act
Yearly Archives: 2016
Nova Scotia Wild Fires
Update 17-Aug-2016: all fires are under control and put out. The fire ban has been lifted as of today after heavy rainfall the previous night. Travel restrictions have been lifted too.
Please read here for the details ...
Do NOT make any kind of open fire, NO recreational activities allowed in the woods, NO Off-Highway Vehicle (ATV, dirt bikes, …) activity allowed. Trails are CLOSED!!!
Since Thursday, 4-Aug-2016 several wild fires were or still are raging in Nova Scotia. They seem to be under control.
The Government of Nova Scotia has issued a couple of restrictions affecting recreational activities.
Please read here about the wild fire status.
Check here for Frequently Asked Questions in regard to the fires and the restrictions in place.
Check the burning restrictions here.
At the time of this writing there is an absolute burn ban in the whole province of Nova Scotia which includes any kind of open fires among other restrictions.
Lighthouse Awareness Art & Craft Show 2016
The Lighthouse Awareness Art & Craft Show is back – featuring lighthouse related artwork from paintings and craft to sculpture and folk art by local artists.
The art show is to raise funds for support and maintenance of the Medway Head lighthouse owned and operated by Continue reading Lighthouse Awareness Art & Craft Show 2016
Perseid Meteor Shower 2016
It’s time for the annual Perseids! The 2016 meteor shower will peak on August 11 and 12. A waxing gibbous Moon will make it harder for observers to watch the meteor shower.
Read the full story at timeanddate.com or CTV News Atlantic.
Banner image ©2015 Philip James Dolman
The Port Grocer flourishes …
… expands with support of neighbours
Owner Annabelle Singleton, left, and owner Debra Melanson, right, are shown with Markus J. Heinis, the man they credit for kick-starting the deck project. (Vernon Oickle)
[South Shore Breaker, 19-Jun-2016] It is often said that it takes a community to raise a child, but that same adage can be also be applied to building a business and there is no better example of that than The Port Grocer located in Port Medway.
Read the full story here …
Summer Solstice, 20-Jun-2016 @ 07:34pm ADT
The June solstice is known as the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere. The date varies between June 20 and June 22, depending on the year.
June Solstice in 2016 in Nova Scotia, Canada is on Monday, 20-Jun-2016 at 07:34pm/19:34h ADT.
Solstice Dates Vary
Even though most people consider June 21 as the date of the June Solstice, it can happen anytime between June 20 and June 22, depending on which time zone you’re in. June 22 Solstices are rare – Continue reading Summer Solstice, 20-Jun-2016 @ 07:34pm ADT
Port Medway Readers’ Festival 2016
The Port Medway Readers’ Festival 2016 – one of Canada’s premier literary festivals – takes place in July & August/2016.
This year’s authors include
- Elizabeth Hay, 9-Jul-2016
- Joan Clark, 23-Jul-2016
- Calvin Trillin, 20-Aug-2016
Events are held at the Old Meeting House on 167 Long Cove Rd, Port Medway, starting at 7pm and are CAD 20.– each.
For ticketing see here.
More information about the authors and the Port Medway Reader’s Festival click the website or Facebook page.
Source: ©2016 Port Medway Readers’ Festival
Hurricane naming for the 2016 season
[National Hurricane Center] Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms had been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center. They are now maintained and updated through a strict procedure by an international committee of the World Meteorological Organization.
The list below is used in rotation and re-cycled every six years, i.e., the 2016 list will be used again in 2022. The only time that there is a change in the list is if a storm is so deadly or costly that the future use of its name on a different storm would be inappropriate for reasons of sensitivity. If that occurs,
Bob & The Boys now open for the 2016 Season
Bob & The Boys Farm Market opened on 9-May-2016 for this season.
You’ll find
- Fresh Garden produce
- Local vegetables and fruit in season
- Ice Cream
- Dairy products
- Jams & Jellies
- Hanging baskets, perennials,annuals
- Vegetable transplants
- Fresh bakery products
- Crafts, mats, lawn ornaments & more …
just minutes west of Bridgewater, on Hwy 103 to Liverpool.
Bob & The Boys Farm Market
16554 Hwy 103, Hebbs Cross, NS B4V 0Z2
Phone: 902-543-8250
(close to Exit 14)
Open 8:30 a.m -7:00 p.m. daily, including weekends
until 31-Oct-2016
See Bob & The Boys website for details …
Mercury is about to transit the Sun
For the first time in a decade, Mercury is about to transit the Sun. Catch the event that only occurs 13 times a century.
The planet Mercury will pass between the Earth and the Sun on Monday, 9-May-2016, marking a rare celestial event that occurs only 13 times a century. From Earth, the planet will look like a tiny black dot moving in a straight line across a portion of the Sun.
The crossing gets underway at 8:15am ADT.
Mercury’s solar crossing gets underway at 8:15am ADT time, but Continue reading Mercury is about to transit the Sun