EVENTS OF INTEREST
Wednesday, February 15 @ 6:00 p.m. – Conservative Women’s Caucus Dinner Meeting @ Atlantica Hotel – Speaker: Jim David
Wednesday, February 15 @ 6:00 p.m. – Queens AGM & Chowder Dinner @ Queens Place, Liverpool – Tickets $10 / Info: Bruce @354-8049
Wednesday, February 22 @ 7:00 p.m. – Sackville Cobequid AGM
Saturday, February 25 - 1st annual Kings West Curling Bonspiel @ Berwick Curling Club – Info: 847-9834 trombley@ns.sympatico.ca
Saturday, March 17 (Draw) – CB - Canso Federal “ Montreal – Toronto Hockey in Montreal on April 7” Ticket Raffle / Trip for 2, accommodation, hockey tickets plus $500. 150 tickets sold - Info: Derrick @ 565-9899
Wednesday, March 28 - Cape Breton South AGM @ CB Yacht Club
Saturday, April 14 @ 6:30 p.m. – Kings West Dinner@ Aylesford Fire Hall – Speaker: Hon. Jamie Baillie
Wednesday, May 9 @ 7:00 p.m. – Halifax Fairview AGM
Of Interest
Annual Meetings: Brian Hirtle was re-elected president in Kings West at their AGM, held on January 28. Guest speakers include Chris d’Entremont and Greg Kerr; At the CB West AGM on Jan 28, Hugh Kennedy and other table officers were all re-elected to their positions. The Big Donnie Macleod “Community Spirit Award was presented for the first time to Donald A. MacLeod (Big Donnie’s son), Mabel Wadden and Dave & Wendy MacPhail. The John Abbass Life Members Award was presented to Angus Campbell, Jean MacPherson and Angus & Effie MacDonald. New president in Hammonds Plains – Upper Sackville is Richard Delong. Gary Grant steps down after several terms at their meeting on January 23; Peter Harrison was re-elected president in Kings North on January 19. Truro Bible Hill’s AGM was also on January 19 where Christine Grimm was elected president, taking over from Roy Publicover. Susannah Magison is new secretary and Graham Long is 2nd VP; At the Colchester – Musquodoboit AGM, held on Jan 15, Andy Smith was elected for another term.
Sympathy Notes: To Brian Young (CB North) on the passing of his mother, Julia Young on January 18; To the family of Mona Siepierski, (Cape Breton) who passed away on January 27; To Stephen Taylor and family (Hammonds Plains – Upper Sackville) on the passing of his father, Lloyd Currie Sr. on January 23; We note the passing of lifelong party supporter C. Douglas Ritchie (Dartmouth South – Portland Valley) on January 20. Our thoughts and prayers are with Hazel Ritchie, his wife of 69 years, daughter Louise and granddaughter Jennifer Tanton. Long time party member, Michael J (Joe the Mountain) MacNeil (CB South) passed away on January 9.
Happy Occasions: Claude & Lana Hamilton (Waverley - Fall River – Beaver Bank) are proud parents of their first child, Wyatt. Claude is a member of the PCNS Fund Board; Betty Walker (Dartmouth South – Portland Valley) celebrates a milestone birthday on January 24. Betty is an active member both provincially and federally in her own region and never thinks twice about volunteering and attending events in other areas of the province and beyond as well.
Jamie Baillie congratulates Peter & Nazinin: On behalf of the entire Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, I am delighted to congratulate Nova Scotia Conservative MP Peter MacKay and his new wife Nazanin on their recently announced marriage. I wish them all the best as the commence their new life together, and look forward to welcoming Nazanin to many gatherings of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party in the future.
Winners - (Draw) – Dartmouth – Cole Harbour Federal “ Valentine’s Hockey & Romance in Montreal” Ticket Raffle 1st prize: Trip, hotel and dinner - Montreal Boston Game on Feb 15 - Blair MacKinnon; ; 2nd prize: A Samsung Galaxy Tablet plus dinner: Kay Stanfield plus 11 other gift card winners
