
December 2021
Breton Ability Centre’s Let it Glow Holiday fundraiser
It’s Christmas once again! At Breton Ability Centre, we have all our favourite traditions back this holiday season, as well as some new fun. Thank you to the generosity of our donors, your donations help support our residents being able to attend many community holiday events. Your donations make a purposeful impact and the season is magical. Our recreation team are the busiest Elves in town planning and coordinating the festivities of the season. This season, in addition to 15…
Find out more »The Annual Winter Light Up Trail- Two Rivers Wildlife Park
Join them from December 17-23 or December 27-30 to view one of the brightest holiday light displays on the Island. Tickets are $12/person and include a hot dog, cookie kit, hot chocolate and tractor/wagon ride! Even the big red guy will be joining us leading up to Christmas Winter Light Up is fun for all ages! Call 902-727-2483 to purchase your tickets with a credit card Proof of vaccination & masks required! Also, why not make it a weekend and…
Find out more »January 2022
Join a walk group in Florence!
Hike Nova Scotia introduces gentle, easy walking groups through their NS Walks initiative. There are walking groups starting in Florence. Sign-up at www.nswalks.ca or cjcurrie@cbrm.ns.ca
Find out more »Nordic Walking
The location changes every week so if interested please email john_hudec@cbu.ca.
Find out more »Birthday – EDDIE VAN HALEN
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen (January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the main songwriter and guitarist of the American rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, bassist Mark Stone, and singer David Lee Roth. He is regarded as one of the all-time greatest guitar players in rock history and was well known for popularizing the tapping guitar solo technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to…
Find out more »February 2022
CHINESE NEW YEAR
The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between January 21 and February 20 2022 is the Year of the Tiger. The tiger is known to be king of all beasts in China and comes third in the Chinese zodiac. The qualities associated with the tiger are competitive, self-confident, brave, willpower and strength Celebrations last up to 16 days, but only the first 7 days are considered a public holiday in China.
Find out more »GROUNDHOG DAY
Many Canadians celebrate Groundhog Day. Some Christian churches also celebrate Candlemas on this day, while others use Groundhog Day to take down their Christmas decorations. Groundhog Day is growing more and more popular in Canada. There is a festival in Wiarton, Ontario, where the town groundhog, Wiarton Willie, delivers his “prediction” early in the morning on February 2 every year... but the first (arguably the best) prognosticator is Nova Scotia's own Shubenacadie Sam! This year Sam will make his prediction…
Find out more »Take-Out Ham and Potato Salad Dinner
St. Mary's Polish Church will have a take-out Ham and Potato Salad Dinner on Friday, February 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu also includes coleslaw, bun, and dessert. Tickets are $12 each and must be pre-purchased (there will be no sales at the door). Orders for this take-out dinner can be picked up at the side door of St. Mary's Polish Church. This is a fund-raiser to support the St. Michael's Polish Benefit Society. Tickets can be ordered…
Find out more »SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
Super Bowl LVI, the 56th Super Bowl and the 51st modern-era National Football League championship game, will decide the league champion for the 2021 NFL season. The American Football Conference champion Cincinnati Bengals will play the National Football Conference champion LA Rams at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The halftime show will be headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar.
Find out more »VALENTINE’S DAY
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and is recognized as a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have given way to mass-produced greeting cards. In North America, about 190 million Valentine's Day cards…
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