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Rose Willigar
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All articles of Rose Willigar
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Remembering the old days
Parrsboro - Imagine being a firefighter here more than years ago. Gerald Jump Fader doesnt have to imagine. Having joined the Parrsboro Fire ... -
Arena work highlights year for Jenkins
Oxford - Reflecting on 2008, Oxford Mayor Lloyd Jenkins said the biggest accomplishment the town saw was renovations to the arena. Over the ... -
Museum marks milestone
Parrsboro - The Fundy Geological Museum honoured Kathy Ogden during its 15th anniversary celebrations on Dec. 11. Kathy (Goodwin) Ogden began at ... -
Fossilized whale bone discovered in Apple River
Apple River - While searching for old bottles at an abandoned dump site in Apple River, Harris Nuttall and Susan Dean discovered the skeletal ... -
Weather wreaks havoc on first tourney weekend
Parrsboro - Winter weather conditions put a damper on Parrsboro Minor Hockeys 10th annual Harrisons tournament this past weekend. The Parrsboro ... -
Skull uncovered under Baptist church
Parrsboro - A human skull discovered during a church renovation project here last week is being analyzed at a Halifax laboratory. Construction ... -
Skull found
PARRSBORO A human skull discovered during a church renovation project here last week is being analyzed today at a Halifax laboratory. ... -
Auxiliary comes up big for legion
Parrsboro - The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 45 has known for years that its ladies auxiliary does a tremendous amount of work for it, but ... -
Fire service agreement reached
Parrsboro - Town and county officials gathered at Parrsboros fire hall on Oct. 29 to sign the fire protective service agreement between Parrsboro ... -
Cumberland County today
Fire fighters from the Parrsboro Volunteer Fire Department fight to contain a house fire at Max Bowden's residence this morning. Fire fighter ... -
Maritimers of the Week
SPRINGHILL - Scaring small children and frightening adults for 13 years, Springhill residents Tena and Justin Simons were awarded last Friday ... -
Cumberland County today
Janice Colpitts begins her weekdays at Kens Grocery in Parrsboro. The evening's weather forecast calls for cloudy periods. Wind southwest 20 ... -
Parrsboro municipal candidates present ideas
Parrsboro - Its all over but the voting. Come Oct. 18 Parrsboro residents will be able to go to the polls and choose who they think will best ... -
Candidates take stand
PARRSBORO: As election time draws near Parrsboro's Board of Trade [BOT] hosted a municipal debate giving Parrsboro residents the opportunity to ... -
Funding for new transit announced
PARRSBORO: Funding for new accessible transit service available to Cumberland County residents was announced by South Cumberland MLA Murray Scott ... -
Parrsboro joins nation planting trees
PARRSBORO: Parrsboro Home Hardware is one of 22 locations in Canada taking part in tree planting in conjunction with Tree Canada. On Sept. 23, ... -
Advance poll dates set; skateboard park closed
PARRSBORO It was decided at Parrsboros Sept. 23 council meeting to set the municipal election advanced poll dates to Thursday, Oct. 9 and ... -
Summer fun program reports successful summer
SPRINGHILL: It was five weeks of fun and games for forty Springhill youth who took part in the Summer Fun Camps program through Springhill ... -
Parrsboro mayor feels county negotiations could be...
PARRSBORO: The Town of Parrsboro and the County have yet to reach an agreement on fire services. Parrsboro Mayor Doug Robinson says he feels as ... -
Largest tidal resource in the world
-PARRSBORO: Assessments continue in the Minus Channel but no final decision has been made as of yet regarding the location of tidal power in the ... -
Youre never too young to get an old car
PARRSBORO: After collecting old cars over the last six years 9 year-old Austin Ellis' collection has expanded to 52 cars, trucks, tractors and ... -
When the ocean was the wide open road
PORT GREVILLE: Shipbuilding in Spencer's Island was the topic David Stanley presented to those in attendance at the Age of Sail Museum in Port ... -
Ships Company captures the spirit of the Bump
PARRSBORO: The word bump, to many in Springhill, takes us to a time of hope and despair when in 1958 the town shook from the depths of more than ... -
Moses helps Save the Band Hall
PARRSBORO: The Save the Hall project just came $5,000 closer to their vision of restoration the former Parrsboro Citizen's Band Hall when Dick ... -
Never been a grad class like ours
Parrsboro - Graduating from Parrsboro Regional High were 39 students on the night of June 26 with Alexander Scott as 2008 Valedictorian. ... -
Rec director named
PARRSBORO: For the first time in twelve years Parrsboro has a recreation director. Twenty-eight year old Marc Chagnon was hired by the Town of ... -
Under the sea
The Record PARRSBORO: Under the ocean is how students from Grade Primary to 6 spent the day as they learned about sharks and whales reaching new ... -
Five Islands flounder derby date set
IVE ISLANDS: Dig out your hand lines or fishing poles; the third annual Five Island Flounder Derby is set for June 14th and 15th with over ... -
Oxford Lions Park grows for a new generation of fun
OXFORD: A lot of dedication and heart turned into a fun affair in the Blueberry Capital of the world. The Community of Oxford pulled together on ... -
Cumberland County today
Peter Bennett begins his day waiting on customers at Wheatons Irving in Parrsboro on May 29. The temperature recorded at the Nappan weather ...


