Flooded-out book room at St. Peter’s Church is back and better than ever
Sharon Jessup JoyceWhen 250mm of rain fell in Nova Scotia in less than 24 hours last July, the resultant flooding claimed four lives and led to widespread and massive property damage. One of the flooded properties was a book room located in the basement of St. Peter’s Anglican Church hall in Hackett’s Cove. Floodwaters ruined […]
15 years of books, cats, and welcoming the community
For Ellen Helmke, a resident of St. Margaret’s Bay, owning Otis & Clementine’s Books & Coffee in Upper Tantallon started with a goal unrelated to books: she wanted to escape her daily city commute and make a living where she lived. That opportunity came along in 2011, when a local bookstore was closing. “My husband […]