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June 2009
Community Events sheet
The
community events
sheet for the month of June is
available on this website.
Lots of great events this month. Some of these include North
Shore & District Vol. Fire Dept. Lobster Supper - June 13th,
Seafood Ceilidh at Gaelic College on June 19th
at 7:30 pm., Annual Takeout Lobster supper at St. Ann's Bay United Church
on
June 20th and 5th Annual Englishtown Mussel Festival on
Saturday, June 27th.
Other news - a) St.
Ann's Bay Tearoom will open June 15th at 7:00 am.
b) Clucking Hen Cafe hours of operation 7:00 am. - 7:00 pm. now.
c)
The St. Ann's Convenience
Store is now open at Jersey Cove (St. Ann's Bay Campark). Hours
of operation are 11:00 am. -7:00 pm. Seven Days a week.
d) The North Shore C@P Site at the
Indian Brook Fire Hall is now open 9am-4:30pm on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
e) Tom's
Pizza at Indian Brook is now open at 3pm every day except
Monday.
Silver Dart
Centennial Air Show
Above are some pictures
of the Silver Dart Centennial Air Show featuring
CH-149 Cormorant Helicopter, Coast Guard & Fisheries Ocean boat
Cap Perce, Aurora Rescue Plane, Sea King helicopter and CF-18
Hornet plane.
Doctors Nova Scotia
Recognizes Local Doctor
Congratulations to Dr.
Elizabeth C. MacCormick who recently received the
Doctors Nova Scotia "Physican Health Promotion Award.
This award is given to a
physican
who has made an outstanding contribution to health promotion,
safety and preventative
care among Nova Scotians. Dr. MacCormack lives in Englishtown
and is president
of the Community Hall. She co-founded the Englishtown Mussel
festival and created
the 5km road race that opens the festival every year. She promotes
fitness and
health by organizing lectures, classes, and events. She is
currently organizing Communities in Motion series which focuses
on fitness and healthy eating. She also assists in the National
CanSkate program of the Silver Dart Skating Club in Baddeck.
Dr. MacCormick helped establish St.Ann's Bay Well Women's
Clinic.
5th Annual
Englishtown Mussel Festival
5th Annual
Englishtown Mussel Festival
will take place Saturday,
June 27th at Englishtown Community
Hall. The day starts
at 9:30 am
with a 5km road race followed by guest speaker at 11am. Official
opening at 12 noon. Meals from noon to 6pm: lobster dinners,
lobster
rolls, seafood chowder and delicious mussels; all meals include
dessert
and beverage. Entertainment all day long – Music inside and
outside.
Draws on prizes all day long. Cooking Contest 3pm. Outdoor BBQ.
Children’s activities. Tug of War 4pm. Dance 10pm with live
band,
“The Generations” (19 and over). For more info or to register
for run/contests etc. contact Beth at
leonbeth@ns.sympatico.ca
Victoria County's
Tourism Resource Centre -
June 20th
Victoria County's Tourism Resource Centre for
tourism industry in Victoria County
has been
updated
June 20th with a
number of news articles on tourism from
Atlantic Canada and Canada,
International
Tourism
news,
Technology news
and the
Tourism calendar.
Some of these articles include:
a) April NS Tourism Stats Available
b) NS Key Tourism Indicators
c) Canada's Global competiveness set for a big boost in Q3 2009
d) Travel between Canada and other Countries - April 2009
e) TIAC Talk newsletter - June
f) US spending on Travel, Tourism dropped 5.9% in first quarter
g) 50 tips to a User friendly website
h) A Useful Guide to Social Marketing
Blog post - Silver Dart
Centennial Celebrations - Youth in Aviation Week
Video of the Week - Twitter Search - In Plain English
Shaping our Future
- Victoria County
2009 Strategic Planning Initiative
The
consultants would like to thank all of the people who
came out to the workshops on Saturday, April 4, in Middle River
or on Wednesday, April 8 in Ingonish. This exercise represents
the second stage of the public
engagement process. Council members were well represented
at these two sessions in a
listening and note taking role.
At these
workshop sessions participants had a chance to review
five statements of community
values, grapple with
four strategic themes and
identify
roles and responsibilities. These
key items flow out of the focus group and public visioning
sessions in February. A document that lists questions about
these values, themes and responsibilities, essentially an
overview of our approach in the workshops should be been posted
on the Victoria County website in the next day or two. We
welcome additional input using this document, especially from
those unable to attend one of the sessions on April 4 or April 8th.
Community Values:
Community: we cherish our sense
of interdependence, belonging and generosity and extend these to
each other, within families and without, to long time residents
and to newcomers
Environment: we are stewards of
a magnificent piece of the planet, one that includes a vast
inland sea, mountains, forest glens, rivers and abundant
wildlife
Culture: we celebrate the
traditions of deeply rooted cultures, in words, music and dance
Safety: we appreciate a life
free of fear for ourselves, our families and our neighbours
Rural life:
we value space, quiet, connections to the
land, and a diversity of livelihoods
Strategic Themes
1.Developing Tourism
2.Population
3.Utilizing Community Assets
4.Employment Development
Roles and Responsibilities
Municipality
Business associations
Individual citizens and community
groups
Next Steps
The next step in the
strategic planning process will be to produce a draft report
that will reflect on what we heard from residents as priorities
and what recent research data on the economy and population
shows. We hope to invite further comments and ideas from the
community..You will likely hear more in early May.
For more information on strategic
planning process, public visioning sessions , and Shaping our Future Workbook visit
the
County
Strategic Plan page
Broadband News
High-speed wireless internet is now available in
the communities of Englishtown, Goose Cove, Harbourview,
Jersey Cove, MacLeod's Point, meadow Road, Murray Road,
North and South Gut, St. Ann's, North River Bridge,
North River Centre, Oregon Road, and South Haven.
Work has begun on West Tarbot and Tarbotvale sites.
Seaside customer service and installation teams are
ready to help residential and business customers take
full advantage of high-speed internet. Please call
1-888-965-5511 or visit
http://www.seasidehighspeed.com
for updates on service availability or book an
installation.
Homecoming
Scotland 2009
Did you know that
Scotland is celebrating 250 anniversary of Scotland's most
famous son, poet Robbie Burns in 2009.
Homecoming Scotland
was created to celebrate Scotland as Home of your Ancestors,
Home of Golf, Home of Whiskey and Home of Robbie Burns. Visit
their website for more information on events along with
Come to Scotland website.
Interesting Web sites
Come to Scotland
Homecoming Scotland 2009
Lobster Palooza Festival
Play
Sport
Get Active Now
Hike the Highlands Festival
NS Community Links
Community Health Promotion Network
Atlantic
Health Promotion Clearinghouse
Hiking Trails in Victoria County
Visit Victoria County-
Official
Tourism Web Site
Canadian Idol -
click here
American Idol
Canadian Health Network -
click here.
Canadian Tire On-Line Shopping -
click here
Sears On-line Shopping
- click
here
Future Shop
Staples
 
Information Morning
Cape Breton
Broadcast weekdays
6:00 - 8:37 a.m.(AT)
Mainstreet
Cape Breton
Broadcast weekdays
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.(AT)
Island Echoes
Broadcast Saturday evening
8:05 p.m.(AT)
Listen Live
CBC
Radio One
Victoria
County Municipal Council
The
latest council minutes
-
May 25, 2009 are
now available.
Note: Council minutes are approved at the following month
council meeting. So the latest council minutes are always a
month behind.
The
May 2009 Heritage & Archives newsletter is
available.
You
will need acrobat reader to read pdf files - Click
on the acrobat reader box to download the program if you do not
have a copy on your computer.
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