The Railway Era

After going to Kings County Honda in Kentville to service my CRV, we stopped at the Maritime Express Cider Company.

They are located in the old Cornwallis Inn. We sampled a flight of different ciders, and had the chance to chat with the cider maker, Jimi Doidge. This peaked our interest in the best mix of varieties for hard cider from our organic orchard.

Friday, Alex Cole from Little Foot Yurts stopped by the house to harvest some of the coppiced poles for his yurt operation. He anticipates a couple of workshops later in the year, on both charcoal making and yurt construction.

QSaturday was the opening of The Station in Bridgetown (previously, The End of the Line pub). This will be the primary retail outlet for Lunn’s Mill brewery. We wish them every success.

In this week’s Reader, there was notice of Gordonstoun Nova Scotia Information Forum next Thursday at Cornwallis Park. You can submit questions. Here is mine.
“How will Gordonstoun School work with educational institutions and educators in Annapolis County to implement ‘place-based ‘ learning ?”

There has been some discussion locally about the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve. David Colville at COGS provide me with a link to the current map that shows the core, the buffer and the working landscape. The core is Kejimkujik National Park and the Tobeatic Wilderness Area. The area of concern is the buffer zone that includes crown land.

Don’t forget the showing of Striking Balance on CBC Sunday, November 29th. The focus is the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve.

Congratulations to Anne Crossman. She will be writing a weekly column in Saltwire’s Annapolis Valley Register every Thursday. Anne has been a watchful observer of local politics, especially at the municipal level. With a new council, it is even more important to keep citizens informed about any changes in direction or policy.

Postscript

I had intended to write about a ‘sense of place’ but recognized that this region has a deep history from the Mi’kmaq time onwards. That time goes back, way beyond the railway era. Hence I revised the title. (See reference in Curated Magazine)

Acknowledgements

Bill and Anne Crossman for hosting Chinese Food Friday. Heather for her engagement with safety planning and the encampment. Edward always adds graphic value and feedback to my draft blog.

Reference

Curated: Food and Drink Magazine. September 2020. Vol 9. Issue 40. Article on Maritime Express. A Sense of Place. p.36-40.