Krista Luddington

Heads up regarding waste pick-up tomorrow, it is now moved to Friday, Dec. 10.

Regular Mulgrave Town Council Meeting tonight, here’s the details: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83710711495... Meeting ID: 837 1071 1495 Passcode: 879686 One tap mobile +17789072071,,83710711495#,,,,*879686# Canada +12042727920,,83710711495#,,,,*879686# Canada Dial by your location +1 778 907 2071 Canada +1 204 272 7920 Canada +1 438 809 7799 Canada +1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 374 4685 Canada +1 647 558 0588 Canada Meeting ID: 837 1071 1495 Passcode: 879686 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kclz2vNYty

Seniors Care Grant Beginning Wednesday, December 1, 2021, Service Nova Scotia & Internal Services will deliver a new grant program on behalf of the Department of Seniors and Long-term Care. The Seniors Care Grant will be an annual reimbursement program of up to $500 to help cover the costs of household services. It can be used to reimburse costs for such things as snow removal, home repairs, lawn care, grocery delivery, and more. It is available to homeowners and renters.... The applicant must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the program: They must still reside in their home The property or lease agreement must be in their name or include their name They are 65 years of age or over They have an annual household net income of $37,500 or less Applicants can submit online at www.novascotia.ca/seniorscaregrant or by paper. Paper applications will be available at MLA offices as well as Access Nova Scotia Offices starting on December 1st. Applicants have until May 31, 2022, to apply for the grant. For more information please visit www.novascotia.ca/seniorscaregrant or call 1.800.670.4357. #NovaScotia #InvestInSeniors

Travel safe folks!

Reminder: Mulgrave Town Council Meeting tonight - see agenda below Here’s the Zoom info: Join Zoom Meeting... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85141489720 Meeting ID: 851 4148 9720 Passcode: 275112 One tap mobile +15873281099,,85141489720#,,,,*275112# Canada +16473744685,,85141489720#,,,,*275112# Canada Dial by your location +1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 374 4685 Canada +1 647 558 0588 Canada +1 778 907 2071 Canada +1 204 272 7920 Canada +1 438 809 7799 Canada Meeting ID: 851 4148 9720 Passcode: 275112 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kccrBIQ6K

Reminder: Mulgrave Town Council meeting this evening at 6:30 p.m. - here’s the agenda and zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89976814249... Meeting ID: 899 7681 4249 Passcode: 203568 One tap mobile +17789072071,,89976814249#,,,,*203568# Canada +12042727920,,89976814249#,,,,*203568# Canada Dial by your location +1 778 907 2071 Canada +1 204 272 7920 Canada +1 438 809 7799 Canada +1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 374 4685 Canada +1 647 558 0588 Canada Meeting ID: 899 7681 4249 Passcode: 203568 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdxKJAMqIZ

Big thanks to the Mulgrave Volunteer Fire Dept. for sharing the support they’ve received from the community during their successful Chase the Ace fundraiser, with some of the organizations in the Town! Check it out:

So pleased to have been a part of this new show called Roundtable, spearheaded by Adam Cooke for Telile Community Television. Joined by our municipal neighbours, Port Hawkesbury Town Councillor Jason Aucoin and Melanie Sampson, Richmond County Councillor - we had some great discussions throughout this segment. :-) https://youtu.be/RiJW2U_zccw

What a stunning view of our community and neighbours - thanks to Bailee's Drone Photography for capturing this! <3

A message from Mulgrave Public Works:

Tonight’s Town Council Meeting agenda and Zoom Login information: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87932687594 Meeting ID: 879 3268 7594... Passcode: 184875 One tap mobile +16475580588,,87932687594#,,,,*184875# Canada +17789072071,,87932687594#,,,,*184875# Canada Dial by your location +1 647 558 0588 Canada +1 778 907 2071 Canada +1 204 272 7920 Canada +1 438 809 7799 Canada +1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 374 4685 Canada Meeting ID: 879 3268 7594 Passcode: 184875 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kTzyf10we See more

Grand opening at The Front Porch tonight

63 new cases of COVID-19 today in Nova Scotia. Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang will provide an update at 3:30pm - see below for details.

IMPORTANT: COVID-19 exposure at Irving BigStop (causeway), Mother Webb's Steakhouse and Le Gabriel in Cheticamp. Details below:

Deadline for this Employment Opportunity in Mulgrave is tomorrow.

Volunteer and employment opportunities

COVID-19 Rapid Mobile Testing Unit is at the Mulgrave Fire Hall until 5pm today. More details here: https://www.nshealth.ca/public-health-mobile-units

The province has announced 52 new COVID-19 cases today. More details will be released later on on new exposure sites across the province, stay tuned. Also, please note the correction in the exposure notification for the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre. Source: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/data

Keep it locked on the Mulgrave Ice-cream Barn’s Facebook page for some exciting news! Or better yet, tune into 1015 The Hawk, 989 XFM, and Guysborough Journal newspaper on Tuesday for all the details. #Mulgrave #SmallBusiness #ExcitingNewsComingSoon

If you were at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre on Sunday, April 18th from 12-6pm, you MUST book a COVID-19 test and isolate for 14 days, even with a negative result.

Nova Scotia will observe 2 minutes of silence at 3pm to honour and remember the 23 Nova Scotians who were senselessly taken away too soon during the Portapique tragedy on April 18-19, 2020. Following the 2 minutes of silence will be a memorial ceremony organized by the Nova Scotia Remembers Legacy Society. More details here: http://www.1015thehawk.com/79440-2/... NS Remembers graphic courtesy of Leonard A Wilson

Forty-four new cases of COVID-19 are being reported today. Thirty-three cases are in Central Zone, five of which were identified Thursday, April 22, at Dartmouth South Academy in Dartmouth, Ross Road School in Westphal, Holland Road Elementary in Fletchers Lake, St. Catherine’s Elementary in Halifax and St. Joseph’s-Alexander McKay Elementary in Halifax. Five cases are in Eastern Zone, four cases are in Western Zone and two are in Northern Zone.... One of the cases in Central Zone is a staff member at The Ivy Meadows, a long-term care facility in Beaver Bank. As a precaution, residents are being isolated and cared for in their rooms and the facility is closed to visitors and designated caregivers. The Ivy Meadows is working with public health on testing required for residents and staff. All residents were offered vaccinations earlier and the majority of residents accepted full vaccination with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Due to an increased number of investigations in recent days, exposure category (i.e., travel, close contact or unknown) is not always available by release time. A breakdown by zone identifying exposure categories will no longer be provided regularly. There are signs of community spread in Central Zone. At this time there are no signs of community spread in Eastern, Northern or Western Zone. Seven UK variant cases have been identified. There have been 73 cases of the UK variant, 12 cases of the South African variant and one case of the Brazil variant identified in Nova Scotia. As of today, Nova Scotia has 150 active cases of COVID-19. The labs completed 5,956 Nova Scotia tests on April 22. As of April 22, 260,788 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered. Of those, 34,493 Nova Scotians have received their second dose. Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia has completed 364,314 tests. There have been 849 positive COVID-19 cases and two deaths and 697 resolved cases. Four people are in hospital. Stay up-to-date: www.novascotia.ca/coronavirus/data

22 Crew of the STI San Telmo are quarantining off of the Town of Port Hawkesbury in their ship due to a number of cases of COVId-19 on board. A group of people decided it would be nice to gather some items to send to the ship as an act of kindness and to keep them entertained during their quarantine. The Town of Mulgrave was happy to contribute, thanks to Heather Brophy Brennan for gathering some Scotia Days Festival swag to include in the package, along with some Eastbound CD’s/swag and puzzles to keep them busy over the next couple weeks. #WorkingTogether #KindnessAlwaysWins

Call for applicants for an Accessibility Advisory Committee: The Town of Mulgrave has begun the framework for our Accessibility Plan which includes eliminating barriers to public spaces to make our community accessible to all. This multi-phased project is guided by the Nova Scotia Accessibility Act, and the Advisory Committee will provide advice to council on identifying, preventing and eliminating barriers to people with disabilities in municipal programs services, initiati...ves and facilities. If you'd like to be a part of the Accessibility Advisory Committee. please contact Heather Brennan at (902) 302-0736 or by e-mail at [email protected] Find the application form and terms of reference on our website at: https://www.townofmulgrave.ca/town-notices/

Soccer Registration is now open! If you are interested in registering your child, contact Heather at the Mulgrave Recreation Department. Here’s the details:

Fun With Friends through Kids First is happening this morning at the Mulgrave Memorial Centre.

A notice to the residents of the Town Of Mulgrave: Please be advised that starting Monday January 25, 2021 there will be construction on Route 344 (Main Street) in the Town of Mulgrave in the vicinity of Mill Street. Motorists can expect delays and there will be alternating one lane closures with traffic control persons. Motorists are also further advised that the entrances to Mill Street from Main Street will be closed, and local traffic are advised to seek an alternate rout...e. This construction is required for the installation of a temporary detour and Wyldes Bridge. Work is expected to be completed by the end of February. The Town of Mulgrave apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause and thanks you for your cooperation.

Littering in and around town has been a conversation at the council table in recent meetings. So today, myself and my 5 & 10 year old gloved up and hit the road for a clean-up. In approximately an hour and half, we picked up 3 large garbage bags full of trash and a small bag of recyclable bottles. Among the typical garbage that we are accustomed to seeing everywhere such as fast food cups and bags, some common items we found were flyers, cigarette cartons, gum packages, pull... tabs, and plastic. So. Much. Plastic. Plastic shopping bags (at least we won’t see these as frequently due to the shift in stores), ziplock bags, sandwich bags, empty toilet paper plastic bags, straws - the list goes on. In addition to all that, we also found a toaster, old car parts, a garden fence and a cooler bag. I should mention, all this was found on a 0.2 km stretch, one side of the road only. As we are walking along, my five year old looks up and asks Mom, why do people throw their garbage out like this? It’s making the Earth very sick, and it makes me really sad. We are better than this. We NEED to be better than this. We need to be better for a number of reasons - first and foremost, for the environment. There are a lot of things we don’t have control over, but the choice between throwing something out the window or keeping it in your vehicle until you get from point A to point B should be a pretty easy one - one that we can control. We need to be better for our kids, as they learn by example, so let’s lead as such. We need to be better for our neighbours and our community. We live in the most picturesque town, so let’s prove it, have pride in it and keep it clean. Littering is not cool. Littering is not pretty. Council is working at putting together an Anti-Littering Campaign, but we want it to be creative and fun while still accomplishing the ultimate goal - feet on the streets to make littering obsolete. We’d love to hear your creative ideas to help us reach this goal. Drop a comment below with ways to reduce littering in and around our town, as we navigate our way through the development of an Anti-Litter campaign. Please share.

The Mulgrave Pool is opening for the 2021 Summer Season, and Mulgrave Recreation Department is now accepting applications for summer employment with the Mulgrave Community Pool. See more details below

Council update: Due to continued Covid restrictions, council meetings have been closed to the public on the advice of our EMO. Effective, Monday, Feb 1, 2021 we will be moving council sessions to the school gymnasium so we can open the sessions back up to the public while practicing physical distancing.

Folks with young children, check out this great opportunity for your little to socialize with other children - and it’s happening right here in Mulgrave at the Mulgrave Memorial Centre. Beginning Thursday, January 21st from 10:30-11:30 a.m., this program is for children aged birth to 6 years, and a snack and water will be provided. #KidsFirst #FunWithFriends #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment

Hats off to the Mulgrave Recreation Department for reaching this milestone after much work fundraising for the construction of our new Fitness Centre. Tremendous community and business support, along with a grant from the province is the backbone of this project, and it is so moving to see everyone pull together to see this come to fruition. They are not quite at their fundraising goal and are still seeking donations, so if you or someone you know is in a position to support... this new development, please reach out to Heather Brophy Brennan. A new amenity for residents to utilize and enjoy - I am motivated by these types of new developments in town. The Mulgrave Memorial Centre is continuing to build, grow and be busier with rentals, and the addition of a Fitness Centre will certainly be a great one! Stay tuned to the Recreation Facebook page for more details on the Fitness Centre as they become available in the coming weeks and months.

Agenda and zoom details for tonight’s meeting:

Canada Post is hiring in the Mulgrave post office, check it out: