The Avon View Girls Hockey Team, held their seniors night early this year on March 1st. The change to their penultimate home game was undertaken to avoid any risk or potential for heightened health regulations that could derail their special night. The 2020-2021 season has seen the teams compete with strict regulations despite the health […]
A busload of music-focused youth and their teachers stopped into Windsor on Sunday as a break on their sojourn to Wolfville for the Annapolis Valley Music Festival. The group represents the string orchestra as part of the “Halifax Regional Arts (Music East), which provides after school programs for string, band, and choral students. This program is […]
On a day best-described as a cross between late winter and early spring, the Maritime Disc Golf circuit held an early season tournament at the Clifton Estate Disc Golf course in Windsor NS. The tournament ran throughout the and was attended by a good number of 4-person teams and individuals anxious to get out on […]
For the second year since beginning, the Avon Farmers Market Craft Fair was a big draw for locals and visitors from away. Vendors participating in the event were also from the immediate area as well as those who travelled to attend. Organizers were very pleased with the day which began as they greeted early shoppers […]
As part of the downtown merchant’s waterfront concert series we were pleased to catch Ryan Harvey and Noah Shankel perform on July 20 at the waterfron gazebo. In this performance Ryan Harvey plays a song he wrote and just recorded to CD; “Letter to Jesus”. Ryan can be reached at: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.harvey.10441
With over 150 cars registered for the day’s event, motor car enthusiasts will be thrilled with the array and display of vehicles at today’s British Motor Fest in Windsor hosted at King’s Edgehill School.
The WBES (Downtown Merchants) waterfront concert series got off to a musical start with its first performance of the summer featuring Zakary Miller with Sarah McInnis. The duo performed a variety of original pieces with Zak Miller on guitar and gazoo with Sarah McInnis providing fiddle accompaniment. We were fortunate to capture a couple of […]
A special weekend in Windsor NS as the British motor fest descends upon Windsor. A marvelous opportunity to view vintage and new era automobiles from British manufacturers. A selection of the autos can be seen below.
The Avon Community Market opened on June 2nd of this year to a cool spring day. The patrons and vendors however were not put off by the weather and one-month-in, the market has firmly entrenched itself as a mainstay of the local community. The vendors have grown and so too has the market’s following. Vendors […]
Last evening the Avon River Rats notched a 6 to 3 victory over the East Hants Penguins. Will Earley tended the nets for the River Rats with goals scored by each of Samuel MacLellan and Samuel Plourde and doubles for Tyler Lapierre (one with a penalty shot) and Logan Cleveland.
Boys high school hockey league action saw Avon View Avalanche shut out the Yarmouth Vikings with a decisive 10-0 victory Saturday night. The shutout for the night was picked up by goalie Ryan Jillett. Avon View’s offense picked up five goals in the first period, one in the second and then added 4 in the […]
Today in tribute and honor of those who served, died and continue to serve – many hundreds of members of the community came out to the annual Remembrance Day service. The service is coordinated annually by the Royal Canadian Legion and hosted in front of the Hants Community War Memorial Center at Victoria Park.
From Falmouth Nova Scotia to Passchendaele France an artistic memorial designed by Nancy Keating and sculpted by Al Simm will be installed for this year’s Remembrance Day in Passchendaele.
It was a back and forth game fought in front of the net as the Valley Maple Leafs hosted and defeated the Cumberland Blues on Sunday afternoon with a 6 to 3 score.
The Nova Scotia Provincial Swim Meet is being held in Windsor this weekend. The Windsor Blueins and the Cole Harbour Hurricanes joined efforts to put the meet on resulting in over 550 registrations among participants and with 1,000 plus gusts in town this weekend. While the rain may have attempted to dampen the spirits of […]
The annual waterfront concert series sponsored by the Windsor Business Enhancement Society began Friday June 2nd with the Basin Brothers featured as the opening act. The Windsor waterfront gazebo was surrounded with members of the community who arrived by foot, on bikes, skateboards and in cars. Performing from 7 pm till 8:30 as the sun […]
It was a fine night for the Valley Maple Leafs as Chris Clokie blocked the crease all night delivering a shutout in Valley’s 4 to 0 win over the visiting Sackville Blazers hockey team. While Sackville came out on top with shots on goal 37 over three periods to Valley’s 27, the difference in goals […]
A strong nor’easter decided to wallop Atlantic Canada on Jan 7th with a new year storm. Windsor received its share of snow and wind with these photos taken early evening at Victoria Park and around the town.
The seventh annual Santa Parade of Lights was held in downtown Windsor on Friday Nov 25, with hundreds upon hundreds of spectators lining the parade route. The parade began at the Fort Edward plaza following hot chocolate and cider hosted by Windsor Home Hardware. The parade made its way with floats, walkers, dogs and an […]