• Local mom makes long-term commitment to fostering

  October 22, 2008 - 14 h 14

  Foster parent Joanne Frost is eager to talk about her experience. “My kids are teenagers,” she says. “A lot of people are reluctant to even consider fostering older children, but there’s a real need—and there are real rewards, as well.”

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• A huge welcome from a small town

  August 20, 2008 - 9 h 22

  Anna Corbett wiped a tear from her eye when her grandson, nine year-old Austin, became the youngest member of Nova Scotia’s Order of Good Cheer. That honour came as this year’s Scallop Days was drawing to a close, at the annual ceremony of the...

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  Pie contest has them eating like…kids

  August 8, 2008 - 16 h 56

  It’s difficult to tell who most enjoys the Scallop Days pie-eating contest—the participating kids or the cheering and laughing spectators.

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• ‘Make-A-Wish’ boy chooses Digby

  July 29, 2008 - 10 h 00

  Sorry, Disney World, he’s not interested. Medicine Hat’s Austin Corbett wants to come to Digby, Nova Scotia. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is ensuring it happens.

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• Daughter of ALS victim intent on raising awareness and funds

  July 3, 2008 - 13 h 43

  Jack Morrell of Brighton was 70 when he was diagnosed with ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. His family was told he would increasingly have problems with moving, swallowing and speaking. His condition, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease,...

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  Trip to India renews support for children’s needs

  April 19, 2008 - 10 h 04

  By Karla Kelly FOR THE DIGBY COURIER

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• Felines fixed, fed by Friends of Ferals

  April 16, 2008 - 9 h 30

  Gloria Reid says it was a trip to Bermuda back in 1998 that gave her the idea. The stray cats that roamed that island’s waterfront were robustly healthy because they were fed daily.

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• A wish for Johnathan

  October 25, 2007 - 18 h 51

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• Brighton’s yellow ribbon for soldier son

  March 22, 2007 - 15 h 04

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• Early Childhood educator from Clare among two Nova Scotians honoured by prime minister

  December 15, 2006 - 15 h 51

  A Halifax early childhood educator has earned a top spot on the prime minister's awards list for excellence and a woman from Clare has been awarded a certificate of achievement.

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