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Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2016

The wildfire season has been extended until 22-Oct-2016 in the central and western regions of the province!!!

Wildfire Risk Season 2016 ended.
Burning restrictions are lifted as of 23-Oct-2016 until and including 14-Mar-2017.

During the fall/winter months from 23-Oct-2016 until and including 14-Mar-2017 brush fires are allowed 24 hours/day. It is no longer mandatory to consult the Burnsafe website before starting a fire.

However please use common sense when making brush fires by taking weather conditions into account. Even in winter months the soil can become fairly dry and also avoid fires on windy days!

Thank you!

Winter Brush Burning!
Safe Brush Burning checklist!
Nova Scotia Burning Restriction (for your reference).

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DST ends in USA and Canada on 6-Nov-2016

Remember: Sunday, 6-Nov-2016

Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in USA and Canada !!!

The term “spring forward – fall back” is meant to trigger your memory to set your clocks forward one hour in the spring at the start of DST, and one hour back in the fall when DST ends.

DST-1In most of the United States, Canada, and Mexico’s northern border cities when local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, 6-Nov-2016, 02:00h (2am) clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 6-Nov- 2016, 01:00h (1am) local standard time instead!

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 6-Nov-2016 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.

Is it Daylight Saving Time or Daylight Savings Time?

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Fall Clean-up 2016

Fall clean-up (Sperrgut) for the FoxCreek community takes place in the week starting Monday, October 24th, 2016.

Place items next to the grey community garbage boxes by Monday morning.

Generally, items acceptable for pick-up are over-sized items and items not regularly collected on your regular collection day. These items shall not exceed 150 lbs. in weight or 6 feet in length.

Not allowed are:

  • adhesives
  • gasoline & diesel fuels
  • insecticides & pesticides
  • waste oil
  • cleaners & solvents
  • paints/stains, finishes & paint thinners
  • propane tanks
  • pool chemicals
  • roofing tar
  • electronics
  • building demolition waste
  • leaf & yard waste

Please keep your regular household garbage (green bags, blue bags, cardboard and compost) separate from the fall clean-up items.

Remember that shopping/grocery bags are NOT allowed as garbage bags!

See here for more details.

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Fall Equinox, 22-Sep-2016@11:21am ADT

There are two equinoxes every year – in September and March – when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal.

September equinox illustration

The Earth during the equinox. (Not to scale)

Fall in the north, spring in the south

Equinoxes and solstices are opposite on either side of the equator, and the September equinox is also known as the “autumnal (fall) equinox” in the northern hemisphere and as the“spring (vernal) equinox” in the southern hemisphere. Continue reading Fall Equinox, 22-Sep-2016@11:21am ADT →

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Afterglow Art Festival 2016

Bridgewater Afterglow Art Festival 23/24-Sep-2016

20150925 AfterglowFounded in 2012…

Afterglow Art Festival is a free art at night celebration of community creativity held in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. For three years the event has brought together artists of all kinds, from budding young artists to experienced professionals from across Lunenburg County to bring exposure to the talent of our rich community. Inspired by the Halifax’s Nocturne Art at Night event, Afterglow hosts unique creative exhibits and experiences for citizens in public spaces in Bridgewater, in particular highlighting it’s downtown core – King Street.

Each project will be artist-led and each artist initiative is organized independently for the event. Last year (2013) we supported over 35 projects with over 150 artists.
Projects and Creative Events to take place during the evening are comprised of any of the following (but not limited to):

  • Art installations
  • Gallery style hangings
  • Projections
  • Music performance
  • Written & Spoken word
  • Dance Performance
  • Theatrical performance including improv
  • Improv theatre
  • Artist led workshops
  • Film/Video
  • Roaming or mobile art

For the Afterglow Full Event Program click here …

©2016 afterglowbridgewater.com
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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.

 

FoxCreek Community News

The Port Grocer flourishes …

… expands with support of neighbours

The Port Grocer flourishes

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 …

 

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