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News from Yarmouth County ( 31 March 2007)

April 7, 2007
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News From Yarmouth County
YarmouthCounty.com provides information and resources for the residents, businesses, and visitors, to Yarmouth County and surrounding areas of Nova Scotia, Canada.
March 31, 2007
In This Issue
Similarities Between New Jersey And Yarmouth
Join Team MS
Helpful Resources.
SWSDA Being Sued In Supreme Court
Yarmouth County Bloggers Report:
Past Favorites…
Upcoming Events
Personal Message
Photo of Brian Hurlburt, Web Master at YarmouthCounty.com
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From time to time I see one of you, our friends and supporters, and I’m always pleased and surprised when you take time to tell me that you appreciate the work I do here.

Whether you’re reading our News, visiting our Site, viewing our Photo Gallery, or making use of one of our other services I really appreciate it when you take time to let me know we’re on the right track.

As many of you know I’m self taught, yet our site manages to bring in over 50,000 visits every month.

That is something I could never have done on my own!

I really do believe that it is because of you our friends and supporters.

Your telling others about Yarmouth County and surrounding areas and our Site, YarmouthCounty.com, means that we all benefit.

That is truly what it’s all about, working together to make our home a place where all will come to visit and see our togetherness.


Sincerely,
Brian Hurlburt

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Similarities Between New Jersey And Yarmouth

I know to some it may seem strange to find similarities between New Jersey And Yarmouth. However, after having visited one, and lived the other, there are definitely remarkable similarities!

For instance, do you know the best way to reach the Statue of Liberty is not from New York!

The better way, according to Destination Jersey City is from Jersey City, New Jersey!

Click Here to Discover Our Similarities!

Join Team MS

Join our team as we Take A Step Closer To A Cure.

Once again this year we are looking for those of you who can help us as we take a step closer to finding a cure by joining the the Super Cities WALK for MS.

As Team Captain I’m asking you to come join our Team as we join fight against multiple sclerosis. It’s our turn to call on you! Not for ourselves, but for your help in the WALK.

Join us and help raise funds for MS research and services in the Super Cities WALK for MS.

Please Help MS by joining our YarmouthCounty.com Team

Helpful Resources

We thought it might be helpful to do a weekly Blog Post on Helpful Resources. Covering the programs and services we use online. These may be services we offer, or – more likely- services or programs we use to make our time oline more rewarding.

Chances are if these resources help us, they’ll help you too.


Click Here to Learn More

SWSDA Being Sued In Supreme Court

Shelburne County TODAY reports that the SWSDA, the South West Shore Development Authority, was recently found in violation of the Nova Scotia freedom of information statutes and is being sued

Click Here to Learn More

Yarmouth County Bloggers Report:As you may know the Servers for YarmouthCounty.com recently recovered from a major virus attack that affected our php script and all but disabled our Yarmouth County Blog System.

So, to combat that problem we’ve been migrating our Blogs to WordPress.com. So it has been awhile since you’ve been able to view Posts from great Bloggers like Dan Earle, Lynn Hemeon, and Alex Gigeroff.

Well, now I have some great news!

These Blogs are now ready for your viewing:

Yarmouth County Enviro Blog by Dan Earle

Lynn Hemeon Photo by Lynn Hemeon

Art With Alex by Alex Gigeroff

Past Favorites
These are based on the number of times the link was clicked in our previous email.
An Irish Blessing

Yarmouth Bands Web Site

See A Hurdy Spinning Wheel On Display

Bursary Program / Funding Your Education

Yarmouth Bands Pod Casting Channel

Learn New Computer Skills For Free

Tribute To Rita Joe

We’ve purposely not included links to our On Site Services like our Yarmouth County Community Calendar that we may include more links to articles and other Sites.

Upcoming Events
Yarmouth County Community Calendar
(If you belong to a Church, Charity, Club, or other Non-Profit and have upcoming events please feel free to post them to our Yarmouth County Community Calendar. Click on the date of your event, enter and save your information, and the events will appear on the Community Calendar when we approve them. (Usually within 24Hrs)
Click Here to Visit the Yarmouth County Community Calendar.Then about two weeks prior to your event we’ll add it to the Yarmouth County Toolbar and News Tickers. Toolbar users will see the posted events on their computer desk tops about two weeks prior to the events laeving them time to plan to attend.

Click Here for the Yarmouth County Toolbar.

Wed. April 4, 6:30pm – Sea Cadets Every Wednesday Evening — Click to Learn MoreSun. April 8, 6:45am – Easter Sunrise Service at Town Point CemetaryClick to Learn More

Sun. April 8, 7pm - Southwest Nova ATV ASSOC. Monthly Meeting Click to Learn More

Remember, it’s free for your Church, Charity, Club, or other Non-Profit to
Post to your events on our Yarmouth County Community Calendar.

Together We Can

We Maritimers have a way of pulling together when things get tough and rejoicing together when things are going well. (When we’re not complaining about the weather that is!)As summer comes upon us, yeah sure it’s all of 0 degrees Celsius, our minds turn to family and visitors we’ll have come to our shores this summer.

With expected tourism counts being low again this year, why not invite the family from away to come visit. They are likely to go somewhere, why not make a special effort to invite them here?

Let’s work together to make it a true destination, and not just a gateway.Why not help us share the word, use the link below to forward this email to a friend!

Contact Info

Brian Hurlburt
brian@yarmouthcounty.com
http://yarmouthcounty.com
Phone: 1-902-749-6701
Box 1870 RR#1
Yarmouth, NS,
Canada B5A 4A5

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News from Yarmouth County ( 24 March 2007)

March 26, 2007
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News from Yarmouth County


 


 
News From Yarmouth County
YarmouthCounty.com provides information and resources for the residents, businesses, and visitors, to Yarmouth County and surrounding areas of Nova Scotia, Canada.
March 24, 2007
In This Issue
Tribute To Rita Joe
Yarmouth Vanguard Wins Big
YarmouthCounty.com Receives Over 100,000 Visitors
Keeping Constant Contact
Learn New Computer Skills For Free
Past Favorites…
Personal Message
Photo of Brian Hurlburt, Web Master at YarmouthCounty.com
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Now that spring has sprung and the flowers are starting to peek out from beneath their winter beds it reminds me that we need to keep in constant contact with you our friends and supporters.
Sadly the other thing that reminds me of this is the loss of two people this past week.

One was my cousin Andrew Crowell of Baccaro and the other was Rita Joe, of Eskasoni.

Both meant a great deal to me and yet I had not seen either of them recently.

So I’m going to take time to see more of you and to keep in constant contact with many of you via email.

Life is to short not to take time to stop and smell the roses or, as depicted above, just to lean back and relax!

I hope you enjoy our Yarmouth County News and that you will also take time for those you love.

Sincerely,
Brian Hurlburt

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Our Blog

Our Podcasts

Conference Room

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Ask Briden
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Photo of Rita Joe Tribute To Rita Joe
A Tribute may be defined as something given or done as an expression of esteem or a payment by one nation for protection by another. Truly what Rita Joe has done in her short 75 years here on earth is to bring understanding between nations and she is to be held in great esteem for that.On a personal note, I’m very pleased to have met Rita during my time and travels to Eskasoni, Cape Breton where she lived. she was a wonderful person, I am glad to call her my kitap, and a true source of inspiration …

Click Here To Learn More About Rita Joe

Yarmouth Vanguard Wins Big!
We want to be among the first to congratulate the staff of the Yarmouth Vanguard for their part in helping to win four prestigious awards in the National Competition of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association.
The Canadian Community Newspapers Association is…

Click Here to Learn More

YarmouthCounty.com Receives Over 100,000 Visitors
Press Release:
YarmouthCounty.com, a Southwest Nova Scotia website providing information and resources for residents, businesses and visitors, to Yarmouth County and surrounding areas has received over 100,000 visitors since launched on April 12, 2005. These visitors average …

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Keeping Constant Contact

As a Web Master, Online Business Person, and general all a round promoter of Yarmouth county and surrounding areas I know how important it is to keep in constant contact with you, our friends and supporters.

However …

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Learn New Computer Skills For Free
We at YarmouthCounty.com have become very successful online in the past couple of years and now we want to share what we’ve learned!We want to help you to Learn New Computer Skills For Free!

Whether you’re new to the online world, want to learn new skills, or are planning on creating a new online Web Presence for yourself, your group, organization, or business, we want to help you learn the skills you’ll need to become successful.

Learn Web Design, Blogging, Pod Casting, SEO, Data Base Management, VOIP Online Conferencing, even Marketing and Customer Service Skills! All for free!

“What’s the catch you ask?”

Click Here to Learn More

Past Favorites
These are based on the number of times the link was clicked in our previous email.
37.7% – An Irish Blessing

22.1% – Yarmouth Bands Web Site

9.5% – See A Hurdy Spinning Wheel On Display

8.5% – Bursary Program / Funding Your Education

6.5% – Yarmouth Bands Pod Casting Channel

5.0% – Yarmouth County Toolbar

Based on percentage of times the link was clicked in our previous email.

Upcoming Events
Yarmouth County Community Calendar
(If you belong to a Church, Charity, Club, or other Non-Profit and have upcoming events please feel free to post them to our Yarmouth County Community Calendar. Click on the date of your event, enter and save your information, and the events will appear on the Community Calendar when we approve them. (Usually within 24Hrs)
Click Here to Visit the Yarmouth County Community Calendar.Then about two weeks prior to your event we’ll add it to the Yarmouth County Toolbar and News Tickers. Toolbar users will see the posted events on their computer desk tops about two weeks prior to the events laeving them time to plan to attend.

Click Here for the Yarmouth County Toolbar.

Tues. Mar. 27, 7pm – Pandemic Influenza – What’s all the Fuss? — Click To Learn More Wed. March. 28, 6:30pm – Sea Cadets Every Wednesday Evening — Click to Learn More

Wed. Mar. 28, 7pm – The Annual Hospital Variety Show — Click to Learn More

Remember, it’s free for your Church, Charity, Club, or other Non-Profit to
Post to your events on our Yarmouth County Community Calendar.

Together We Can

In times like these, when business may seem slow, family may be working far away, and other hardships may enter our lives, remember that by pulling together we can make it happen!
We can make Yarmouth county and surrounding areas the great place it’s destined to be!

Let’s work together to make it a true destination, and not just a gateway.

Why not help us share the word, use the link below to forward this email to a friend!

Contact Info

Brian Hurlburt
brian@yarmouthcounty.com
http://yarmouthcounty.com
Phone: 1-902-749-6701
Box 1870 RR#1
Yarmouth, NS,
Canada B5A 4A5

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YarmouthCounty.com C/o Brian Hurlburt | Box 1870 RR#1 | 2051 Hwy 1 | Yarmouth | B5A 4A5 | Canada


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Wishing You A Saint Patrick’s Day Irish Blessing

March 17, 2007
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Wishing You A St. Patrick’s Day Irish Blessing
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Ask Briden a question, Briden is our Online Customer Service Rep and Virtual Tour Guide.

Briden is our Customer Service Rep and Online Tour Guide.

He is always available, if when we are not!

So, if you have any questions please feel free to ask him… he loves to answer questions.

If you stump him, you’ll have the option of having him contact us with your question or contacting us directly.

Briden is also a computer generated artificial life form and if he does not know the answer he’ll let us know and we’ll answer the question by entering it into his memory.

Once Briden learns something, he seldom forgets, so ask Briden a question today and he’ll be that much smarter tomorrow!

So click on the picture above and
Ask Briden A Question.

 
Yarmouth County Community Calendar
Yarmouth County Community Calendar

A FREE place for Churches, Charities, Clubs, and other Non-Profits to post events.

Events are then added to our Yarmouth County Toolbar News Ticker.

Toolbar users view event listings directly on their computer desk top.

Once you click on the date, enter your details, and click save, we will see your event. It will not be seen publicly till we approve the event.

Please include your time, location, and contact information, so others will know where your event is taking place.

 

Yarmouth County Toolbar
Yarmouth County Toolbar
The best way to stay informed of Yarmouth County News and events is to install our Yarmouth County Toolbar. Events posted to our Community Calendar are added to our Toolbar on a regular basis and news as it becomes available.Our Yarmouth County Toolbar is easy to install, simply click the button above and it installs in minutes.
Dear (Contact First Name), I’d like to take a moment to say thank you for taking time to read our Yarmouth County Email.This is our first email using our new mailing program, we may have accidentally included some email addresses we had previously removed from our mailing list. If this does apply to you please forgive the intrusion.If you wish to unsubscribe simply use the link at the end of this email to remove yourself from our mailing list.
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Now for an Irish Blessing; at first we were just going to use one of the cute light hearted ones so easily found online. Then we found one that conveys how we really feel about you, our valued friends and supporters.

In fact it is so touching I suggest you get a box of Kleenex before clicking the link below!

Click Here For An Irish Blessing

‘An Irish Blessing’ by Roma Downey and Phil Coulter
from Roma’s CD ‘Healing Angel’

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Bursary Program
Information to help fund your education.
This week I read the Newsletter for the Municipality of Yarmouth and noticed their Municipal Bursary Program.
I got me to thinking, when I was in school I did not hear about Bursaries or Scholarships until graduation!I’m not really blaming anyone, but if I had known there was money available and that if I got good grades some of it may have been mine, I’d been more apt to study harder, and possibly have attended a University when I graduated.So, to help others, I wanted to do this article on available Bursary Programs

Click Here To Learn More
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Hurdy Spinning Wheel on display at Hands On Crafts in Yarmouth. Hurdy Spinning Wheel
The Hurdy Spinning Wheel, manufactured in Nova Scotia between 1860 and 1880, is seldom seen today!
Yet there is now one on display at Hands On Crafts 314 Main St. Yarmouth NS.Click Here To Learn More============================================
Listen To Yarmouth Bands Online

We want you to join us in thanking Lynn Hemeon, The Groveroader, who has done a great job in finding and promoting Yarmouth Bands. Lynn has spent his own time, hundreds of hours, building a great Yarmouth Bands Site and also a great Yarmouth Bands Pod Casting Channel.

Lynn has done a beautiful job of showcasing new groups and artists as well as paying tribute to those who are no longer with us.

Now, thanks to Lynn’s hard work, dedication, and willingness to share the results with us, we will be broadcasting the music of our local bands!

Click Here To Learn More

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Thank you for taking time to read our Yarmouth County News, if you have questions you may Ask Briden, phone us at 902-749-6701, or email customerservice@yarmouthcounty.com We hope you like the new style of the email and welcome your comments and feedback.In closing I’d like to wish you all a great St. Patrick’s Day … “May you be a half hour in Heaven before devil knows your dead” An Irish ProverbThis has been Brian Hurlburt for YarmouthCounty.com inviting you to Make It A Great Day!
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Sincerely,
Brian Hurlburt
brian@yarmouthcounty.com
http://yarmouthcounty.com
Phone: 1-902-749-6701
Box 1870 RR#1
Yarmouth, NS,
Canada B5A 4A5
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Hi, I'm Brian Hurlburt, Web Master at YarmouthCounty.com, we provide information and resources for the residents, businesses, and visitors to Yarmouth County and surrounding areas of Nov Scotia, Canada.

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