The Cumberland North Academy Fall Market and Craft Sale is Saturday Nov 16 from 9-1. There will be crafts, food, artisans, community vendors and CAN baked goods. There will also be music, basket raffles and more. Admission is a donation at the door. If you are interested in a table, contact Cumberland North Academy.

The Bethlehem Market returns Saturday Nov 16 from 9-11:30 at Trinity St Stephens United Church. They will have craft ,baked goods, preserves, jewellery and gently used Christmas ornaments. They will have a silent auction till 11 and drop by the nativity scene for a selfie. For lunch drop by the Martha’s Inn Café, with turkey soup, biscuits and cookies for $8.

Cumberland Railway Club will have a Model Train Show Saturday at the Amherst Center. Shows 10-2 and 6-9. The admission is a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank.

Wesley St. Matthews United Church in Pugwash is holding a Church Supper, Saturday from 4-6. They will be serving meat loaf, potato scallop and beans and brown bread. The cost is $12 for adults, ages 6 and under free. Proceeds are for church expenses.

Saturday is Christmas Parade Day. This year’s theme is Light Up The Night Traditional Christmas”. It begins at 6 from the TD Canada Trust parking lot and follows the same route as last year, with one exception. The parade will end at the Walmart parking lot, diverted at the lights at Kent. Robert Angus Drive will be blocked from South Albion to the Walmart entrance, so you can cross to the Amherst Center. In partnership with Autism Nova Scotia Cumberland Chapter,…

Sunday Nov 17, be at the Superstore between 10 and 11, to send off the Tree for Boston. There will be refreshments, snacks and live music.

Hike Nova Scotia, Cumberland Trails and Friends of the Pugwash Estuary are holding a Guided Hike on the Pugwash Peace Trail, Sunday Nov 17 at 1. You have to pre-register at gregalvina@yahoo.ca, and you will qualify to win a trail prize. Details at hikenovascotia.ca

The Springhill Lions Club’s Toys For Tots is accepting applications, Monday through Wednesday, Nov 18-Dec 5, from 10-2, at 6 McFarlane Street, behind Foodland. Bring MSI cards for each child you are applying for and proof of income. Pick up day is Thursday Dec 19 from 10-2. Donations of new unwrapped gifts for Toy’s For Tot’s can be dropped off at the office on McFarlane Street or at All Saints Anglican Church. For more information call 902-297-1012.