Profile of Amy MacKenzie

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• Upcoming musical to remember settlers of 1801
  PICTOU – The story of the Ship Hector is one many Pictonians know well. But a lesser-known story is that of the ships carrying Scottish settlers ...
• Pictou Lobster Hatchery has some unusual lobsters...
  PICTOU – Employees at Pictou Lobster Hatchery aren’t sure where a blue, baby lobster came from, but they’re taking good care of it at its new ...
• Donna Morrissey to host writing workshop,...
  NEW GLASGOW – Author Donna Morrissey is coming to the Celtic Circle to teach local writers how to improve their stories and to entertain guests ...
• Artisans demonstrate their talents in downtown Pictou
  PICTOU – Weavers, quilters, rug hookers and more are putting their talents on display this weekend as part of the fifth annual Artisans in Action ...
• P.A. teacher wins prestigious service award
  PICTOU - Margo Hilchey, teacher at Pictou Academy, received the 2012-2013 Dorothy G. Walker Distinguished Service Award from the Nova Scotia ...
• Students learn from local artists at gallery
  NEW GLASGOW – Grade 6 students from Frank H. MacDonald had the chance to visit a local art gallery Wednesday and ask artists who had art hanging ...
• School board makes cuts to balance budget
  WESTVILLE – The Chignecto-Central Regional School Board is cutting services that will have direct effects in classrooms. Full-time teaching ...
• Blogger wages Pictou County pizza war
  Many businesses in the area have their own spin on Pictou County pizza and many Pictonians have their preferred shop. Whether it’s Sam’s, ...
• John Meir shares his memories of working at deCoste...
  PICTOU – Above the applauding audiences and star performers, John Meir has watched more than 3,000 shows at the deCoste from behind the lights. ...
• Local student wins national science award
  PICTOU – A Pictou Academy student has been selected as the winner of a national science award and will present her findings at a conference in ...
• The Elvis Experience coming to deCoste Friday
  PICTOU – Thane Dunn says Elvis has been in his life for as long as he can remember. “My parents were fans of his and my father travelled a lot on ...
• NRHS students share their bullying experiences in video
  ALMA – Morgan Atwater was so nervous the day a video she made with other students aired throughout the school that she almost didn’t go to class. ...
• Ennis to perform at deCoste
  PICTOU – When they were little girls, Karen and Maureen Ennis would dance around to their father playing the accordion and their mother playing ...
• Scotsburn man planning to open store seeks input...
  SCOTSBURN – When Scotsburn Co-operative Services Limited announced the Farms Services retail store would close on June 1, Scotsburn resident Dan ...
• Sam Moon and Ghostrider to perform at Glasgow Square
  NEW GLASGOW – Feet will be stomping and hands clapping at Glasgow Square this weekend when Sam Moon and Ghostrider take the stage for a ...
• JBM Stadium to close: Unanimous council decision...
  NEW GLASGOW – New Glasgow council has decided unanimously to close John Brother MacDonald Stadium in an effort to tackle the enormous deficit the ...
• Teen celebrates heart transplant anniversary by...
  PICTOU – About a year ago, Jennifer Gillis received a phone call that changed her daughter’s life. The voice on the other end of the line told ...
• VANS exhibit “Narc Mine” to open at Margaret...
  NEW GLASGOW - Local artists are revealing art that has affected them in a significant way in an exhibit that will have those viewing it wearing ...
• Music Festival celebrates 75th
  PICTOU – For 75 years the New Glasgow Music Festival has provided a platform for music students to test their skills in competition and perform ...
• Rocker shows her acoustic side in solo album
  NEW GLASGOW – Christine Campbell is known for her vicious and dynamic vocal performances with the award-winning rock band Stone Mary, but she ...
• Lyme doctor speaks to concerned locals
  PICTOU COUNTY - Dr. Ernest Murakami says physicians practising in Canada need to sit down and talk about Lyme disease and politicians need to ...
• Piping pride
  PICTOU - It was a foggy September night in the 1960s when five-year-old Lorna MacIsaac first heard the bagpipes. She was at the Pictou exhibition ...
• Class year ends with puppet show in French
  NEW GLASGOW – With a touch of hot glue, felt and some help from high school art students, students at A.G. Baillie school created their puppets ...
• Psychic and spirit medium to perform at Celtic Circle
  NEW GLASGOW – Alan Hatfield is coming to the Celtic Circle for a second show of “Live from the Otherside,” after his first show in February ...
• UPDATED: Fishermen vote to end protest
  At a meeting Monday night, Gulf Nova Scotia fishing captains voted 196-52 in favour of going back out to fish, despite still facing what they ...
• Lobster fishermen keep boats docked to protest low...
  CARIBOU – It was perfect fishing conditions on the Northumberland Strait Thursday morning, but instead of being out on the water local lobster ...
• UPDATED: Lobster fishermen protest low prices
  CARIBOU – It was perfect fishing conditions on the Northumberland Strait Thursday morning, but instead of being out on the water local lobster ...
• Local fishermen’s union first in province to give...
  LISMORE – A local branch of the Maritime Fishermen’s Union is being lauded as the first in Nova Scotia to buy personal flotation devices for all ...
• Local fishermen ponder keeping boats docked in...
  LISMORE – Fishermen in the region are frustrated with low prices this year for their lobster catch and were considering keeping their boats tied ...
• Health Authority cautions to beware of ticks
  The warm spring weather brings many outdoor enthusiasts to the woods for hiking, camping and fishing, but the Pictou County Health Authority is ...