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John Patton of West River powers his home with solar panels and lives off the grid.

This Pictou County man hasn’t paid a power bill in 15 years

Pictou County's Sarah Leblanc and her dog Casper are heading to Italy for a competition.

Pictou County dog trainer and her border collie to compete at world ...

Nancy MacCulloch is currently a member of the Stellarton Police force but also volunteers with Viola’s Place Society, which is trying to raise enough money by the end of the month to purchase a former church so it can be transformed into a homeless shelter.

A gap in help for the homeless in Pictou County

According to a Pictou County man who spent time with nowhere to live, homeless people often set up tents or makeshift shelters along the railway tracks in spots out of sight of police officers.

HOMELESSNESS IN PICTOU COUNTY: Life was good – until it wasn’t

The Yarmouth Mariners won Game 4 of the MHL final with a 2-1 overtime win over the Edmundston Blizzard to tie the series 2-2. TINA COMEAU

GAME 4 MHL FINAL: Yarmouth Mariners score overtime win to tie series ...

Marine forecast

MARINE FORECAST for Northumberland Strait, April 21, 2018

Dennis Curran's photo of the Orion Nebula, taken from Cherry Hill, N.S.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Dennis Curran, Cherry Hill, N.S.

Lee Hobin snapped a photo of these woodpeckers in East Uniacke, N.S.,

GRANDMA SAYS: Feather weather

Published Apr 16, 2018 at midnight

A statue depicting La Llorona in Montenegro, Quindio, Colombia. - Uli von Oben

GRANDMA SAYS: Weather lore

Published Apr 09, 2018 at midnight

A statue depicting La Llorona in Montenegro, Quindio, Colombia. - Uli von Oben

GRANDMA SAYS: Weather lore

Published Apr 09, 2018 at midnight

A rainbow in the morning, gives you fair warning.

GRANDMA SAYS weather warnings come in all colours

Published Apr 02, 2018 at midnight

Raymond Hart, 12, shovels the entryway in front of Hopper’s Jewellers in Windsor, NS, during a Nor’Easter on March 22, 2018.

GRANDMA SAYS: Three snows before winter goes

Updated Mar 26, 2018 at 11:16 a.m.

A lone duck battled the high winds in Sydney on Friday in a failed attempt to cross the harbour. After several attempts, the duck gave up and decided to huddle with some friends on the boardwalk.

Grandma Says: “The Answer is Blowing in the Wind”

Updated Mar 20, 2018 at 11:26 a.m.

Say it so, thundersnow!

Grandma Says, “Say it ain’t ‘thundersnow’!”

Cindy Day
Updated Mar 20, 2018 at 10:47 a.m.

One minute you’re reaching for your sunglasses, and the next minute it looks like you’re trapped in a snow globe! Thursday’s weather was very changeable because the air mass overhead was unsettled. In meteorological ...

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Cindy Day took this photo last summer, after the morning milking on her family's farm. I love the way the "girls" head for the lovely green pasture in single file.

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Dennis Curran's photo of the Orion Nebula, taken from Cherry Hill, N.S.

CINDY'S SNAPSHOT: Dennis Curran, Cherry Hill, N.S.

Cathy Munro, owner of Bramble Hill Farms, is spearheading a fundraising campaign for Viola’s Place Society to help with its purchase of Life Shelter business. Donations can be made to a gofundme page and donators will received a thank you from the farm and other local businesses.

Fundraising stepping up for Viola’s Place as Pictou County homeless shelter

John Patton of West River powers his home with solar panels and lives off the grid.

This Pictou County man hasn’t paid a power bill in 15 years

A back road in rural Pictou County is littered with graffiti and garbage that includes beer cans, pill packs and personal items. Police say it’s a popular spot for people who might have been car surfing and looking over their loot.

HOMELESSNESS IN PICTOU COUNTY: Escaping the streets isn’t easy

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Homelessness.

Temporary homeless shelter in New Glasgow closing April 28