Let's Talk Antigonish Podcast

This week we spoke with Caleb Marshall, Managing Director of Festival Antigonish and Theatre Antigonish to address the rumors that the Bauer Theatre is closing. Highlights from this episode: * The bad news: The Bauer Theatre faces significant fire safety compliance issues - A recent fire marshal inspection identified needed upgrades including sprinkler systems, roof vents, and fire separation barr...

This week we sat down with Meghan DeCoste (Market Manager for the Antigonish Farmers Market Association), and Meghan Johnny (board member and vendor) to answer all your question about our amazing farmers market. Highlights from the episode * The Farmers Market Building and Operations : The Antigonish Farmers Market owns a large, state-of-the-art building (built in 2019) with 180 solar panels, a co...

We talk with journalist Corey LeBlanc to get the lowdown on Antigonish This Week, a new supplement filled with Antigonish news from the Guysborough Journal. Episode key points: * Corey LeBlanc, a veteran journalist with 23 years experience (18 with The Casket), is now writing for "Antigonish This Week," a new supplement in the Guysborough Journal newspaper, bringing local print journalism back to...

We sat down with the farmer/artist/educator Fenn Martin and Dan King of Six Maples Farm to talk about life as small scale farmers here in Antigonish. Highlights from this episode: * Small Farm Cooperative Model - Lochaber Growers formed in 2016 when five small farms banded together to create a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program after losing local buyers, growing from 25 to 140 customers...

Let's Talk Antigonish sits down with Stephanie Cooper to unpack the buzz around the proposed Antigonish Rec Center! In this revealing conversation, Stephanie shares: · How the idea was born from frustration over limited camp registrations · How the People for an Antigonish Rec Centre was formed and what their goal is. Link to their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/people/People-for-an-...

This week we are talking with Marlene Melanson, Recreation Director of the municipality of the county of Antigonish. We wanted to know what the deal was with the active transport corridor. You know, that walking and biking path alongside old highway 104 that connects to that new bike path thing on West street? What’s it for, and whose using it? What’s being built next? What are those weird fenced...

Welcome to Let’s Talk Antigonish , the podcast where we sit down with neighbours, experts, and friends to explore the stories, the questions, and the big little issues that shape life in our town — one conversation at a time. We’re gearing up to launch the podcast in the next week, so this episode will be our pre-launch special where Anuj and Justin sat down with local high school teacher Jenn Pri...

This is the pilot episode of Let's Talk Antigonish, a podcast where we sit down with local experts to tackle the questions we're all curious about when it comes to life in our amazing town. For this pilot episode, we sat down with Dr. Amy Hendriks and Paul Davie, the owners of that big piece of land just past Bethany on the 337. We asked them: what's that building you are constructing out there, a...