9209 COMMERCIAL STREET
NEW MINAS, NS B4N 3G1
(T) 681-6972 - (F) 681-0779

Notices

New Minas Sunrise Rotary Club

Rotary Bingo Bonanza will be held on Sunday May 2nd at the New Minas Fire Hall, beginning at 1:00 pm. Doors open at 11:00 and canteen services will be available. The jackpot game is $5,000.00, with over $10,500.00 guaranteed to go. Proceeds are for Rotary Club of New Minas Sunrise, community and international work, supported by the Fire Departments of New Minas and Greenwich.

President: Adam Smith
Phone: 678-4399 / Fax: 678-7290
E-mail: adam@3Cwealth.ca
Club meet Wednesdays at 7:00 am at Smitty’s

PURPLE DAY PROCLAMATION

Canadian Epilepsy Alliance
MARCH 26, 2010
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS:   Purple Day is a global effort dedicated to promoting Epilepsy awareness in countries around the world, and

WHEREAS:    Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions, estimated to affect over 50 million people worldwide and over 3 million people in the United States, and

WHEREAS:    One in ten persons will have at least one seizure during his or her lifetime, and

WHEREAS:    The public is often unable to recognize common seizure types, or how to respond with appropriate first aid, and

WHEREAS:    Purple Day will be celebrated on March 26 annually to increase understanding, reduce stigma and improve the quality of life for people with Epilepsy throughout the country and globally

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, I Dave Chaulk, Chair of the Village of New Minas, do hereby proclaim March 26, 2010 Purple Day in New Minas, Nova Scotia in an effort to raise awareness of epilepsy in Nova Scotia and all of Canada.

Dated at New Minas, Nova Scotia, this 8th day of February, 2010

Dave Chaulk, Chair
Village Commission of New Minas

 

New Minas Kitchen Party

Last Saturday of every month, 7:00 pm
$5.00 at door
At the New Minas Civic Centre
Canteen Available

Feb 27 Line-Up

  1. Vintage Country
  2. Caroll Edwards & Friends
  3. Highway 10
  4. Open Mic

This month’s profit going to THE HAITI RELIEF FUND

Halifax Regional Search & Rescue Eco-Endurance Challenge

Looking for a Challenge?   May 1-2, 2010

Then navigate this ... Halifax Regional Search & Rescue's “Eco-Endurance Challenge”. There are four exciting Navigational Competitions available, offering eight and twenty-four hour options. All challenges have the same full course open to them to compete and use the same competition map.

The Eco-Endurance Challenge 2010 will be an exciting and challenging eco-adventure hosted just outside Halifax, Nova Scotia.  The E2C will be physically and mentally demanding with an event area of more than 200 km2 of thick forests, extremely wet bogs, fast flowing streams and miles of backwoods trails and cart tacks. It will challenge your navigational abilities as well as endurance in the backcountry of Eastern Canada.  This fundraising event promises to be equally fun and challenging for the seasoned adventure racer or the first time participant.

The E2C is a hybrid of classical orienteering, ultra-distance running and the navigational training practices of Search and Rescue Emergency Responders. It is commonly referred to as a ROGAINE. Good physical conditioning is necessary to push through the tough terrain, while accurate navigation skills are key to finding controls and minimizing the distance traveled. The 24 hour challenge is mentally exhausting as team members must always be aware of their surroundings and their place on the map. Teams of two or more have a fixed time (8 or 24 hours) to visit as many of the 60 checkpoints as possible. The winners of the event are the teams that achieve the most points within the specified time, or who are the fastest to return to the start after visiting all the markers on the course.

All profits from the Eco-Endurance Challenge are used to support the life-saving activities of Halifax Regional Search and Rescue and provide assistance to the Orienteering Association of Nova Scotia.  Revenues are used to support:

Challenge I - Search & Rescue - 8 or 24 hour events
Challenge II - Public Competitive - 8 or 24 hour events
Challenge III - Recreational - 8 or 24 hour events
Challenge IV - Armed Forces - 8 or 24 hour events

Visit http://www.hrsar.ca/e2c/ for more information and to register.

Join the challenge and live the adventure!

Mailing List Created

ANNOUNCEMENT!!  The Village Administrative staff have set up a mailing list in order to better inform the residents of New Minas of upcoming meetings and public service matters.

If you are interested in receiving notification of meetings and public service announcements via email, please forward your email address to us via email or telephone.

Email: lynn.newminas@ns.aliantzinc.ca or telephone: 902-681-6972.