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Barnard-Penecon JV, Ltd. was the successful bidder in a tender to construct the north and south dams at the Muskrat Falls site. They won the contract over two other bidders, including Astaldi Canada, the contractor currently responsible for the construction of the powerhouse and spillway on site.

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: No runaround, just dam statistics

As their teammates and coaches watch with eager anticipation, Maya Costain and Kayley Jefferson of the Sisters of Science (S.O.S.) team from Kingston put their robot through the paces during the first round of the FIRST LEGO League event at the Acadia University Robot Programming Competitions. - Kirk Starratt

Acadia robot programming competitors learn valuable skills while ...

Wolfville Curling Club member and Curl for Cancer participant Charlie Wood, event co-chairwoman Marilyn Campbell Profitt and event chairman Dean Smith recognize that many members of the club have had their lives touched by cancer.

Throwing rocks at cancer: Curl for Cancer participant who lost ...

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West Kings and District High School is gearing up for its 2019 musical, Chicago, in which the lead roles will feature Cassandra McCall cast as Roxie Hart, Noah Bradbury as Billy Flynn, and Sophie MacMillan as Velma Kelly. - LAURYN LEBLANC

‘A show for the ages’: Chicago ready to wow West Kings audience

Members of Team Nova Scotia pose for a group photo following a Canada Winter Games pep rally at Pier 21 on Jan. 26. The first wave of Nova Scotia athletes leave on Thursday morning for the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta. The Opening Ceremony is Friday night. Competition begins on Saturday.

Annapolis Valley athletes representing Team Nova Scotia at Canada Games

Heavy rainfall in late January created a lake of floodwaters at the Valley Drive-In in Cambridge, where renovations are now slated for the property and buildings, including its canteen and projection room.

‘Totally upgraded’: Valley Drive-In gets facelift after flooding ...

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 ...

Clarenville mother and daughter recognized for social enterprise

Roy Beals has led an extraordinary life as a hunter, fisherman, trapper, and artisan, amassing a large collection of trophies and works of art. He’s the subject of an exhibition at Macdonald Museum in Middleton starting Feb. 18.

Life of Lawrencetown’s outdoorsman Roy Beals subject of museum exhibit

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‘A show for the ages’: Chicago ready to wow West Kings audience

Sara Ericsson
Published Feb 15, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

West Kings has it coming. The Chicago musical, that is. ...

‘Totally upgraded’: Valley Drive-In gets facelift after flooding damages property

Sara Ericsson
Updated Feb 15, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

Facility upgrades and other fixes are coming to the Valley Drive-In after rain in January created a miniature lake of water and flooded the property. ...

Avi Adam is the youngest player on the U18 Nova Scotia hockey team that will face off against the rest of the country at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta.

‘It was super emotional’: Wolfville hockey player youngest named to N.S. Canada Winter Games team

Sara Ericsson
Published Feb 15, 2019 at 11:34 a.m.

Avi Adam says she never thought what seemed like a regular phone message would lead to finding out she’d be playing hockey at the Canada Winter Games. ...

Kings District RCMP have released the following image of a man they are looking to identify due to his alleged involvement in the theft of a defibrillator from the Beveridge Arts Centre at Acadia University. The device has since been returned, but police are still seeking to identify this man.

RCMP seek to identify man after stolen defibrillator returned to Acadia

Sara Ericsson
Updated Feb 15, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.

Kings District RCMP is asking for public assistance in identifying one of two men they say are involved in this alleged theft of a defibrillator. ...

The Mark Riley Project will play at the Soul Gala event celebrating Africentricity in the Annapolis Valley Regional Education Centre and area as a whole on March 2 at the Old Orchard Inn in Greenwich. - Grend Pré Winery

Celebrating black excellence: African Heritage Month heritage celebration rebranded as Soul Gala

Sara Ericsson
Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 3:23 p.m.

An Annapolis Valley African Heritage Month event has been rebranded to further celebrate and showcase Africentricity. ...

Former Annapolis Valley Regional School Board member Jackie Foster is pictured at a board meeting in April 2017 wherein the contentious issue of proposed start time changes for West Kings District High School was discussed.

‘Will our local voices be heard?’: Opinions vary on efficacy of new school advisory councils in Annapolis Valley

Sara Ericsson
Updated Feb 14, 2019 at 12:19 p.m.

A former home and school group president in Aylesford says she doesn’t have much faith in the new school advisory councils in Nova Scotia. ...

Coun. John Andrew, executive director of Open Arms, sat out of a council advisory committee meeting discussion Feb. 11 as Kentville’s town council reviewed the proposed rezoning of land at 118 Oakdene Avenue, where Open Arms had proposed developing 60 dwelling units within five buildings. Council voted against rezoning the property.

‘A system that keeps them broke’: Proposed Kentville affordable housing project hits another roadblock

Sara Ericsson
Published Feb 14, 2019 at 9:11 a.m.

Angela Budge was a single mother of three children under five by the age of 21. ...

Nova Seven Arts Council founder and president Amber Juby, left, and art volunteer Caitlyn Hughes facilitated the non-profit’s January fundraiser event that featured string art. The group is raising funds and awareness so they can secure a building and create an art hub and makery in Kingston for artists to feature their work.

Pairing artists with community: Non-profit raising funds for new building, art hub space

Sara Ericsson
Updated Feb 13, 2019 at 2:48 p.m.

All Amber Juby wanted after her sudden multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2010 was to pour herself into her art in Kingston. ...

Kings County Squash Club and provincial head coach Janet MacLeod will join Kings County athletes Orlando Ramirez, Ella Brown and Samuel Gallant at the 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer, Alta., from Feb. 15 to Mar. 3.

‘The intensity has gone up’: Squash players representing Kings County, province at Canada Games

Sara Ericsson
Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 11:16 a.m.

Ella Brown and Orlando Ramirez say training for the Canada Games is not only about making sure they can last the week, but also remembering to laugh. ...

Sarah Jane Downton suffered a stroke in 2017 at the age of 20. She remained in a coma for several weeks and doesn’t remember anything until her birthday, Apr. 23. She is now just four courses away from completing her degree in Dietetics and Nutrition at Acadia University.

‘This is not what Sarah Jane will be’: Young Newfoundland stroke survivor returns to Acadia to finish nutrition degree

Sara Ericsson
Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 1:44 p.m.

Sarah Jane Downton was awake and lucid during her 2017 stroke. ...

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