When he retired from the provincial government, in 2010, Ron Jeppesen offered his organizational skills as a project manager to the…
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The Tower Road Volunteer Fire Department in Glace Bay, N.S., is closing after struggling to find staff. The department’s chief and…
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A drop-in warming centre is operating in Windsor, N.S., to help homeless people in the community. Leslie Porter, founder of the volunteer…
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She’s not asking for much. Just a little shelter with a roof and some heat. “It’s not like anybody here…
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Volunteer groups have purchased ice-fishing shelters to help homeless people brave the cold, wet weather in Halifax, which received its…
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Fledgling community groups in Inverness County, Cape Breton, are working to make sure people living in isolated countryside homes have enough to eat. “We don’t…
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A Better Tent City is a tiny home community in Kitchener, Ont. that has been considered by people in other communities…
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s volunteer and unionized firefighters appear to have called a truce in a dispute over high-angle rope…
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A union leader fears a dispute among full-time firefighters in Cape Breton Regional Municipality could potentially affect the response to calls…
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YARMOUTH, NS – While it’s not difficult to spot walkers and recreational vehicles on Yarmouth County trails, it’s much more…
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