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Sam Slick may LACING UP FOR WINTER FUN

go missing soon
Town council discusses removal of
character from highway signage
By Christy Marsters
THE HANTS JOURNAL
NovaNewsNow.com

Sam may be missing from some signage in the near future.

Windsor will have a chance to change some signage with the
twinning of Highway 101, and council has considered removing
“Home of Sam Slick” from two signs Feb.10.
Windsor Mayor Paul Beazley said reasons for discussing this
change had nothing to do with the Sam Slick controversy last
summer, but everything to do with efficiently utilizing resources.
“It’s about what’s going to draw people off the highway,” Beaz-
ley said. “I just do not think it (the Sam Slick reference) has the
bang for its buck...and it’s time for a change on that sign.”
When people drive by and see “Birthplace of Hockey” and
then “Home of Sam Slick” right under it, it confuses those from
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Hants RDA small in size,

big in effort
By Christy Marsters
THE HANTS JOURNAL
NovaNewsNow.com

The Hants RDA is recognized as the second smallest RDA in the

province, but, for being so small, the group has accomplished
many big projects — and plans for more.
In a first RDA scorecard report, this group ranked strongly by
meeting or exceeding eight out of 10 indicators of success and
had a 4.9/5 rating for average client satisfaction.
Hants RDA executive director Ryan MacNeil said that,
although the Hants RDA did score well, there were three major Dustin Bamber laces up his skates to participate in some recreational hockey held during the Winter Carnival at Mount Uniacke Feb.14.
shortfalls in Hants County. “We’re running out of land… We need See more Mount Uniacke Winter Carnival photos page 2. Christy Marsters
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