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Athenaeum Society of Nova Scotia Meeting February 19

Sunday, February 19 - 2:30pm

The Athenaeum Society of Nova Scotia (www.athenaeumns.org) will hold its monthly meeting Sunday February 19, 2012. The presentation will be by the Hon. Graham Steele, MLA, NS Finance Minister, who will be talking about the Nova Scotia economy and the process of balancing revenues (including our tax dollars) and expenses, which make up the budget.

The meeting will take place at the Ocean Swells Community Centre, 2726 Highway 329, Northwest Cove, at 2.30pm. Questions and refreshments will follow the presentation. For more information, call Peter at 228-2059. All are welcome.

Submitted by athenaeum1 on Sunday, February 5 - 11:53am

Athenaeum Society Meeting: Kim Kierans on the role of public broadcasting and local media

Sunday, November 20 - 2:30pm

At Ocean Swells Community Centre, North West Cove. Kim Kierans, VP King's College, Halifax; 25 years at CBC. Ms. Kierans will present a talk on the future of the CBC and the role of public broadcasting and local media.

Submitted by athenaeum1 on Sunday, November 13 - 3:34pm

"Arab Spring Turns to Winter: Change or Continuity in the Contemporary Middle East."

Sunday, October 16 (All day)

Athenaeum Society Meeting:  The presentation at the October 16 Athenaeum Society Meeting will be given by Dr. Jamie Whidden.   Dr. Whidden is an Associate Professor at Acadia University, Department of History and Classics, having completed his doctorate at the School of Oriental and North African Studies, University of London, England. His area of specific interest is in the history of colonial North Africa, in particular Egypt and Algeria. Questions and refreshments follow. All are welcome. Location: Ocean Swells Community Centre, 2726 Hwy 329, Northwest Cove. For info., call Peter at 228-2059.
 

Submitted by athenaeum1 on Wednesday, October 5 - 3:48pm

Strange Origins of King's Gold-standard Foundation Year This Month at Athenaeum Society

Sunday, September 18 - 2:30pm

This month at the Athenaeum Society, Dr. Colin Starnes delivers a presentation about the innovative King’s College Foundation Year Programme, its unusual origins, and its offshoots in Halifax: Humanities 101 for street people and the King’s Seminar for working and retired people.  He also considers future directions for post-secondary education in general.

Dr. Starnes is the former President and Vice Chancellor of the University of King’s College. He’s been involved in the King’s Foundation Year Programme since its beginnings in 1972. FYP is the gold-standard of interdisciplinary studies for 1st year students across Canada--often imitated but never duplicated.    

Join us: Sunday, September 18th, 2:30 PM  

For: The King’s Foundation Year Programme--Looking Backward and Forward: An exciting initiative in post-secondary education.  A presentation by Colin Starnes Ph.D at the Athenaeum Society of Nova Scotia

At: Ocean Swells Community Centre in Northwest Cove, 2726 Hwy 329 (Hwy 103 Exit 6)

Submitted by athenaeum1 on Tuesday, September 6 - 3:44pm

Found - Lady's Bicycle

Old Lady's Bike found.  If you think it might be yours, please call 858-2618 or e-mail gillyfogg@hotmail.com

Submitted by Gilly Fogg on Friday, August 26 - 6:44am

RCMP Day at Peggy's Cove

Friday, August 12 - 11:00am
Picture supplied by jdshatfordlibrary.

RCMP Day at Peggy's Cove:

Part of the Peggy's Cove 200th Anniversary Celebration

Celebration includes:

RCMP Musical Ride

RCMP Helicopter and much more!

Friday August 12

11am to 3pm

Peggy's Cove Lighthouse

Submitted by jdshatfordlibrary on Monday, August 8 - 7:52am