Past Issues

  • 2023 – click to expand/collapse

    Current Issue (December 2023)
    Publication date: November 29, 2023

    Current Issue (December 2023) issue highlights:

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    Current Issue (November 2023)
    Publication date: November 1, 2023

    Current Issue (November 2023) issue highlights:

    • Angel 6 crew grateful for community support before and after vandalism
      Story on Page 1
    • From lost toy to Facebook darling: How Indie the Lab and her owner have put Monkey in the spotlight
      Story on Page 19
    • BayRides launches Christmas fundraiser
      Story on Page 11
    • Breaking the silence on gender-based violence
      Story on Page 2
    • Southern visitors: More rare bird sightings after Hurricane Lee
      Story on Page 10
    • Remembering the wartime service of two men in my life
      Story on Page 17

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    Current Issue (October 2023)
    Publication date: September 27, 2023

    Current Issue (October 2023) issue highlights:

    • Home-sharing symposium to answer questions and foster connections
    • What happens to birds in a hurricane?
    • Supporting young entrepreneurs helps the whole community
    • Bay Grandmothers host commemorative quilt
    • Flying the flag for harvest fundraiser and gathering
    • Over the sandbar: Autumn reflections of St. Margaret’s Bay

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    Current Issue (September 2023)
    Publication date: August 29, 2023

    Current Issue (September 2023) issue highlights:

    • Our readers tell you who has the best burgers on the South Shore
    • Two local artists celebrate the Arctic in paintings and sculpture (See page 2)
    • Tips for how we can raise a generation of readers (See page 3)
    • Books by local writers: What we’re reading right now (See page 6)
    • How we can help our food banks support kids’ learning (See page 16)
    • Twenty years of giving people a second chance (See page 10)

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    Current Issue (August 2023)
    Publication date: August 1, 2023

    Current Issue (August 2023) issue highlights:

    • Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival celebrates music and fun
    • North American Indigenous Games showcase skill, dedication, and friendship
    • Birding in August: What can you see this month?
    • New glass studio and retail store a shining addition to Peggy’s Cove Road
    • Recent books by local writers: What we’re reading right now

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    Current Issue (July 2023)
    Publication date: July 3, 2023

    Current Issue (July 2023) issue highlights:

    • Local art festivals a happy sign of summer
    • Team Rubicon Canada pitches in after Tantallon wildfire
    • Studio Tour and July Members’ Show includes returning and new artists
    • Tell us, who serves the best burger on the South Shore?
    • SPCA saved, sheltered, and supported pets during the wildfires
    • Festival in Lunenburg celebrates Nova Scotia folk art

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    Current Issue (June 2023)
    Publication date: June 1, 2023

    Current Issue (June 2023) issue highlights:

    • Meghan Maher and her mother Rae hope their family’s example will encourage others to consider live-donor kidney donation
    • Stillwater Lake resident travels to Cape Breton to see best Aurora Borealis show in 10 years
    • Flower container gardens create big impact in small spaces
    • Young car racer doesn’t let obstacles slow them down
    • Let dogs decide if they want to meet and greet
    • Local young writer and volunteer receives Respectful Citizenship Award

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    Current Issue (May 2023)
    Publication date: May 1, 2023

    Current Issue (May 2023) issue highlights:

    • Helping build awareness of Red Dress Day
    • Sudbury and Guatemala artists named Rug-Hooking Artists of the Year
    • Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance fundraiser kicks off with a challenge
    • Getting the most from your container garden
    • Annual Kub Car and Scout Truck Rally “wheely” good time
    • Active transportation is going places…powered by you
    • End of an era: one of a pair of elm trees in Boutiliers Point is cut down
    • June’s Quilt winner, quilter, and volunteers praise community support for food bank
    • Return of the Osprey

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    Current Issue (March 29, 2023)
    Publication date: March 29, 2023

    Current Issue (March 29, 2023) issue highlights:

    • Artists honoured to inspire writers
    • Micou’s Island Stewardship Program: A community success story
    • Local women take gold and silver at Canada Games
    • Show Mother Nature we love her
    • What does your garden want in April?
    • Soup program helps keep neighbours connected

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    Current Issue (March 1, 2023)
    Publication date: March 1, 2023

    Current Issue (March 1, 2023) issue highlights:

    • Seabright quilter completes Pennsylvania quilter’s project started 80 years ago
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    • Lunenburg Farmers’ Market has local connection to devastation in Syria and Turkiye
    • Winter in the Bay nonfiction essay contest winner Hectic Homecoming
    • Seedy Saturday inspires new and seasoned gardeners
    • Mill Cove resident wins biggest Bay Treasure Chest prize to date
    • Community members’ service to others recognized with Jubilee Medals

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    Current Issue (February 1, 2023)
    Publication date: February 1, 2023

    Current Issue (February 1, 2023) issue highlights:

    • Affordable housing important to keeping rural communities alive
    • Camouflage lets wildlife hide in plain sight
    • Trail improvements continue in Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area
    • Local athletes off to the Canada Winter Games in P.E.I.
    • What do you value most about living here?
    • Public libraries are more than books!

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    Current Issue (January 11, 2023)
    Publication date: January 11, 2023

    Current Issue (January 11, 2023) issue highlights:

    • Feeding birds in winter – yes or no?
    • Winter in the Bay 2023: Get creative with annual art exhibit and writing contest
    • Winter opportunities for young actor/singers at Unicorn Theatre
    • The unmarked grave: finding my father
    • Festive fun with a purpose
    • Five local skating pairs head to Skate Canada Challenge this month

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  • 2022 – click to expand/collapse

    Current Issue (December 7, 2022)
    Publication date: December 7, 2022

    Current Issue (December 7, 2022) issue highlights:

    • Christmas in the Bay special, thanks to community support
    • Dumping Day kicks off potentially challenging lobster-fishing season
    • “A piece of our maritime history” is home at last
    • Accessible van funded thanks to community’s “care and compassion”
    • Canada’s Volunteer Awards honour social innovator Bay Seniors
    • James Darley’s sculptured life
    • Card cover photo a special way to celebrate churche’s 100th Christmas
    • Local Duke of Edinburgh Award recipient recognized at special ceremony
    • Five Bridges Wilderness Heritage Trust’s photo contest shows beautiful local nature from all angles

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    Current Issue (November 2, 2022)
    Publication date: November 2, 2022

    Current Issue (November 2, 2022) issue highlights:

    • Harvesting smiles at the season’s last Hubbards Farmers’ Market
    • Christmas in the Bay happy to bring community together in person this year See Suzie Reindeer’s invitation
    • St. Margaret’s Bay cook wants community input about starting home-cooked meal service
    • An ex-pat no more: Coming home to Mahone Bay
    • Students learn and fundraise to help the environment in Puerto Rico and at home
    • 28-year old annual Haliburton food drive needed more than ever
    • Community Hall in Glen Margaret offers Monday Meet-Up
    • “Mentioned in dispatches:” a namesake nephew remembers

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    Current Issue (October 5, 2022)
    Publication date: October 5, 2022

    Current Issue (October 5, 2022) issue highlights:

    • Carving pumpkins in the storm
    • Annual fall art show by Crossroad Artists
    • Post Fiona teamwork rescues well-known schooner
    • Annual Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival not scared by Fiona
    • Pumpkins and squash, delicious symbols of the season
    • Challenges and rewards in researching veteran’s stories
    • Unicorn’s Purple Hike back on October 16
    • Tancook Islanders describe post-storm challenges

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    Current Issue (September 7, 2022)
    Publication date: September 7, 2022

    Current Issue (September 7, 2022) issue highlights:

    • Favourite french fries on the South Shore
    • Hubbards residents lobby to make temporary crosswalk permanent
    • Readers pick their favourite spot to enjoy ice cream
    • Quilters invited to share their work in ongoing community exhibit
    • Chester Race Week, a wonderful August tradition for sailors and race fans
    • Sharing moments from the Sailing World Championships
    • An old favourite: classic dilly beans

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    Current Issue (August 3, 2022)
    Publication date: August 3, 2022

    Current Issue (August 3, 2022) issue highlights:

    • Marine search and rescue volunteers always on call for community Watch the video
    • Sailing clubs and volunteers help kids succeed in competitive sailing
    • Generations of sailing on St. Margaret’s Bay
    • Masthead readers name their favourite french fries
    • Beloved Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival a celebration of music and community
    • Appreciating dragonflies and their wetland habitat
    • Community invited to donate to purchase accessible van for former pastor

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    Current Issue (July 6, 2022)
    Publication date: July 6, 2022

    Current Issue (July 6, 2022) issue highlights:

    • St. Margaret’s Bay artists welcome community to festival’s annual studio tour
    • Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day in St. Margaret’s Bay
    • Lunenburg Arts Fest combines plein air traditions and fun new elements
    • Western Shore resident a wizard at repairing pinball machines
    • New mini library at Hammonds Plains Community Centre
    • Group helps Nova Scotia hosts offer support to Ukrainian families
    • Bumper blueberry crop makes for easy picking, say Higbee’s Berry Farm owners
    • Take a Virtual Garden Tour of Donna and John Silver’s Eight Acre Garden
    • Talented teen baseball player loves the game’s “magical quality”

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    Current Issue (June 1, 2022)
    Publication date: June 1, 2022

    Current Issue (June 1, 2022) issue highlights:

    • Plant Red for the Year of the Garden
    • Lucasville Volunteer Recognized for Helpful Community Service
    • Peer Support Founders Use Zoom to Connect with First Responders
    • New Bay Rides Dispatchers Combine Aviation and Trucking Skills Watch the video
    • Timberlea Student Takes Provincial Gold Medal for Speech
    • Looking for Historic Stories of The St. Margaret’s Bay Trail
    • Glass Artist’s Creativity Shines in Lunenburg

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    Current Issue (May 4, 2022)
    Publication date: May 4, 2022

    Current Issue (May 4, 2022) issue highlights:

    • A Day in the Life of a Lobster Fisherman
    • Riding Partnership Yields Champion Results
    • Student “Blown Away” by Flight Simulator Experience
    • Flight Simulator Offers an “Edutaining” Experience
    • St. Luke’s Concert Raised Spirits and Donations for Ukraine
    • The Friendly Voice on the Hubbards Lions Club Take-Out Line
    • Winter in the Bay – Feeding the Birds – Katie Howard
    • Artist’ Birdhouse Auction to Support Food Bank
    • Lunenburg Artists Raise Over $7,500 for Ukraine

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    Current Issue (April 6 2022)
    Publication date: April 6, 2022

    Current Issue (April 6 2022) issue highlights:

    • Helen Edwards Peeking Through Cornfield (Photo by Chantal Pelham-Edwards) – see our gardening section starting on page 8.
    • Good Neighbour Swims the Extra Distance to Save Painting
    • Northern Lights Seen Over Nova Scotia
    • Young Skier a Rising Sports Star
    • Artist Fundraising for Clean Drinking Water in Indigenous Communities
    • Winter in the Bay – First Steps: Mickey’s Story
    • Children’s Book Draws on Author’s Career With Lunenburg Carriage Tours and Horses

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    Current Issue (March 2,2022)
    Publication date: March 2, 2022

    Current Issue (March 2,2022) issue highlights:

    • Wood Carver Builds Skills, Passion With Help of Mentors
    • Washouts in Queensland Hazardous for Drivers, Property Owners
    • Winter in the Bay: “Baked Potatoes Wrapped in Tinfoil” by: Jessi Fillmore
    • Five Bridges School’s Cereal Drive Successful
    • Page-Turner of an Adventure Novel Coming Out Watch the video
    • Facing Elements and Danger to Restore Power Watch the video
    • Plowing is Moving Snow but Helping People
    • Volunteer Plows Neighbours Out for 25 Years and Counting

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    Current Issue: (February 2, 2022)
    Publication date: February 2, 2022

    Current Issue: (February 2, 2022) issue highlights:

    • Owner Change for Trot in Time Carriage Tours of Lunenburg
    • Submit Your Story for Winter in the Bay Book
    • High Winds Shake Up Spruce
    • Schooner Rescue Society Offers Spar Course at Lunenburg Big Boat Shed Watch the video
    • Pizza, Domes and Love Proposals at Betty’s at the Kitch
    • Melina Coolen Releases Original Music Tracks This Month Online
    • Enjoy Our Winter Beauty!

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    Current Issue
    Publication date: January 12, 2022

    Current Issue issue highlights:

    • Literacy Builds Confidence at Any Age Watch the video
    • Beyond the Polar Dip: Cold-Water Swimming in Blandford
    • Winter in the Bay Art Exhibit and Writing Contest Returns
    • Keeping Honeybees Alive During Warm Winter Days
    • To the Artic Circle by Motorcycle
    • New Book Tells Stories About Historic William Black Memorial United Church

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