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04March2021March 4, 2021

20 Questions With Jake by the Lake

When you head to Westport, one of the “must stops” you make is to see Cynthia Pringle at Jake by the Lake-Life is Good. Her store is a celebration of living life to the fullest. You’ll always find something to take home with you from Jake by the Lake. And we’re honoured that Cynthia would take our 20 Questions quiz. Enjoy her answers below! Question: If your life had a soundtrack, what would the “hit single” be?Answer: True Colors (Cyndi Lauper) Q: Early bird or night owl?A: Early Bird Q: Favourite spot in Westport?A: Foley Mountain trail overlooking the Little...

Free Outdoor Adventure Kits from Foley Mountain

03March2021March 3, 2021

NewsBy Trevor Connell

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Free Outdoor Adventure Kits from Foley Mountain

It’s time to get out and experience everything great about winter…while it’s still here. We could all use a little more time outdoors and certainly a lot more time with our families. Here’s your FREE ticket. Foley Mountain Conservation Area have put together a Free Outdoor Adventure Kit that will help you spend some quality time with your family outdoors. The kits include materials and instructions to identify and follow animal tracks in the snow, explore the wonderful world of snowflakes, do an experiment with a jello mouse, create a backyard bird feeder, make snow ice cream and more. From...

25February2021February 25, 2021

20 Questions QuizBy Trevor Connell

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20 Questions with Paul Millar

Is there a more interesting person than Paul Millar? Inquiring minds would like to know! Paul is the minister at the Westport Free Methodist Church. He is a community leader, amazing father, compassionate man, and has a heart of gold. He will always lend an ear, a hand and a piece of himself to everything he does. You can find Paul at the Church for Sunday service at 10am, or you can watch along on their YouTube channel.

20 Questions with The Cottage Coffee House

24February2021February 24, 2021

20 Questions QuizBy Trevor Connell

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20 Questions with The Cottage Coffee House

Continuing the theme of “sweet treats,” today we are going to feature the answers to our 20 Questions Quiz from John Pringle of The Cottage Coffee House. John has “multiple roles” in the village: providing the best coffee (and other sandwiches and treats) at Cottage Coffee, hosting his local social media show Espresso Shots Live every Wednesday at 7:30pm, and even squeezing in time to run his audio and visual company Westport Video. We’re not sure when he finds time to sleep but we’re so thankful for all that he does while he’s awake. Enjoy his quiz answers! Question: If...

23February2021February 23, 2021

20 Questions QuizBy Trevor Connell

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20 Questions with The Pie Bar

Stacy Blair of The Pie Bar fame is first up with her answers to our 20 Questions Quiz. Stacy makes amazing sweet and savoury treats available from her bake shop on Saturday mornings. Some of our favourites include chocolate croissants, savoury pulled pork hand pies and when we can get our hands on them, the Salty Honey pie (aka the crack pie). Stacy is busy concocting new spins on classic treats and we can’t wait for her shop to open again in the spring. For now, enjoy getting to know Stacy a little better by perusing her answers below. Question:...

Twenty Questions with What’s on Westport

22February2021February 22, 2021

NewsBy Trevor Connell

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Twenty Questions with What’s on Westport

Who doesn’t love a good social media quiz? We posed twenty questions to the members of What’s on Westport and we got back some very interesting results. Watch our blog and our social media channels to follow along and learn a thing or two about the businesses in Westport! First quiz will post tomorrow, Tuesday February 23rd!

25November2020November 25, 2020

shoplocalBy Trevor Connell

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Shop Local : Jake by the Lake

Whoa this year has been a roller coaster ride! Not as many ups as downs but it feels like we’re hopefully on the way up again. One thing that has been clear to me throughout all of this is that the businesses in our community are most important! The #shoplocal mentality has never been more important in helping make sure there are still good businesses left after we are done with this Pandemic. One business who has been a community leader is Jake by the Lake-Life is Good. Cynthia Pringle and her team continue to serve Westport with unique, positive-inspiring...

25September2020September 25, 2020

EventBy Trevor Connell

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Young Petty Stones at the Cove

Seamus Cowan, manager of The Cove Country Inn has an amazing talent for music. His history with music is storied (you should definitely ask him about it sometime), but he has found his niche at his family owned and operated business here in Westport, curating live music events and supporting local artists through the pandemic. It hasn’t been an easy year for live music. Many venues have either been shut completely, or have struggled to find a safe alternative given all the COVID-19 restrictions. It took a couple of months, but the Cove really found their legs about half way...

04September2020September 4, 2020

EventBy Trevor Connell

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Lonesome Ace Stringband at the Cove

During the month of August I had the privilege of photographing and taking some video of the Lonesome Ace Stringband performance out on the Cove’s patio. Chris Coole on banjo, John Showman on fiddle made up 2/3rd’s of the band, but they certainly didn’t bring an incomplete set. The guys did a wonderful job mixing in some great covers with their original tunes, making for a truly magical night of food, drink and music outdoors. I’m not sure it get’s much better than that in Westport in the Summer! Here is their performance of “Pretty Boy Floyd”: There are also...

01September2020September 1, 2020

NewsBy Trevor Connell

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Espresso Shots Live

Last Wednesday, John Pringle from The Cottage Coffee House/Sugarbush Productions invited me on to his weekly live internet show “Espresso Shots Live” to talk about What’s on Westport and to share some great conversation. Once we got the technical flubs out of the way (we tested EVERYTHING beforehand, I promise!), we were good to go. John has graciously edited out the first couple of minutes so you don’t have to scroll through the crickets to get to the good stuff. John was kind enough to offer his platform to discuss all good things with What’s on Westport, how the pandemic...