The Bagtown Babblers Toastmasters will be holding an Open House, Monday Apr 3 from 7-8:30, at NSCC Springhill, in room 228. Watch how meetings are conducted, and the importance of communication skills for today’s professional. The meeting is being held in Springhill, to see if there is interest in starting a Toastmasters Club in Springhill. For more information email Roberta Goodwin at w043811@nscc.ca

The NSCC Cumberland Business Administration Students are presenting a Spring Market, Wed Apr 5 from 10-2 at the Amherst site. There will be community vendors, a yard sale, BBQ, bake sale, 50/50 draw, live music and campus tours. Check out what NSCC has to offer. The admission is free. Proceeds will go to  NSCC International Learning Program participants.

The Annual General Meeting at of the Cumberland County Hospice Palliative Care Society is Wed Apr 5 at 7 NSCC Amherst. After the meeting, the 2nd year Business Administration students will present the society’s new strategic plan. All members and prospective members are invited to attend.

National Tartan Day in Canada April 6th was proclaimed by the Harper Government on the same date as our National Tartan was proclaimed. (The Maple Leaf Tartan.) Tartan Day was started here in Nova Scotia by the Federation for Scottish Clans and Culture in 1986. This date has spread and is celebrated around the world and we here in Nova Scotia should be very proud of our endeavours. On this date we ask people to wear some Tartan in honour…

The Bridge Adult Service Center has received a 20+ week job Coaching Grant. The Bridge is looking for local businesses where clients could volunteer. This could be as little as a couple hours a week and the client will be supervised. Contact Erika MacGlashen for more information, 902-667-2048 or email erikamacq@live.ca

For the third consecutive year, the Town of Sackville has partnered with Poet Laureate, Marilyn Lerch, Tidewater  Books, all public schools from Dorchester to Port Elgin, Mount Allison students, The Drew Nursing Home and several local poets and writers to celebrate Poetry Month in April. All month long there will be activities taking place throughout the region, plus there is a poetry contest. More information at sackville.com

NSCC Cumberland will be hosting a Women in Business Event, at the Amherst Learning Center Thur Apr 6 from 6-8:30. There will be workshops and seminars to enlighten, educate and empower women in our area on their path to success. Admission is free. Contact Taylor Ripley if you want more information taylorripley90@gmail.com  

The Cumberland Regional Library Board invites you to a meeting on the future of the Cumberland Public Libraries. They will be discussing current funding issues and making a decision on what actions will need to be taken about frozen funding. The meeting will be at the Four Fathers Memorial Library on Thur Apr 6 from 7-8. For more information call 902-667-2549