Join us in welcoming the 2018 Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Royal Party
Friday, May 25, 11 to 11:30 AM at the Canning MultiComplex Hall, 977 J Jordan Road in
Canning, Nova Scotia. Everyone is welcome!
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Canning Village Summer Employment Opportunity
Looking for a summer job where you can develop skills, learn about administrative functions while providing a useful, helpful service? Check out the posting below for the lovely, friendly Village of Canning, Nova Scotia:
Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Positions available: 1
Regular Working Hours*: Monday – Friday, (30 hr/wk) between 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM flexible, some evenings required
Rate of Pay: $11.00/hr
Start Date: July 3, 2018
End Date: August 28, 2018
Job Summary: The Administrative Assistant will be responsible for working under the Clerk/Treasurer doing daily computer input, scanning and archiving documents, dealing with customers as well as overseeing the Fitness Centre.
Applicant Requirements:
- must be at least 16 years of age and a current secondary or post secondary student returning to full time studies in the fall of 2018
- First Aid/CPR certification**
- Criminal Record check
How to Apply
To submit an application, please email your cover letter and resume, in a single PDF document, to village.canning@xcountry.tv with the name of the position you are applying for in the subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Positions are subject to final board approval and may be altered at any time before employment start date.
Application Deadline: May 25, 2018
* Please note there will be requirements to work outside of regular working hours to accommodate special events/programming, etc. Applicants must be flexible and willing to accommodate weekend and evening commitments.
** Training will be provided in the instance that successful candidate does not currently hold certification training.
Canning Library Auction and Talk
The Canning Merritt Gibson Memorial Library is presently running the third silent auction until May 11, 2018. Included in this auction are:
- 2 tickets to the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts presentation of North Mountain Vanya
- gift certificates from Longspell Farm and Moon Tide Farm
- a gift basket of spice mixes and infused oil from Farmer John’s Herbs
- a set of vouchers and market bag from Wolfville Farmer’s Market
- a tea, herb and sauce pack, and
- a gift certificate from Lee’s shop.
Please see our display of items during library open hours, take a look at the street-side billboard and follow Merritt Gibson Memorial Library on Facebook.
Horticulture Talk
Carol Goodwin of Beneath the Boughs Woodland Plant Nursery and Pottery in Kentville is joining us Saturday May 5 at 2 PM to talk about her horticultural specialties. Carol is also a talented sculptor and potter, and will be able to answer a wide range of questions about plants and art in the garden. Light refreshments will be served. Free will offering. Come join us!
Fieldwood Heritage Society Slide Presentation May 23, 2018
Join the Fieldwood Heritage Society for a fascinating slide presentation of Canning’s illustrious and amazing history, followed by their Annual General Meeting, on May 23, 2018 7:30 PM at the Merritt Gibson Memorial Library and Heritage Centre located at 9806 Main St. Canning, NS. Free will donations are very graciously accepted and appreciated. See you then!
Canning Library Annual Book, Bake, and Plant Sale
The Annual Book, Bake, and Plant Sale at Canning’s Merritt Gibson Memorial Library is scheduled for May 18, 2018, from 19 AM – 1 PM.
There will be so much to see and enjoy! We’ll have a huge variety of surplus books and magazines: fiction, non-fiction, lots of cookbooks, children’s storybooks — a bit of everything — all at great prices! Our home-baked goods table will be full of deliciousness for you to savour with a coffee at the sale or take home for later. Speaking of delicious, we’ll also have barbecued hot dogs, burgers, vegan choices, fried onions, tea, coffee and cold drinks for sale.
Come see a wide array of interesting plants for sale this year, many of which are home grown by our dedicated library volunteers, including hibiscus, gardenia, weird tomato varieties, and Wayne Ward’s lilies for sale. To further our fundraising effort, we’ll carry a wider variety of vegetables, annuals, and perennials from Oakview Farms. Hopefully, there will be enough to go around for all our shoppers this year!
Beneath the Boughs, Moon Tide Farms, Longspell Point Farm, Tap Root Farms, Hennigar’s Farm Market, and Blomidon Nurseries are also supporting the Library fundraiser this year with donations of plant materials and local plant experts available to answer your questions.
Come to browse, chat, and shop to music by the Pereaux Winds Ensemble. Local palm and tea leaf reader extraordinaire Marilyn Rand will be offering readings for a donation to the library fund-raising effort. Your kids can receive a temporary tattoo or fingernail painting done by Breanna MacInnis and friends. A loonie or toonie will go towards Breanna’s personal fundraiser.
Many other businesses have been instrumental in supporting the Canning Library Fundraiser by contributing to our second silent auction, off to a later start, but packed with beautiful items available for bidding at the library right now. Please feel free to stop in at the Canning Library during open hours or look at our Merritt Gibson Memorial Library Facebook page to view all the items and to place a bid. Bidding has already been going strong.
Many thanks to The Landing Spa, Aspinall Pottery, Maple Leaf Home Hardware, ArtCan, Crystany’s Brasserie, The Farmhouse Inn, Golden Touch, and Lee’s Shop.
Please come out to shop and visit this May 19th, and support your local Canning Library!
Canning Village Annual Meeting of the Electors
The Annual Meeting of the Electors for the Village of Canning will be held at the Canning MultiComplex at 977 J Jordan Road, Canning, on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 7 PM.
Agenda
1. Report of the Commissioners for 2017/18
2. Presentation of 2017/18 Audited Financial Statements
3. Presentation of 2018/19 Proposed General Budget
4. Presentation of Fire Chief’s Report for 2017
5. Fire Rate Review for Village of Canning for 2018/19
6. Discussion potential future of Village/Fire Dept. buildings
7. Election of One (1) Village Commissioner
No person shall be eligible for election to the office of commissioner for the Village unless that person has been nominated as a candidate in accordance with this by-law by not less than five persons who, on nomination day, were residents within the Village and were qualified electors within the meaning of the Municipal Elections Act. R.S., c. 300, s. 1.
All nominations for the office of Commissioner shall be in writing, in Form “A” in the schedule attached to this by-law, and shall be filed with the clerk at the Village office on nomination day and no other day, between the hours of nine o’clock in the forenoon and one o’clock in the afternoon.
Nomination Forms must be filed with the Village Clerk by 1 PM the day of the election. Please download the form or contact the office to obtain the documentation required.
This Meeting has been called to Order by the Chairman, Everett MacPherson.
Ruth Pearson
Clerk-Treasurer
