Profile of Yvette d'Entremont

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• Giving back through the lens
  Flipping through old albums to find snapshots from your childhood, or perusing through thousands of digital photos chronicling a recent vacation ...
• Halifax chef cooking up new talent
  Atlantica Hotel Executive chef Luis Clavel is no stranger to awards, but his most recent accolade came as a surprise and holds pride of place ...
• Give the gift of charity wisely
  It’s the time of year when many open their pocketbooks a little wider and give to charitable organizations a lot more freely. But in a world of ...
• Taking harassment off the street
  If you see someone being harassed on the street, what would you do? Rebecca Faria has a few suggestions, and many other ideas for helping people ...
• The puck stops here
  If your child is registered with Hockey Nova Scotia as a Novice or IP (initiation program) player and you haven’t yet completed the online ...
• New system notifies residents when overnight winter...
  If you don’t want to be fined for parking on the street when the overnight winter parking ban is in effect, be sure to take advantage of HRM’s ...
• Lighting a tree in memory
  Last weekend’s Fairview tree lighting was extra special for family and friends of the late Jack Poteri who died Dec. 31, 2011. Well known to ...
• Be a Santa to a Senior program runs until Dec. 9
  For seniors living alone and in poverty, the upcoming holiday season can be a very difficult time. But residents in HRM can help make the ...
• Providing comfort in crisis
  Being forced to quickly flee home without your most prized possessions is tough for anyone, but the experience is often most difficult for ...
• Sackville blogger taps into community
  If there are sirens on the Beaver Bank Road, a vandalized local school playground, an assault at a Cobequid Road shop, or an outdoor ice rink ...
• Intiative hopes to keep cats indoors, keep more...
  Sylvester the Cat’s antics as he tries to make a meal of Tweety Bird on Looney Tunes may provide a few laughs, but the number of birds killed by ...
• Help move Morris House
  The second oldest building in Halifax is about to have a new lease on life, but it’ll take a bit of heavy lifting to get where it’s going. The ...
• Fall River quarry fight in limbo until new year
  Fall River residents concerned about a quarry proposed for Miller Lake are now in a state of limbo waiting for the Nova Scotia Utility and Review ...
• Once upon a winter's eve ...
  With the busy month of December just around the corner and the weather taking a decidedly chilly turn, Claire Miller is hoping people warm up to ...
• Sharing memories of war
  Halifax resident Earle Wagner was barely out of school when he joined the Canadian Merchant Navy on Feb. 12, 1941.For the past 15 years, Wagner, ...
• New lease on life
  Dianne Coffin didn’t think she’d ever be able to dance again, let alone wear her much-loved high heels or skate with her grandchildren. But a new ...
• Community, social network rallies to help Lower...
  The father of a Lower Sackville girl who needs a wheelchair is overwhelmed by the outpouring of financial and emotional support in the wake of a ...
• Legal Seagull on the lookout for official name
  If you know about the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia, you’re likely familiar with the feathered seagull mascot who graces its webpages ...
• What's on your bucket list?
  If you put any stock in predictions that Dec. 21, 2012 will harken the end of the world, we have less than two months before it’s all over. The ...
• Maritimers keeping eye on impending 'Frankenstorm'
  Although it’s far too early to know the impact Hurricane Sandy will have on the Maritimes early next week, residents are, as always, being warned ...
• Telephone talk
  About 1,000 residents from HRM and parts of the Annapolis Valley joined Education Minister Ramona Jennex on Oct. 18 for the provincial ...
• Halifax’s Mayflower Doll Club celebrates 30th...
  The old adage ‘we don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing’ holds true for Bedford resident Pat M. Pat is a ...
• Police warn people about purchasing pharaceuticals...
  Buying cheap pharmaceuticals online might seem like a great way to save a few much-needed dollars, but be careful or you could be buying a whole ...
• Canine distemper confirmed in Halifax-area raccoons
  Dog owners in HRM are being advised to take precautions in the wake of cases of canine distemper identified in Halifax area raccoons. Cases of ...
• Hope for the ocean
  Hope Swinimer wants to create Nova Scotia’s first marine wildlife rescue, and she’s looking for local support to help make it happen. The Marine ...
• On the move
  Dr. Ahsan Habib is intrigued with how transportation connects every aspect of our lives and with how it impacts the environment. Where we ...
• Group looking for input into Sackville Greenway trail
  Anyone interested in trail development or wanting to learn more about the proposed large scale Sackville Greenway trail is encouraged to attend ...
• The kitchen essentials
  Dan Cassidy couldn’t function without his microwave, Marie Tower lives for her blender, and many Canadians would find life far less pleasurable ...
• Fighting for Bedford's basin
  By Yvette d’Entremont-The Weekly News It was standing room only for the crowd of more than 300 people who packed the Bedford Legion on Sept. 27 ...
• 'Halifax’s best kept secret'
  If you want to get away from it all, step back in time and enjoy some spectacular fall colours, look no further than the annual McNabs Island ...