Past Events

The Town of Amherst is holding a Cookie Crawl, Friday Dec 14 from 4-8. Buy your ticket in advance and then take it to Amherst Town Hall on Dec 14, and exchange it for an empty cookie tin and a map of participating businesses that will have Christmas cookies to fill your tin. A limited number of tins are available, so get your tickets early for $20, at Eventbrite.ca

You can help the Children’s Wish Foundation make wishes come true, by ordering Krispy Krème Original Glazed Donuts. They are $15 per dozen and will be available fresh for pickup on Nov 8. Go online to childrenswish.ca/krispykreme by Nov 1 to place your order. You will be able to pick up your order at McIssac Darragh Nov 8 from 7:30-9:30.

A Memorial Hymn Sing to commemorate the men who lost their lives in the 1958 Bump, and their families left to mourn, will be held Tuesday October 23rd 7 pm at the St Andrew's Wesley United Church - Main St - Springhill. Freewill offering will be accepted on behalf of the St Andrew's Wesley United Church and the Miners' Memorial Day Committee. Practice for the Ecumenical Choir singing at the Memorial Hymn Sing will be held October 16th at 7…

The 2019 L.A. Animal Shelter calendar is out now, This year’s theme is Up Close and Personal, featuring portraits of Shelter animals, by Meagan Cormier of Gallery 8. They are $20 each. Find them at Simply For Life, the Amherst Veterinary Hospital, Wag Canine, Park Your paws, Maririme Mosiac, Shaefer’s Market in Springhill and at the L.A. Animal Shelter. All proceeds support the shelter.

Empowering Beyond Barriers needs your help. Coats for Cumberland is now accepting gently used winter outerwear. Drop off locations include: The Pugwash Coop until Nov 7th The Wentworth Learning Center until Nov 13th Sobey’s, the Amherst Stadium and Holy Family Church, in Amherst, until Nov 15 NSCC in Springhill until Nov 20 And Oxford Town Hall til Nov 20

The Great Amherst Scarefest returns to the Amherst Center this Friday thru Tuesday, and it’s going to be scarier than last year. There will be family friendly times and times for teens and adults. The cost is $5 for teens and adults and $3 for kids. Get one dollar off your ticket price with a donation to the Amherst Food Bank. Scarefest and the Amherst Artisans Gallery will be holding wagon rides and haunted house stories around the campfire, Thursday…

Are you ready for the pitches for “A” Fresh Start Grant from the Town of Amherst. It’s Thursday starting at 6:30 at the Community Credit Union Business Innovation Center. Representatives from The Valentine Run, The Sexual Health Center and Heritage Trust will share their visions and event ideas. (The Trust, in co-operation with the North Nova Scotia Highlanders Museum, is seeking $2,064 to host “Art and War,” an exhibit showcasing original Arthur Lismer lithographs of the First World War. The…

It's trick-or-treating... just for adults. Spirits Walk in Downtown Amherst is Fri Oct 26 from 4-8. Visit participating shops throughout downtown Amherst to sample "witches' brews" from craft breweries and distilleries, tasty treats, and magical tricks. For participating locations, go to Amherst.ca/shopping.html