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The Sexual Health Centre for Cumberland’s executive director Rene Ross (left) and youth engagement co-ordinator Kirstin Trochymchyk show off Quid, an educational tool it has developed with input from young people across Cumberland County.

Sexual Health Centre for Cumberland introduces Quid

Jennifer Furlong (left) and Colleen Dowe of Empowering Beyond Barriers prepare bags of gloves and hats to place on utility poles on Victoria Street in downtown Amherst.

Empowering Beyond Barriers providing comfort for cold hands and heads

Ryan Reynolds of East Coast Athlete holds up a poster for a Be Better seminar at the Susan Taylor Theatre at ARHS on Friday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 pm.

Be Better to help set your life’s GPS for success

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Our universities play a major immigration role.

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Poetry at Large event returning to Oxford in April

Lands and Forests Minister Iain Rankin (left) and Cumberland-Colchester MP Bill Casey look over stonework left over from the 19th century Chignecto Marine Ship Railway project near Fort Lawrence.

Casey, Rankin visit Fort Lawrence site of ship railway

(From left) Phoebe Smith of the Sackville Skating Club and Savanah Cobbett, Eve Scott and Olivia Pulsifer from the Amherst Skating Club participated in the Skate Canada 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in Saint John, N.B. from Jan. 14 to 20.

Cumberland County skaters get up close experience at Canadian Skating ...

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Living

Evergreen Theatre is offering up a long list of concerts this year that manager David O’Leary hopes will bring good crowds up the mountain to East Margaretsville throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The first show is Joel Plaskett, followed by Lennie Gallant, and then Old Man Luedeke.

Margaretsville’s Evergreen Theatre offers great line-up for the year ahead

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Wallpaper is still a hot commodity, and if you’re thinking of decorating some walls with, pick a pattern that’s simple and light. If the paper is too bold or dark, the room will look even smaller. - Getty Images/iStockphoto

Growth Spurt: how to make a small room look bigger

Updated Feb 08, 2019 at 9:59 a.m.

What a treat! Captain Derek Wickham was flying from Ottawa to Halifax the morning of Dec 31, 2018, and snapped this special photo: the last sunrise of 2018! He was piloting a Bombardier CRJ 900 as the sun came up over the horizon.

CINDY DAY: Sundial points to solar noon

Published Feb 07, 2019 at 4 a.m.

Sylvie Decoste found these on her deck one morning and she thought it had hailed near her Meteghan River, N.S., home, but Stacey’s deck was covered with ice pellets - not hail. Ice pellets are small, translucent balls of ice. Ice pellets are rain drops that have frozen before they hit the ground.

CINDY DAY: Winter rain is usually a pain

Published Feb 05, 2019 at 4 a.m.

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Your first step to free up lost space is to discard and donate items you no longer need or want. - Getty Images/iStockphoto

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Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 9:35 a.m.

A stunning contrast, this traditional sofa dressed in indigo blue linen featuring a row of cushions in mixed patterns sits beneath a vibrant piece of modern art.

DEBBIE TRAVIS: Blue, white combination offers calming ambience

Published Jan 02, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

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Updated Dec 29, 2018 at 9:51 a.m.

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Updated Dec 29, 2018 at 9:49 a.m.

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Evergreen Theatre is offering up a long list of concerts this year that manager David O’Leary hopes will bring good crowds up the mountain to East Margaretsville throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The first show is Joel Plaskett, followed by Lennie Gallant, and then Old Man Luedeke.

Margaretsville’s Evergreen Theatre offers great line-up for the year ahead

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