Tuesday night, we attended the Valley Credit Union meeting at the Bridgetown Fire Hall.
I wanted to hear the Community needs for banking in Annapolis County, in response to the closure of the ScotiaBank branches in Bridgetown and Annapolis Royal (see post Financial Desert). It was a very-well attended meeting. The Credit Union explained the philosophy and services available. There was a lengthy question and answer session.
My take away. Should I stay with ScotiaBank because it would mean simply transferring my finances to Greenwood? Or, should I support the Credit Union which has genuine concern for citizens who chose to live in rural Nova Scotia?
On Monday, we walked into Lawrencetown then stopped for a coffee at Bee’s Knees before returning home.
While sipping coffee, I was struck by the ambience and and the quality of the goods for sale, They reflected an adherence to a set of rural values.
This week, I finished reading Ghost Breezes by Daniel Lillford. While several of the short stories are set in our local geography, it painted a different set of rural values. My preferences are more aligned to the stories of Bob Bent (see post Finding Stories).
Postscript
Today, at COGS, I attended Dave MacLean’s FunGIS lecture. I also confirmed my status as “Geographer Emeritus at COGS”. I hope to be able to be resident at the College on Wednesday mornings.
This morning, Heather went to the Annapolis County Senior Safety Program at the Lawrencetown Firehall for ‘Stay Scam Free’. We appreciate the efforts of co-ordinator, Sharon Elliott; our neighbour, years ago, in Clarence.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Edward for adding the graphics and links.
Ernest Blair Experiment 