Pictou County farmer may have found fuel in a haystack (Metro Halifax)
A Pictou County farmer has come up with an answer to soaring energy prices and it’s growing in his fields. Gus Swanson has created the Waterside Hot Water Hay Pellet Furnace. The farmer, who has also designed and built a furnace to burn large round bales, says hay is a renewable resource that’s sustainable and economical. “Two acres of hay will heat a home for the winter. Four per cent of ...
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Pictou County this morning (The News)
East River Road from Park Street to Atlantic Drive is reduced to one lane while work crews resurface the pavement.
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Deer hunt increasing nearly three-fold (The News)
MACLELLANS?BROOK – The deer hunt will be nearly tripling this fall in an attempt to reduce the county’s growing deer population.
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It may cost more to grab a cab (The News)
PICTOU – When it comes to the price of gas seniors and single mothers seemed to be the latest to take a hit.
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Get a glimpse into the past during New Scotland Days (The News)
PICTOU?– New Scotland Days offers a glimpse into the lives and stories of Pictou’s past on Saturday as part of the New Scotland Days festival.
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