Past Events

The Bordertown Jam’s 1st Annual Christmas Show is Wednesday at 7 at Heartz Hall, with lots of great music. Lunch is free, with a $3 admission.

The Annual Holiday Silent Auction continues til Thursday, at the YMCA of Cumberland. They have also added a holiday food auction. All bidding ends on Thursday at 4. Items will be available for pick-up at the YMCA of Cumberland on Friday at noon. All proceeds from both auctions go towards Y’s Strong Kids Campaign.

Amherst Youth Town Council is hosting a Holiday Family Movie Night, Thursday Dec 21 at 6 at the Community Credit Union Innovation Center. The event is free of all ages. There will be popcorn, candy canes and hot chocolate for everyone. This is a tobacco and alcohol free event.

The 2018 Look at Us Now-L.A. Animal Shelter calendars are still available til Christmas, but are in limited numbers.  Find them at the Amherst Veterinary Hospital, Park Your Paws and Manasseh. They are also available at Maritime Mosaic, where they also have other Shelter gifts . The calendars are $20 each and feature the furry friends at the Shelter.  

Cumberland County Catholic Churches Christmas Mass Schedule: Dec 24th 3:00 pm Family Mass, Holy Family Amherst, NS 3:00 pm St. Thomas Aquinas Joggins, NS 5:30 pm St. Cornelius Streets Ridge, NS 6:00 pm St. Brigid’s Parrsboro, NS 7:30 pm St. Thomas More Pugwash, NS 9:00 pm St. John the Baptist Springhill, NS 10:00 pm Holy Family Amherst, NS December 25th—No Christmas Day Masses in Cumberland County

Christ Church will be holding their Christmas Eve service Sunday at 4:30, the Candlelight Service will be at 8 Sunday night. The Christmas Day service is Monday at 10.

The Amherst Community Christmas Dinner is back on Christmas Day at 2 at the Bridge Adult Service Center. The core organizing group will be retiring this year after 10 years, so they are looking to pass the torch to some other group. If you are interested call Betsy Prager at 902-669-0757. There is no cost for Christmas dinner, because the money raised through donations last year will pay for this years event.

The Springhill and Oxford Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, are holding a Family Breakfast and Fundraiser, Boxing Day at Sociables Pub and Eatery in Springhill. Breakfast will be from 8:30-11:30. The cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children 5 and under.