Sable Island Update, November 24, 2022
Arts, science, and news about Sable Island and the Sable Island Institute. This public meeting continues the popular series of updates held at Saint Mary’s University. Admission is free.
Arts, science, and news about Sable Island and the Sable Island Institute. This public meeting continues the popular series of updates held at Saint Mary’s University. Admission is free.
by Dorey I was named after Sable Island. My blue eyes and dark blonde hair reminded my mother of the sky and sand that she
by Chloe Slauenwhite “Grandmother, tell me a story.” Delia stood beside her grandmother’s wooden rocking chair with a winsome smile on her face. “A story?”
by Evelyn Characters MIST – A chestnut filly with a dark grey mane and tail, white socks, and a white star on her face. COAST
by Pippa Anderson Piper was 10 years old and had been a horse nerd most of her life. Her mom had gotten her to try
Announcing the winners! Thanks to everyone who submitted stories and essays, and to the team and supporters who made it a success. Watch for the next contest in January 2023!
I first learned about Sable Island as a 10 year-old city boy from England… watching television alone on a sunny Saturday afternoon… a 1956 CBC documentary about Sable Island.
The winning tickets have been drawn for the Sable Island Institute’s raffle for a trip to the island by helicopter with Kattuk Expeditions. The visit is planned for October 6, 2022.
The SII plans to develop a program of engaging and responsive online opportunities for people to connect with the island, and we begin with this StoryMap project, a collaboration with COGS.
The book Pit Pony, written by Joyce Barkhouse, is about a young coal miner and his companion, a Sable Island horse. Joyce won many awards for her writing, and Pit Pony is the most beloved of all her works.
