COMMUNITY news

There’s no shortage of activities coming up in Berwick.

St. Eudora Rebekah Lodge met March 1, with a lot to share.

The LAPM Halifax #1 Unit will be starting their meetings March 14 and will be held at the lodge in Berwick. The card parties will resume April 1 starting at 7:30 p.m. A tea will take place April 29 in honour of Julie Cox, president of the Atlantic provinces of the Rebekah Assembly. The general public is welcome.

May 17 a tea will be held with the Rags to Riches Rug Hooking group in attendance. May 29 the Rebekahs will be holding a flea market at their hall. Tables for vendors are $5. Please call Julie at 902-538-7762 to book yours. ***

Creative Fibre Arts are taking place on Thursday afternoons between 1 and 3 p.m., except the last Thursday of the month, when it is from 6 to 8 p.m. Drop in to explore your creative side. Visit the Berwick & District Library and knit, crochet, rug hook, spin, weave and meet new friends.

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The South Berwick Community Centre held its card party on Feb. 28. The prizewinners were first, Carroll Garland; second, Sharon Kilcup; third, Roxie Redden; fourth, Larry Caldwell; 50/50, George Smith and the door prize went to Mary Fraser.

A rally has been planned for Thursday, March 9 at 3:30 p.m. at the Provincial Courthouse in Kentville.

On March 1, Halifax Judge Gregory E. Lenehan acquitted a former Halifax taxi driver of sexually assaulting an unconscious and highly intoxicated woman.

A Halifax Regional Police officer discovered the woman, passed out, severely intoxicated in the backseat of a taxi. The woman’s DNA was found around the taxi driver’s mouth.

Judge Lenehan acquitted him saying, “clearly a drunk can give consent.”

Reaction was swift to Lenehan’s decision. Rallies are also scheduled in Halifax to protest the ruling and prompt an investigation into Judge Lenehan. The judge who will be looking into the complaints is Associate Chief Judge Alan T. Tufts, who is based in Kentville.

The rally is set for 87 Cornwallis St.