Profile of Yvette d'Entremont

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• 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 ...
• Walking a mile in your own shoes
  It’s cheap, easy, and most people can do it regardless of fitness level. Walking is the preferred form of physical activity for the majority of ...
• Harvey hangs up hat after 23 years
  By Yvette d’Entremont-The Weekly News Whatever shape the new HRM council takes after Oct. 20, the man who represented the Lower Sackville area ...
• Meeting to discuss funeral co-operative
  Death can be costly for those left behind to pay funeral costs. That’s one of the reasons a public meeting is being held in Halifax next week to ...
• Cool's canines
  It has only been operating since May, but Cool Dog Rescue has already saved more than 50 dogs from certain death. The goal of the small, ...
• Turn on the sun
  A local research scientist eager to share information about his passion for solar energy is one of many Nova Scotia Community College staff ...
• Anchored in the community
  It has been four years since Anchor Industries Society unveiled plans for its expansion, and despite slow fundraising progress staff are anxious ...
• Learn to Run for Smokers program gets off the...
  Smokers eager to take up the sport of running are in luck. The Lung Association of Nova Scotia is offering another Learn to Run for Smokers ...
• Construction delays opening of Dartmouth Bridge Bus...
  Despite a month-long construction delay, the new Dartmouth Bridge Terminal is expected to become fully operational on Oct. 1. A decision was made ...
• Local entrepreneur offers roster of high profile...
  For Tara Berthier, rubbing shoulders with Canada's top personalities is just another day on the job. Berthier has a roster of 25 engaging and ...
• Seed for Vancouver film planted in Halifax
  It's a long way from Vancouver where filming took place, but Jay Fox and Steve Deneault have decided the world premiere of their short film will ...
• Doors are open at music co-op
  When Faye Bontje and John Bogardus co-founded the King's College Orchestra in 2010, they had no idea how rapidly it would grow or the direction ...
• Food for thought: Tips for preparing the dreaded...
  For many parents the month of September heralds the return of a most unwelcome chore--preparing school lunches. “I am a mom of two so I feel ...
• African summer
  Going to Africa on a mission trip is not a typical summer vacation, but Sackville’s Benwell family wouldn’t have it any other way. The family of ...
• Bringing university into the community
  Since 2005, a free liberal arts program based in Halifax’s North end has been making a difference in the lives of people whose passion for ...
• Well-known faces vie for seat in District 13
  In the weeks leading up to the Oct. 20 municipal election, The Weekly News will be profiling the districts that matter to out readers. Every ...
• New Spryfield YMCA to open soon
  Construction is underway at the site of the new YWCA facility in Spryfield, and staff are excitedly preparing to open their doors in the coming ...
• Cooking up creativity
  The successful Community Kitchen program in Spryfield’s Greystone neighbourhood is set to start up again and organizers are now looking for ...
• Newcomer giving incumbent councillor a run for his...
  In the weeks leading up to the Oct. 20 municipal election, The Weekly News will be profiling the districts that matter to out readers. Every ...
• Good eats being biffed in the bin: food advocate
  Many of us regularly cut away significant portions of our vegetables, discarding the parts we consider inedible into our compost bins. But ...
• Batten down the hatches
  With all the hot sun and blue skies we've been enjoying this summer, the pounding surf, heavy rain and violent wind that accompany a hurricane ...
• New Lower Sackville district an open arena
  In the weeks leading up to the Oct. 20 municipal election, The Weekly News will be profiling the districts that matter to out readers. Every ...
• Put IndiaFest on your to-do list
  If you enjoy authentic Indian cuisine, music and/or culture, this weekend’s IndiaFest should be on your to-do list. The Indo-Canadian Community ...
• This ring wanted to be found
  It’s not exactly the ring of power from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings’ trilogy, but like that ring, Steve Warburton’s wedding band did fall ...
• Cleaning house
  After months of trying to unload tractor trailer loads full of goods, entrepreneur Bill Mont is hoping local charities might benefit by ...
• Some like it hot
  When Uriel MacGillivary first decided to try hot yoga in Halifax about five years ago to help ease her joint inflammation and pain, she couldn't ...
• Halifax’s Mark Cameron semi-finalists in Big in a...
  When Country Music Canada airs ‘Big in a Small Town’ next month, Halifax’s Mark Cameron will be one of the featured semi-finalists. CMT Canada ...
• 'If we build it, how will we get them to and from?'
  Anyone who regularly travels the Bedford Highway is aware of the heavy volume of traffic that piles up there and on the nearby Hammonds Plains ...
• Save Northcliffe green space: residents
  The message from residents who attended last week’s meeting about the future use of the Northcliffe property was clear -- don’t develop our local ...