Bedford Residents Association

Nova Scotians can now apply for disaster financial assistance related to damage from flooding.

The program covers up to $200,000 in uninsurable losses per household, small business and not-for-profit organization.

Applications are available:
Online: https://beta.novascotia.ca/disaster-financial-assistance-storm-flooding
Access Nova Scotia centres
MLA offices

Residents are asked to continue to assess damage, keep all receipts and take pictures and video, as well as work with their insurance companies.

Disaster financial assistance does not replace private insurance and only uninsurable damage is eligible.

People who are not sure if their insurance covers the damage should contact their insurance broker or company, or the Insurance Bureau of Canada at 1-844-227-5422.

https://www.canadianbeernews.com/2023/07/05/propeller-brewing-opens-new-location-in-bedford-nova-scotia

Propeller Brewing Opens New Location in Bedford, Nova Scotia HALIFAX, NS – Propeller Brewing has announced the partial opening of a new location in the community of Bedford, Nova Scotia. The retail store at the new spot opened for business on July 1st, and features both walk-in and drive-thru service. The built-from-scratch facility also includes a tapr

https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/ferry-service-between-bedford-and-halifax-is-on-the-horizon-city-councillor-says-1.6456550

Ferry service between Bedford and Halifax is on the horizon, city councillor says A municipal catamaran ferry service between Bedford and Halifax is on the horizon, according to a municipal councillor.

Only 1 more week until Bedford Days 2023! 🎉
Starting June 21st with the National Indigenous Peoples Day and finishing with Canada Day 🇨🇦 festivities on July 1st, with plenty of exciting events in between.

Visit our website to see our schedule of events in DeWolf Park, Sunnyside Mall and other locations. Follow us on Facebook for the latest event updates. ➡️www.halifax.ca/parks-recreation/events/bedford-days

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

Burn ban is in effect again today and for the next 24 hrs. Please respect the by-laws. Call 911 for illegal burning.

Scott Manor House

Visit the special firetruck display from 1 to 4 pm, Saturday, August 24 on the Scott Manor House grounds. Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency volunteer firefighters will be here with one of today's firetrucks. Fun for the kids! Special treat: see one of Bedford's first firetrucks, "The Village Queen," courtesy of Dave Dodsworth. Street parking only during truck display. Celebrating 80 years of volunteer firefighting in Bedford.

Halifax Parks & Recreation

Join us for extra swims at the Bedford Outdoor Pool Aug 26-30!

Mon-Fri 4:15-5:30 p.m. - Family Swim (both pools)
Mon-Fri 5:45-7 p.m. - Open Swim (both pools)
Mon, Tues, Thurs 7-8 p.m. - Lane Swim (whole big pool)

For more information, call 902.490.4682 or visit https://bit.ly/329LBqo

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

Burning ban continues for today, call 911 to report illegal fires. Stay fire safe

Once again reminding residents that the Golf Links Rd project that has been designed, approved, funded and recently tendered.

It was delayed last year in response to some water and drainage issues uncovered by Halifax Water. This year’s project will address them, in addition to new pavement, speed bumps, new curbs, and an intersection redesign at Eaglewood Dr. Best! Tim

Scott Manor House

Georges Hebert is coming to Scott Manor House! Come by the Manor for his 2pm show and bring a lawn chair! You don't want to miss it! 🥳

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

Burning ban is on for the next 24 hrs. Please call 911 for any illegal burning.

Halifax Parks & Recreation

We've added extra swims at the Bedford Outdoor Pool Aug 19-23!

Mon-Fri 4:15-5:30 p.m. - Family Swim (big pool only)
Mon-Fri 5:45-7 p.m. - Open Swim (big pool only)
Mon, Tues, Thurs 7-8 p.m. - Lane Swim (big pool)

For more information, call 902.490.4682

Where I work: Booza Emessa ice cream shop

Lots of interesting spots opening in Bedford.

https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/where-i-work-booza-emessa-ice-cream-shop/Content?oid=22298720

thecoast.ca Before the war broke out, Samer Aljokhadar ran a string of ice cream stores in Syria. Now he’s back in business in Halifax.

Bedford & District Minor Hockey Association

BDMHA wants to congratulate Nicolas Pilichos for being selected as the 2019 Jordan Boyd Leadership Award recipient.
The award is given to a player who exemplifies qualities that Jordan embodied:
✅CHARACTER
✅WORK ETHIC
✅KINDNESS
The award was established in 2013 and has been awarded to 9 other Bedford players during that time.
2014: Jonathon Prall, Conner Macpherson, Ryan MacEachern
2015: Nick McFarlane, Michael Gorrill, Philip Elford
2016: Ben Baxter
2017: Kyle McFarlane
2019: Nicolas Pilichos

Scott Manor House

Enjoy a musical performance by the Dartmouth Concert Band, tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Please bring a lawn chair. Suggested donation $5.

Portables being constructed at relatively new Bedford high school to address overcrowding

globalnews.ca Several schools that feed into CPA have resulted to using portable classrooms over the past few years.

Scott Manor House

Get excited! The Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association has an exhibit celebrating 80 years of service at Scott Manor House August 19th - 25th 10 - 4 pm. Talk to current volunteer Clarissa Cameron August 20th 1 - 4 pm and talk to former volunteer, Bedford's first female volunteer firefighter, Barb Hiltz Gorrell August 21st 1 - 4 pm.
There's even going to be an outdoor fire truck display August 24th from 1 - 4 pm! Street parking only. Rain date August 25th

Scott Manor House

Come by the Manor for a beautiful show and sale by the Mayflower Quilters’ Guild! August 12th to 17th, 1 to 4 pm daily.

Halifax Parks & Recreation

Registration for fall recreation programs begins August 14 and 15 at 10 a.m. Visit our website to view programs in advance and get your account set up. Course codes can be found in our online PDFs at halifax.ca/myrec

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

Burning is permitted tonight, 7pm -12 midnight only for Approved outdoor appliances . Be fire safe

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

Again today is a total burning ban for the province that means no open fires in HRM, although some residences are not complying . Please report all illegal fires to 911.

Scott Manor House

Come to Scott Manor House to hear classical music and folk tunes performed by a violin, a flute, and a guitar, also known as a performance by Kathy and Keith. Music will begin at 6 pm on the Scott Manor House lawn. Please bring a lawn chair

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

Once again today, a total ban on open fires. Please call 911 to report a fire during this ban for the next 24 hours.

Scott Manor House

Stop by Scott Manor House this week, August 5 - 10 from 1 - 4 pm to see the wonderful display put on by the Kingfisher Rug Hookers!

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

Celebrating 80 Years of Volunteer Firefighting in Bedford (1939 to 2019) August 19-25, 10am- 4pm (Wednesdays, 12-8pm) Scott Manor House, 15 Fort Sackville Road, Bedford Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association Photos and Memorabilia Display With items from the Firefighters Interpretation Center, Fall River and personal collections Outdoor Truck Display, Saturday, August 24 (Rain date August 25) 1-4pm, Scott Manor House grounds, 15 Fort Sackville Road, Bedford (Street parking only for this event) See a fire truck from Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency—fun for the kids! Plus: a rare display of “The Village Queen,” one of Bedford’s oldest fire trucks (courtesy of Dave Dodsworth) Details: August 19-25, Scott Manor House is commemorating the 80th anniversary of volunteer firefighting in Bedford. All are invited to visit the daily indoor exhibit and appreciate our volunteer firefighting heritage by viewing photos and memorabilia from the former Bedford Fire Department that are in the collection of the Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association, and not usually accessible to the public. Framed photos, artwork, artefacts and information panels tell the story of a highly professional volunteer force with deep community roots. Also included is a tribute to the Ladies Auxiliary that fundraised for the Department from 1962 to 1996. Step back in time and learn more about significant fires in Bedford that led to the formation of a bucket brigade in 1922, followed by the Bedford Volunteer Fire Department in 1939. Explore volunteer firefighting in the last 80 years—the people, equipment, training, fire stations, changing structures and dedicated community service. The Regional Firefighters Interpretation Centre and personal collectors have lent additional items for the display. Visitors are welcome to take time to sit and browse a collection of old photo albums covering social events, fire apparatus, and training. In addition to the display, there is opportunity to connect and share memories of volunteer firefighting in Bedford, its growth and changes through the years. Former and current volunteer firefighters will be available from 1–4pm each afternoon to answer questions and share stories about volunteer firefighting in the Bedford community from the early days to the present. Visit with Dave Selig, former chief (70’s and ’80s) and Lt. Robert Andrews, a current volunteer with 27 years of service, and others who drop by. Special guests on August 20 and 21 from 1pm – 4pm will be Barbara Hiltz Gorrell (Bedford’s first female volunteer firefighter and first female firefighter in NS) and Clarissa Cameron (one of today’s female volunteers). Visit the Scott Manor House grounds on Saturday, August 24th from 1-4pm for the special outdoor fire truck display. Volunteer firefighters from Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services will be there with one of today’s fire trucks. Children will enjoy the chance to check out the truck and activities provided by the firefighters. Plus, there is a rare showing of “The Village Queen,” one of Bedford’s first fire trucks, recovered and restored by Dave Dodsworth. Please note, it is street parking only for this event. Rain date: August 25.

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

No burning is allowed for the next 24 hrs in HRM.
This means no outdoor appliances, fire pits etc...
Be fire safe this weekend.

Halifax Regional Municipality

Starting today (July 31), you can display this “No Flyers” sign in your window or door to let distributors know you do not want to receive flyers.

Click the link to get a printable version of the sign. If you do not have a printer, you can also get a sticker from your local customer service centre or your local municipal recreation centre:https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/home-property/garbage-recycling-green-cart/no%20flyers.pdf

Good afternoon everyone!

City Voice, the community edition of the Chronicle Herald, is looking for residents of the Larry Uteck area that are interested in doing an interview regarding Crosswalk safety at the Roundabout.

If you use the crosswalks at the roundabout regularly and have any interest in doing this interview, please let us know and we’ll gladly forward your information along.

Interview availability would need to be anytime after 3PM Thursday August 1st, to Monday, August 5th (excluding Saturday)

Moe

Bedford NS Lions Club

Lion Jamie has been handing out free smiles along with a free cold treats at Lions Park this week.

Don't forget to visit the Sugar Shack if you are in the park weekday afternoons between 1:30 and 4:30. :)

Gail Meagher's brick displays

5 foot x 8 foot display at Scott Manor House in Bedford, July 22-28, 2019. Third summer with a display there.

Bedford NS Lions Club

I'm thrilled to announce that Bedford has a new Lion coming to town!

We're in final discussions to have a fun new water fountain installed on the Bedford Waterfront in DeWolfe Park! I should maybe be keeping this a secret for a while longer, but I'm too excited!

Halifax Regional Municipality

This lion sculpture has been returned to its former glory and now sits upon the newly restored cairn at the Bedford Cenotaph in Fish Hatchery Park.

This sculpture by Dorothy Dick had been painted gold for decades, as part of the restoration project is was discovered to be solid bronze and in beautiful condition.

Scott Manor House

On Sunday, July 21st we will host "Old Bedford in Flowers", floral arranging by the Bedford Horticultural Society taking place from 1 to 4 pm.

The excitement doesn't stop there! At 2 pm we will have music by Heartstrings on the veranda, please bring a lawn chair.

We hope to see you at the Manor!

Scott Manor House

The weather is holding up and the dancers are getting ready! Come down to Scott Manor at 2pm to watch the Playford English Country Dancers perform!

Halifax Parks & Recreation

Please note that the Bedford outdoor pool will close at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 and will remain closed all day Sunday, July 14 for the Bedford Beavers Annual Swim Meet. Spectators are welcome! We will resume our regular schedule on Monday, July 15th.

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

Burning is allowed as ban has been lifted. 7pm - 12:00 midnight, only use approved appliances. Be fire safe.

Halifax Parks & Recreation

The second round of registration for summer aquatics begins this morning at 10 a.m. (Thursday, July 11). Visit www.halifax.ca/myrec to find your course codes in our online PDFs before registering.

Registration can be done online at www.halifax.ca/myrec, in person at your local recreation centre, or by phone at 902.490.6666

Scott Manor House

The Bedford Fiddle Group conducted by Charlie MacDonald will perform tonight, July 10th, at 6pm! Please bring a lawn chair. We hope to see you there!

Bedford Volunteer Firefighters Association

Burning ban is in effect , means no burning anytime even with outdoor appliances, woodstove, chimena etc .. for the next 24 hours.