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12 Mar Win Trips to Sable Island with Kattuk Expeditions, 2023

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A Sable Island Institute fundraising raffle for seats on a helicopter day-trip to Sable Island in early October 2023....

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08 Feb Now, it is about so much more – Lauren Hughes, February 2023

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As we walked the network of horse trails… I was captivated by beetles, spiders, and the tiny sweat bee – newly recognizing the critical role that all of these creatures play in the island’s ecosystem....

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06 Feb Sable in Words 2023 – Writing Contest for Nova Scotia Youth

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5th Annual Writing Contest. Prizes for stories about Sable Island! If you live in Nova Scotia, are 10 - 13 or 14 - 17, and are interested in the island, you could be a winner! Entries due April 14, 2023....

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08 Nov Sable Island Update, November 24, 2022

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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....

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16 Jun Sable in Words 2022 – Contest Winners

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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!...

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13 Jun A Ghostly Introduction – David Griffiths, 2021

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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....

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04 May Trip for Two to Sable Island 2022 – Winners!

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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....

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22 Apr Exploring Sable Island

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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....

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15 Feb Joyce Barkhouse, Author

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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....

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08 Feb Sable in Words 2022 – Writing Contest for Nova Scotia Youth

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Prizes for creative prose about Sable Island! If you live in Nova Scotia, are 10 to 13 or 14 to 17, and are interested in the island, you could be a winner! Entries due by April 15, 2022....

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About SII

The Sable Island Institute is a multidisciplinary organization developing and conducting a wide range of Sable Island programs, including environmental monitoring, biodiversity surveys, arts and culture projects, and public outreach. The Institute is expanding on the roles of the Friends of the Green Horse Society and will continue the Society’s key initiatives. The Sable Island Institute is registered under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act S.C. 2009, c.23.

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