The Lunenburg Barnacle

The Lunenburg Barnacle Print-monthly, digital-sporadically publication chronicling the everyday on both sides of the LaHave Print edition out the second Thursday of every month.
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A print-monthly, digital-sporadically news publication chronically the everyday on both sides of the LaHave. Details on our website.

💓 PERSONAL ADS ARE BACK 💓What to find connection this Valentine's Day? What better way to make a friend, find a new pen ...
01/21/2025

💓 PERSONAL ADS ARE BACK 💓

What to find connection this Valentine's Day? What better way to make a friend, find a new pen pal, or maybe something more, this winter?

$10 gets you 40 words in the February Barnacle.

Email [email protected] by Feb. 2 to get your personal ad in the paper. Your personal will be placed in our next print issue being distributed across Lunenburg County on Feb. 13.

🪄 QUIZZES ARE BACK: Easy Win Resolutions 🪄Did you miss quizzes as much as we did? This month you can get some help with ...
01/20/2025

🪄 QUIZZES ARE BACK: Easy Win Resolutions 🪄

Did you miss quizzes as much as we did? This month you can get some help with deciding what your first small victory of the New Year should be.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

🔗 https://www.thebarnacle.ca/quiz-easy-win-resolutions/

🤩 NEW YEAR, NEW VOLUME 🤩Happy New Year, Barnacle readers, near and far!We hope you wrapped up 2024 with plenty of relaxa...
01/09/2025

🤩 NEW YEAR, NEW VOLUME 🤩

Happy New Year, Barnacle readers, near and far!

We hope you wrapped up 2024 with plenty of relaxation and good vibes.

While the team has enjoyed a well-deserved break from our usual Barnacle activities, we’re coming into 2025 with a bang—and we’ve got some exciting things lined up.

This month, for the first time ever, we’re thrilled to welcome a guest layout editor to the Barnacle team. Jayme Spinks, of Nevermore Press, has stepped up to put together this stellar issue to kick off Volume 3. This marks a fresh and exciting chapter for the Barnacle as our passionate crew of volunteers continues to grow and evolve. (And don’t miss this month’s guest crossword editor, Analia Silveira, who’s back with another creative puzzle!)

Get all caught up 👉 https://www.thebarnacle.ca/volume-3-issue-1-is-here/

🎉 WE'RE LOOKING FOR EVENT SPONSORS 🎉Has your business thought about supporting the Barnacle but doesn't know how? Our 2n...
01/07/2025

🎉 WE'RE LOOKING FOR EVENT SPONSORS 🎉

Has your business thought about supporting the Barnacle but doesn't know how? Our 2nd birthday party is right around the corner and we're looking for bowing lane sponsors. 🎳

As a lane sponsor, your business will receive the following benefits:
🪄Your company logo displayed at your sponsored lane
🪄 Space to display brochures, business cards, menus, or other promotional materials
🪄 Your logo featured in one of our social media posts (Facebook & Instagram)
🪄 Your logo included in our March e-newsletter

DM us or email [email protected] for more information.

🎊 WE'RE TURNING TWO - COME CELEBRATE WITH US! 🎊It's time for a Barnacle Birthday Bowling Bash and Fundraiser 🎳🪄 WHEN: Sa...
01/06/2025

🎊 WE'RE TURNING TWO - COME CELEBRATE WITH US! 🎊
It's time for a Barnacle Birthday Bowling Bash and Fundraiser 🎳

🪄 WHEN: Saturday, February 8, 3-6PM
🪄 TICKETS: Sliding scale $20-30

Help us start off the year strong with a community celebration and fundraiser at Pajo's Bowling. Limited tickets available- buy now at www.thebarnacle.ca/birthday

🎙️ AUDIO VERSION OF THE BARNACLE OUT NOW 🎙️Staring down a long commute to work in the week leading up to the holidays? W...
12/16/2024

🎙️ AUDIO VERSION OF THE BARNACLE OUT NOW 🎙️

Staring down a long commute to work in the week leading up to the holidays? Why not listen to host Sienna Maeba read this month's print issue of the Barnacle!

Available on Spotify and Apple Podcast- just search "Lunenburg Barnacle". Subscribe to get notified when each month's issue comes out in audio!

🔗 https://shows.acast.com/the-lunenburg-barnacle/episodes/675f47c0a89833ab777ded41

It's !We don't often do an ask for money. But we're coming to our readers this Giving Tuesday with an ask. In order fo...
12/03/2024

It's !

We don't often do an ask for money. But we're coming to our readers this Giving Tuesday with an ask. In order for the Barnacle to make sense, we survive on volunteer labour, ad revenue from generous local businesses and a handful of monthly donors.

A monthly donation, even as little as $3/month, makes a big difference. The less time we spend worrying about money, the more time we can focus on delivering quality content.

Consider signing up today. We're trying to get 15 new monthly donors on board this week. https://www.thebarnacle.ca/donate/

If a financial contribution isn't available to you, sharing this message and our content goes a lot way.

🌊 STAY UP-TO-DATE 🌊The best way to stay in the loop with the Barnacle is to sign up for our newsletter. We let you know ...
12/01/2024

🌊 STAY UP-TO-DATE 🌊

The best way to stay in the loop with the Barnacle is to sign up for our newsletter. We let you know when a new print issue is dropped, and get you all the links to the latest stories right to your inbox.

Join the hundreds of other Lunenburg County-ites who get local news right to their email.

🔗 https://www.thebarnacle.ca/newsletter/

🎭 Late Night Double Feature: Q***r Community and Community Theatre 🎭There are many reasons to be quivering with antici—p...
11/26/2024

🎭 Late Night Double Feature: Q***r Community and Community Theatre 🎭

There are many reasons to be quivering with antici—pation these days.

In the midst of political uncertainty, daylight savings time ending, and the impending holiday stress, Old Confidence Lodge’s production of The Rocky Horror Show over the Halloween weekend was a balm for the soul. For many in Riverport, the performance wasn’t just a night out—it was a celebration of personal and community identity, a chance to experience something radically different in this small, rural town.

READ THE FULL STORY 👉 https://www.thebarnacle.ca/late-night-double-feature-queer-community-and-community-theatre/

(illustration: Jessie Mclaughlin)

⛵🍁 Lunenburg County Wraps Up a Strong 2024 Tourism Season 🍁⛵As the last leaves fall and the summer tourism season comes ...
11/24/2024

⛵🍁 Lunenburg County Wraps Up a Strong 2024 Tourism Season 🍁⛵

As the last leaves fall and the summer tourism season comes to a close, Lunenburg County celebrates a successful year, with businesses reporting increased visitor numbers and strong demand for accommodations and outdoor experiences.

READ THE FULL STORY 👉 https://www.thebarnacle.ca/lunenburg-county-wraps-up-a-strong-2024-tourism-season/

⛵️ Bridgewater Mayor Advocates for Action on Derelict Vessels at Committee Hearing in Ottawa ⛵️🔗 READ THE FULL STORY: ht...
11/21/2024

⛵️ Bridgewater Mayor Advocates for Action on Derelict Vessels at Committee Hearing in Ottawa ⛵️

🔗 READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.thebarnacle.ca/bridgewater-mayor-advocates-for-action-on-derelict-vessels-at-committee-hearing-in-ottawa/

On Oct 28, Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell spoke as a witness at the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans regarding derelict and abandoned vessels.

Mayor Mitchell testified alongside Bonny Brokenshire, Environmental Professional, who spoke about the context on the West Coast of Canada.

🎄 Did you miss out on Christmas in Petite this weekend?🎄Fear not- there are many ways to get in the festive spirit and s...
11/20/2024

🎄 Did you miss out on Christmas in Petite this weekend?🎄

Fear not- there are many ways to get in the festive spirit and support local this holiday season!

We've got a non-exhaustive list of things happening in the area on our website 👉 https://www.thebarnacle.ca/holiday-market-roundup/

✏ Better late than never! ✏Volume 2, Issue 10 dropped on Thursday last week. Have you had a chance to pick up your paper...
11/19/2024

✏ Better late than never! ✏

Volume 2, Issue 10 dropped on Thursday last week. Have you had a chance to pick up your paper copy yet?

This month, in the Barnacle, we’ve tried to strike a balance. We’ve made an effort to share stories that not only reflect the resilience and creativity of Lunenburg County-ites, but also highlight the enduring spirit of hope and passion that keeps us going. In these uncertain times, it’s easy to forget how much strength there is in the people around us.

Read it online here 👉 https://www.thebarnacle.ca/volume-2-issue-10-is-here/

📆 NEW: Submit an event directly to our calendar! 📆Do you have an upcoming public event? Use our new events calendar to i...
11/13/2024

📆 NEW: Submit an event directly to our calendar! 📆
Do you have an upcoming public event? Use our new events calendar to input the details directly.

✏️ Click "submit an event"
✏️ Type out the details & attach a poster, if you have one
✏️ Wait for us to "approve" the event and it will appear for all to see!

https://www.thebarnacle.ca/contribute/event/

📜 Here’s What We Know About the Provincial Election Candidates in Lunenburg and Lunenburg-West 📜As new municipal council...
11/10/2024

📜 Here’s What We Know About the Provincial Election Candidates in Lunenburg and Lunenburg-West 📜

As new municipal councillors are settling into their seats across Nova Scotia, residents are getting ready to elect another set of officials to government, this time to the provincial legislature.

At the end of October, Tim Houston visited the lieutenant-governor to ask for a snap-election. The provincial election was originally scheduled for next summer.

We've compiled some helpful links about candidates and voting in Lunenburg and Lunenburg-West 👉 https://www.thebarnacle.ca/heres-what-we-know-about-the-provincial-election-candidates-in-lunenburg-and-lunenburg-west/

📣 Opposition Parties Call for Electoral Reform in Nova Scotia to Improve Voter Turnout 📣READ THE FULL STORY 👉 https://ww...
11/09/2024

📣 Opposition Parties Call for Electoral Reform in Nova Scotia to Improve Voter Turnout 📣

READ THE FULL STORY 👉 https://www.thebarnacle.ca/opposition-parties-call-for-electoral-reform-in-nova-scotia-to-improve-voter-turnout/

Voter turn-out for provincial elections in Nova Scotia has been on a steady decline over the past two decades, especially among younger generations. Elections Nova Scotia data shows a drop in voter turnout from 68% in 1999, 57% in 2006, and 53% in 2017.

Opposition parties are calling for electoral reform hoping that it will counter this trend. The governing Progressive Conservative party, however — according to one local candidate — does not think such reforms would solve the problem.

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Lunenburg County Election Central 2024
Lunenburg County Election Central 2024

📬 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2024 📬 Do you live and vote in Luneburg County? Time to get informed! Learn how to use the Lunenburg Barnacle Election Central map that provides voter information for the 2024 municipal elections in the various municipalities of Lunenburg County. https://www.thebarnacle.ca/election/

Lunenburg County Election Central 2024
Lunenburg County Election Central 2024

📬 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2024 📬 Do you live and vote in Luneburg County? Time to get informed! Learn how to use the Lunenburg Barnacle Election Central map that provides voter information for the 2024 municipal elections in the various municipalities of Lunenburg County. https://www.thebarnacle.ca/election/

Lunenburg County Election Central 2024
Lunenburg County Election Central 2024

📬 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2024 📬 Do you live and vote in Luneburg County? Time to get informed! Learn how to use the Lunenburg Barnacle Election Central map that provides voter information for the 2024 municipal elections in the various municipalities of Lunenburg County. https://www.thebarnacle.ca/election/

🌈 QUIZ: Which Treasure Will You Find At The End Of The (Lunenburg County) Rainbow? 🌈 Find out by taking the quiz on our website! https://www.thebarnacle.ca/quiz-which-treasure-will-you-find-at-the-end-of-the-rainbow/ Embarrassingly, North Americans enjoy adopting holidays that have nothing to do with them and making them an excuse to drink/eat/buy in excess. Saint Patrick’s Day is no exception. For a day that was initially intended to celebrate the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, there seems to be a confusing focus on binge drinking and plastic green hats. Without rigorous historical documentation of the Saint, it’s impossible to know that Saint Patrick himself did not, in fact, spread the gospel of binge drinking and plastic green hats. It is safe to say, though, that Saint Patrick had absolutely nothing to do with leprechauns. According to John Winbury, in "The Elusive Elf: Some Thoughts on the Nature and Origin of the Irish Leprechaun", a leprechaun is “a solitary creature, whose principal occupation is making and cobbling shoes, and who enjoys practical jokes.” The leprechaun’s passion for shoes has sadly not been carried along in modern leprechaun lore. Instead, they’re mostly known for having very bad Irish accents and chasing after pots of gold at the ends of rainbows (even the modernized leprechaun has not yet embraced science, for he is certain that you can truly reach a rainbow’s end). On Saint Patrick’s Day, the leprechauns enjoy about 72 hours of heightened relevance before fading back into obscurity for the remainder of the calendar year. But what if these little shoemaking weirdos are onto something? If there is, indeed, something at the end of the rainbow, it must be spectacular if they’re willing to throw all logic and dignity aside in pursuit of their treasure. This all leads me to ask: What kind of treasure will you find, when you follow the rainbow to find your fortune?

🖼️❤️QUIZ: Which Lunenburg mural forecasts your love life in 2024?🦞🖼️ In forecasting your love life for 2024, we will certainly not promise you that an extremely compatible person will spawn into your life and respond to your texts within a respectable 48-hour window. We will not promise that you will nurture a connection so natural, it feels like you are two hapless Sims being programmed to like each other. Like a horoscope or an erratic stranger giving you unsolicited life advice in the check-out line at Canadian Tire, our quiz must be taken with a grain of salt. Get your answer at our website, link in bio! Let us know in the comments, what local mural forecasts your love life for 2024?

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