Events for October 19, 2019

Scouting youth will be around Sackville Oct 18 & 19 offering apples for a donation to the local 1st Tantramar Scouting Group to help support our great adventures of hikes, camps, outdoor skills, environment issues, water skills and many more activities.    

There’s a Bottle Drive Saturday 9-12 in the Northport - Tidnish area to support the Northport School. You can drop your bottles off at the school from 9-12, or at #4000 Highway 6 from 9-11. You can also call for pickup Friday at 902-661-2932.

The next YMCA Babysitting Course will be offered on Saturday, October 19, 2019. It prepares youth with the necessary skills to care for infants, toddlers and youth. It includes diaper changes, bottle feeding, basic food preparation. Safety in the home, responsibilities as a care giver, basic first aid, games and...

As part of the Fibre Arts Festival, the Amherst Zonta Club’s Bazaar is Saturday Oct 19. 10-4, at the Colonel James Layton Ralston Armoury. It will be packed with fibre vendors and great food. The Sisterhood will be there with a booth full of fibre goodies as well.

The Art Across the Marsh Studio Tour is Saturday and Sunday Oct 19 and 20th from 10-5. This the 20th year. Artisans from the Sackville, Amherst, Dorchester, Port Elgin, and Tidnish areas will be participating, with 19 stops on the tour. For more information, call 506-536-1904 or go to artacrossthemarsh.ca.

The Braveheart Support Society is hosting HeartWalk, Saturday Oct 19, at Dickey Park, to help raise awareness of Congenital Heart Disease. Registration is at noon. The 5K walk starts at 1, the 3K at 1:30. Bring the kids. There will be face painting and balloon art, and there will be...

There’s Music at the Mall Saturday at the Amherst Center. Join John Gabriel for Celtic and Spanish music from 9-1 at the Artisans Gallery. Then Bus 41 plays  from 1-3. As always, there will be a cash draw and door prizes. This weekend  Art Across the Marsh is on, and...

There’s a Wild Harvest Community Apple Pressing Event Saturday from 1-3 in Victoria Square in downtown Amherst. Bring your backyard or wild apples, press them into a fresh tasty juice. They will also have apple sauce demos and more. It’s presented by Eat Local Cumberland, and Waste Not Want Not,...

The Simons Family Haunted House and Trail is open this Saturday and next Saturday, at 1026 Valley Road. This year they have included a Zombie Field. The haunted house is open from 2-4 for children and 7-10 for adults. Admission is $5, with all money going to extra-curricular activities at...