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Posted: May 11, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 11 Most of the buildings on the far side of the road in this image were part of the purchase. (Steve Lawrence/CBC) A family living in Toronto with Maritime roots are the new owners of six historic buildings in Peggys Cove, N.S. Eleanor McCain, daughter of one of the founders of the McCain french fry empire, and Paul Hansen say they're thrilled to start restoring the buildings, which include businesses, cottages and a former schoolhouse. The properties were previously owned by members of the Beales family, who have deep roots in the communi...

  HALIFAX -- Though he was friends with artist Alex Colville, Ray Cronin only found out about the late painter's self-built cabin in northern Nova Scotia when someone sent him a real estate listing for the property last month. "Colville had lived in Wolfville since 1973, so when I knew him, his world was focused on the (Annapolis) Valley," said Cronin, a writer and former director of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. "My first thought was `Wow, I'd like to buy it.' " The two-storey waterfront property, designed and built by the acclaimed painter in the 1960s, was used as an occasional camp...

Posted: May 02, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 2 This cabin built by Alex Colville in 1964 on the Northumberland Strait went up for sale in April, exciting art lovers around Nova Scotia.(Sara Jewel/Concept Measures) A simple wooden cabin on Nova Scotia's north shore looks out onto rippling water as far as the eye can see, trees framed in a sunny window. Designed and built by iconic Canadian artist Alex Colville, the cabin and 0.3-hectare property at 104 Colville Lane in Northport was listed in April with an asking price of $249,900. After nine days on the market, the cabin sold for...

Roof collapses at historic Nova Scotia textile mill building A historic brick building and former textile mill, familiar to anyone who’s driven through Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, has suffered a roof collapse. The vacant building's owners and local officials are urging the public to stay away from the oft-visited relic. Social Sharing