Past Events

The 14th annual Sackville Relay for Life is Friday, October 13th from 6-9pm, at the Academic Quad on the Mount A campus. Registration is at 5:30. There is an option to do a 5 or 10 km fundraiser night run at 6:30 around Sackville . Registration for that is $10. There is a survivor reception before the relay. If you know of any cancer survivors, or want to volunteer or get more information contact Ally - admyers@mta.ca .

The Amherst 50+ Club’s Fall Fair is Saturday Oct 14 from 8-3 at thier hall on Croft Street. You’ll find a craft table, bake table, vegetable table, white elephant table and Full Pantry. They will have a door prize and lunch, with turkey burgers and pie and tea or coffee for $6.

The Zonta Fibre Arts Bazaar is Saturday Oct 14 from 10-4 at the Colonel James Layton Ralston Armoury. You will find hooked mats,quilts,yarns, inspired creations and fibre arts supplies as well as holiday gifts and ideas. For lunch stop by the Zonta Café. In partnership with the 154 Amherst Anson Air Cadets, admission is $2, with children under 5 admitted free.

The Sunrise Renwick United Church is holding a Musical Evening, Sat Oct 14 at 7. The evening will feature the Uniake Ramblers and LP Express. There will also be a light lunch. Admission is $5, with proceeds for Church purposes.

1 in 3 Canadians will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime. Do you know what to do? Become a Mental Health First Aider, with 2 day highly interactive course, to recognize mental health problems, how to provide support and how to find resources to help. Training dates are Oct 16 and 17, in the community Room of the Amherst Police Department. The cost is $130 per person. For more information, or to register, call Janice Melanson at 902-661-0198…

If you are a permanent resident or a newcomer to the area, and are interested in practicing your conversation skills, join the YREACH Talking Circle, every Wednesday evening from 6-8 in room 143 at NSCC Amherst. For more information call Brent Noiles at 902-664-9778.

The Amherst Heritage Trust has an important meeting scheduled Wednesday at 7 at the Amherst Police Station. They are continuing to put all the pieces in place to make Amherst Heritage Trust more effective at preserving built heritage and demonstrating its value to the future prosperity in Amherst and Cumberland.

This year’s One Book NS author, Gloria Ann Wesley, will be at the Four Fathers Library in Amherst for an Author Reading, Wednesday from 7-8. She will be reading from and discussing her book, If This Is Freedom. The event is free.