Community Events

Welcome to our new community events calendar! Here’s what’s happening in our community!

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To book an appointment, call the Antigonish office at 902-863-2358. 1:00 pm Auction 45s @ Greenfield Oldsters Club Auction 45s @ Greenfield Oldsters Club May 30 @ 1:00 pm Tickets Regular Tuesday cards at the Greenfield Oldsters Club in Melrose 7575 Hwy. # 7. Tea, coffee and cookies will be provided. Hope to see you there 4:00 pm Toonie Draw @ SHOPS Toonie Draw @ SHOPS May 30 @ 4:00 pm Tickets Weekly Toonie draw 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Play your Toonie by 4 p.m. on Tuesdays for this weekly draw in support of SHOPS. Winner receives half of the pot. Play your Toonie at Bud’s Convenience,[...] 7:00 pm Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir @ Trinity United Church, New Glasgow Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir @ Trinity United Church, New Glasgow May 30 @ 7:00 pm Tickets A concert to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the New Glasgow Music Festival, featuring local male choir of NNEC and fiddler Katey Aucoin. Tickets $25. Students $15. Available from Sandy Johnson at 902-752-6927, H &[...] 7:30 pm Cribbage @ Goshen Community Center Cribbage @ Goshen Community Center May 30 @ 7:30 pm Tickets Cribbage each Tuesday night. Partner not required. $5 Admission fee. 50/50 draw.	7:00 pm Prize Bingo @ Holy Name Hall Prize Bingo @ Holy Name Hall May 31 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Prize Bingo: Bake Table, Lunch and 50/50 Draw. Sponsored by Holy Name C.W.L.	9:00 am Lindsay’s Health Centre for Women @ Antigonish Women's Resource Centre, 219 Main Street Lindsay’s Health Centre for Women @ Antigonish Women's Resource Centre, 219 Main Street Jun 1 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Lindsay’s Health Centre for Women is a partnership of the Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority, the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre and the medical community. Services are provided by a multi-disciplinary team that includes Mental Health Services,[...] 7:30 pm Card Play @ Monsignor Donnelly Hall Card Play @ Monsignor Donnelly Hall Jun 1 @ 7:30 pm Tickets For the safety of all, masks must be worn. Hope to see you there!	6:30 pm Kitchen Party Jam @ Hillside Community Hall Kitchen Party Jam @ Hillside Community Hall Jun 2 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Kitchen party jam every Friday night at the Hillside Community Hall, 27 Chance Harbour Road With a variety of musicians. All singers and players welcome, musicians free of charge, audience $5.00 at door and also[...] 7:00 pm Gamblers Anonymous Meetings @ Trinity United Church, 151 Temperance Street, New Glasgow Gamblers Anonymous Meetings @ Trinity United Church, 151 Temperance Street, New Glasgow Jun 2 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Gamblers Anonymous Regular meetings for those struggling with a gambling problem are being held every Friday evening in New Glasgow. 8:00 pm Port Hawkesbury Fire Department Bingo @ Port Hawkesbury Fire Department Port Hawkesbury Fire Department Bingo @ Port Hawkesbury Fire Department Jun 2 @ 8:00 pm Tickets 21 games and over $10,000 to be one each week.	6:00 am Blue Mountain Fishing Derby @ Hwy 347 at Eden Lake Blue Mountain Fishing Derby @ Hwy 347 at Eden Lake Jun 3 @ 6:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets The Annual Fishing Derby hosted Blue Mountain & District Volunteer Fire Department is June 3 from 6am to 2 pm. Registration located off Hwy 347 at Eden Lake — follow the signage. This is a[...] 10:00 am Fishing Derby @ 12110 Mckeen Road Fishing Derby @ 12110 Mckeen Road Jun 3 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets St. Mary’s and Broadhorns ATV Club invites everyone to join them on Saturday, June 3rd, for their annual Mckeen Lake Lodge Fishing Derby at 12110 Mckeen Road, Aspen. Registration is from 9 to 10 am[...] 10:00 am Olde Stump Frolic @ St James United Olde Stump Frolic @ St James United Jun 3 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Saturday, June 3rd, Olde Stump Frolic, 10am – 1pm (Rain or Shine).All your favorite activities: live music, books, plants, jewellery,kids games, mini petting zoo, sandwiches and tea, bake table, whiteelephant and silver elephant tables, BBQ[...] 1:30 pm 45s Card Game @ Royal Canadian Legion Br43 45s Card Game @ Royal Canadian Legion Br43 Jun 3 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets 45s card game, Saturdays, from 1:30-3:30, 50/50 will be sold. Bring a Partner 1:30 pm Ham and Salad Take out Dinner @ Durham Church Hall Ham and Salad Take out Dinner @ Durham Church Hall Jun 3 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets The Durham Ladies Guild are hosting a Ham Salad Take Out Dinner onSat. June 3rd. Pick up is between 1:30-3:00 pm at the Durham ChurchHall. Orders can be phoned in to Sheila 902-485-4411, Marilyn 902-485-4891,[...]	8:00 am Inverness Fishing Derby @ Lake O’Law Provincial Park, Margaree Inverness Fishing Derby @ Lake O’Law Provincial Park, Margaree Jun 4 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets The Annual Fishing Derby & BBQ Fundraiser hosted by Inverness Ground Search & Rescue is June 4th from 8am to 4 pm at the Lake O’Law Provincial Park in Margaree. Registration located on site. This[...] 11:00 am Plant and Bake Sale @ St. Andrews Community Center Plant and Bake Sale @ St. Andrews Community Center Jun 4 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Sponsored by The Oak and Owl Seniors Club Lots of home cooking – cakes, squares loaves, cookies, pies and some rhubarb. Lots of annuals, perennials and house plants. There will be door prizes and 50/50[...] 11:30 am Seafood Chowder and Bake Sale @ North Shore Fire Hall, March Road, Cape George Seafood Chowder and Bake Sale @ North Shore Fire Hall, March Road, Cape George Jun 4 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Tickets Chowder, biscuits, rolls, tea or coffee and dessertAdults $15 Children under 12 years $8Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the North Shore Fire DepartmentTake out available 12:00 pm A Traditional Maritime Lobster Dinner @ Bayfield Community Center, 317 Bayfield Beach Road A Traditional Maritime Lobster Dinner @ Bayfield Community Center, 317 Bayfield Beach Road Jun 4 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets TAKE OUT ONLY – Noon to 3pm, or until sold out. Fresh cooked, whole, 1lb Market Lobster, potato salad, coleslaw, roll and pie. $30 per plate. Sponsored by the Harbour Authority of Bayfield and St.[...] 12:00 pm Pictou County Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis @ Rotary Park Pictou County Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis @ Rotary Park Jun 4 @ 12:00 pm Tickets The Pictou County Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis will take place June 4th, at the Rotary Park in New Glasgow. Registration begins at noon with the walk starting at 1 p.m. The Gutsy Walk[...] 1:00 pm Sunday Cribbage @ Seniors Room St. Andrews Community Center, Sunday Cribbage @ Seniors Room St. Andrews Community Center, Jun 4 @ 1:00 pm Tickets There is a cribbage game every Sunday at 1 pm. In the Seniors’ Room of The St. Andrews Community Centre, Cash prizes. 2:00 pm Kitchen Party @ St. Francis Harbour Hall Kitchen Party @ St. Francis Harbour Hall Jun 4 @ 2:00 pm Tickets All entertainers welcome. Have a light lunch, 50/50 draw and enjoy live entertainment. Hosted by St. Francis Ladies Aid. 2:00 pm Men Of The Deeps Concert @ St. Peters Lions Hall Men Of The Deeps Concert @ St. Peters Lions Hall Jun 4 @ 2:00 pm Tickets Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at Louie’s Cozy Corner 902-535-3195, The Farmers Pantry, The Barykin Bistro and at the door the day of the concert. Sponsored by South Mountain Arm of Gold

CACL Antigonish Ham and Bean Supper and Auction Raises more ...

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The annual CACL Antigonish Ham and Bean Supper and Auction has been declared a success. The supper and auction, held on May 12th is the largest fund-raiser of the year for the social enterprise. CACL participant Giselle Webber says it’s grateful for the support the event received from the local community. Participant Nicole Roberts says the supper […]

Gasoline and Diesel Prices Rise in Weekly UARB Setting

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Gasoline and diesel prices are rising. The Utility and Review Board set its weekly petroleum prices overnight. Gasoline jumped by 6.9 cents a litre. The minimum price for a litre of regular self-serve unleaded is now $1.57.6 in the eastern mainland. On Cape Breton it’s $1.58.4. Diesel rose by 1.2 cents a litre. The minimum […]

Sports Roundup – May 28

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LOCAL SPORTS Ryan Messer got his first career win on the East Coast International Pro Stock Tour at Speedway 660 after a late race charge to get by reigning Series Champ Craig Slaunwhite on lap 134. After an incident in the final practice of the day, Jarrett Butcher rebounded for a third place finish. Ashton […]

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