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The Newell family, (from left) Kate, 12; Aiden, 10; parents Heidi and Tim; and Erin, 6, recently returned from a short-term mission trip to Haiti, where they were helping build an orphanage about 150 kilometres from Port au Prince, when an earthquake hit on Jan. 12. The family poses with a Canadian Red Cross blanket at their home in?Dartmouth.
The Newell family, (from left) Kate, 12; Aiden, 10; parents Heidi and Tim; ... »
‘There was no time to be scared’
Dartmouth family home after mission trip to Haiti

When the Newell family went to Haiti last month the last thing they expected was an  earthquake. “But having lived through something like that, you will never forget, never,” said Heidi Newell in an interview from her Dartmouth home. “It felt like we were standing on a boat. The world was rocking beneath us.”

 (more)  04/02/10 11:57 AM  

May Sheppard stands beside the African Heritage Month poster at the Halifax North Memorial Library on Jan. 28.
May Sheppard stands beside the African Heritage Month poster at the Halifax... »
Celebrate the triumphs and remember the tragedies of African heritage

By Jon Tattrie – The Weekly News
African Heritage Month kicked off with a lively launch at Halifax North Memorial Library last week with a libation, live music and a listing of 44 free events happening throughout HRM in February.
The Thursday night launch celebrated three majo...  (more)  04/02/10 11:57 AM  


Halifax Regional Police School Officers work in your schools providing assistance and direction to students, parents and teachers. In front are constables Jennifer Lake (left) and Patricia Snair. Const. Steve Saunders is on the left, then constables Anthony Sparks, Andrew MacVicar (centre), Melanie Power (back) and Shaun Carvery (right).
Halifax Regional Police School Officers work in your schools providing assi... »
Police provide positive role models in schools - Column: Halifax Regional Police (Community Corner) Post a comment 

A group of dedicated police officers working with students in HRM schools are offering students more than safety advice and an anti-drug message.

 (more)  04/02/10 11:57 AM  

Peter Kelly (Take Five With the Mayor)
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Let’s bring forward a tax reform that’s fair - Column: Peter Kelly (Take Five With the Mayor) Post a comment 

This week, I’d like to tell you about a recent stand which the majority of regional council took regarding tax reform.

 (more)  04/02/10 11:57 AM  

Jacqueline Warlow (Calling All Kids)
Jacqueline Warlow (Calling All Kids)
Balloons in space - Column: Jacqueline Warlow (Calling All Kids) Post a comment 

Eight-year-old Alan has asked two more very interesting questions. I will address the first one today. What would happen to a balloon in space?
In 1783 in France, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, made the first hot-air balloon and successfully sent three animals almost two kilometres into &...  (more)  04/02/10 11:57 AM  




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