Haven of tranquility
There’s a reason the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens inspired the tagline “Seventeen Acres of Paradise.”
SaltWire's Ashley Thompson recently took a tour of the trickling water and abundant colours of this hidden oasis near Annapolis Royal, N.S.
Elsie Hepburn first discovered the garden paradise with her husband, Gordon, after moving to the Annapolis Royal area from Alberta eight years ago.
She vividly remembers being awestruck – repeatedly – by the beauty revealed by the simple act of turning a corner.
“Breathtaking – quite literally,” she says, describing her first impression to Thompson.
Join the tour and discover why this must-see destination has become a haven in these trying times.
Sustainable seas
Ocean Nexus, an international multimillion-dollar research project exploring societal issues emerging from our interactions with the ocean, will receive valuable input from faculty and students at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The goal of the research is to ensure more sustainable oceans through a US$32.5-million partnership between the University of Washington, the Nippon Foundation of Japan and 21 researchers from around the world.
As the Telegram's Andrew Robinson reports, MUN geography professor Gerald Singh is one of those researchers.
“The reason it’s called Ocean Nexus is it’s really trying to understand the ocean not just as a biophysical entity, but basically how the ocean intersects the nexus between people and the ocean environments,” says Singh.
The project has five primary themes — ocean and human health; ocean economy and livelihood; ocean people and society; equitable ocean governance; and ocean climate and extreme events.
Click/tap here to learn more about how our lives are so closely intertwined with our oceans.
Pipe dreams
An historic church organ in Antigonish, N.S., is getting a facelift this year, and it's in the right hands.
Call them "key" contributors: Brian Evers, who has serviced pipe organs for most of his adult life, along with his wife Cecile, is cleaning, servicing and putting back together the instrument at Saint Ninian’s.
Evers tells SaltWire's Joey Smith that the electric-pneumatic organ, if purchased today, would cost about $500,000.
The couple is moving the Casavant pipe organ from The Bethany House in Antigonish, which was home to the Sisters of St. Martha, where it had been since 1963.
“This is in excellent shape, this one,” says Evers. “It’s nice to see that it’s staying in the area; it’s not being shipped away somewhere else.”
Learn more about what it takes to move a large pipe organ and restore some of its original lustre.
Good to Grow
P.E.I. actor and comedian Dennis Trainor says in a pandemic the best line of defence is to support one another.
That's why Trainor is hosting a series of online videos that showcase the people of Prince Edward Island and the products they have to offer.
The aim of the web series, Good to Grow P.E.I., is to give viewers a better perspective on what's available in their own communities.
"I thought I would focus on small businesses; small operators … the community. We’re going to need it," Trainor tells the Guardian's Dave Stewart. “Good to Grow P.E.I. is a metaphor in that what your product is, is happiness; it’s about sharing community."
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