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CTV News
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- Entertainment
- CTV News
N.S. wordworker's handcrafted guitar hits the stage with Nickelback
Arnold London from Mahone Bay, N.S., has spent more than five decades carving out a life in wood. 'I studied in the 70s, the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design had a department, and they offered a course in musical instrument design and construction, and I took that,' London said. Last week, one of his handcrafted guitars made it to the big stage with Canadian rock band Nickelback. The master luthier built a custom guitar for Ryan Peake, Nickelback's guitarist, who played it in front of thousands of fans during the band's recent show in Halifax. 'Yeah, I know it's a pretty large feather in my cap and 50 years of making,' said London. Guitar Arnold London's guitar hit the stage at Nickelback's concert in Halifax. (Source: Rob Wilk) London first fell in love with the craft in Grade 7 shop class. He went on to run sawmills and a retail lumber business for more than 40 years before turning his full attention to guitar building in retirement – a passion project since 1978. 'I love the way they look. I love the way they sound. And I love putting different woods together to get different sounds,' said London. Each guitar is a one-of-a-kind creation, taking about 200 hours to build by hand. London uses local woods sourced across the Maritimes – everything from red spruce and rock maple to black locust and tamarack. Some pieces even have stories of their own, like recent guitars built from wood pulled from Oak Island's famed Money Pit. 'The wood I use for those guitars comes up from underground, some of it over 100 feet,' said London. 'If you can build a guitar out of a piece of wood that has meaning for somebody, it's well worth keeping as an heirloom.'
CBC
2 hours ago
- General
- CBC
Fin spotted close to Nova Scotia beach forces swimmers out of water
Swimmers at a busy Nova Scotia beach were forced out of the water for two hours Wednesday after a fin was spotted offshore. The director of the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service says a fin — possibly of a shark — was spotted in the swimmers' area of Queensland Beach, about 50 kilometres west of Halifax. Paul D'Eon said the lifeguard service has no way to confirm there was a shark, but said when a fin is spotted close to a beach, the policy is to order swimmers out of the water. The veteran lifeguard manager said the potential shark sighting was the first this season at any of the province's 21 ocean beaches, where lifeguards have been on duty for the past five days. D'Eon said that last year there were three or four sightings of fins over the summer. The director said that in his 51-year career, there's never been a shark attack at one of the beaches while lifeguards were on duty.
CTV News
2 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Halifax waterfront kiosk serves up African Nova Scotian food and facts
A brand-new food spot on the Halifax Waterfront gives customers a taste of African Nova Scotian culture, with a side of its history. Dean Lucas, the owner of Freedom, says the concept of his business started after he noticed African Nova Scotian culture wasn't being represented through the waterfront's current cuisine options. He also observed that some residents and tourists had a lack of knowledge about its history. 'I sort of started to talk with them to find out if they knew anything about African Nova Scotian history and like where we come from and the importance of that point I thought, I need to kind of do something, maybe create a business,' says Lucas. Since his kiosk debuted on Canada Day, Lucas says its garnered positive feedback. 'It's been awesome. People that come in, they love the food. They love the whole concept. I had a lady come from South Africa the other day, and she said her friend told her to stop in here,' he says. The business hopes their dusted lemon pepper wings and East Coast deep fried pepperoni, will tempt nostalgic taste buds and promote African Nova Scotian products. 'You're teaching people about your culture, your history and just giving them a good time…you're not selling food- you're selling the experience and the history. It's all genuine pieces from African Nova Scotian artists,' says employee, Braedyn Provo. Lucas says the name of the business was inspired by both his family, and his high hopes for the community. 'I'd love to see our communities be free, where they can build their own economies and have gas stations, stores, restaurants, have tours coming through Kevin's bus, so they don't need to rely anymore,' he says. The business will continue serving up food and facts until October. Freedom Freedom, African Nova Scotian cuisine on the Halifax waterfront. (CTV Atlantic/ Vanessa Wright) For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
3 hours ago
- Climate
- CTV News
‘We need these items': Non-profit groups ask public for sunscreen and hat donations
Staying cool and safe in the heat can be a challenge for some, with necessities like sunscreen, hats and reusable water bottles out of reach. Some non-profit groups in Halifax are stepping up and asking the public to donate summer necessities to help those in need. The BGC Greater Halifax Clubs serves around 400 children a week across their four locations in the summer, and a lot of their activities are run outside. 'Swimming, canoeing, all the nine yards. We love being outside, anything we can do outside we love to do that type of programming,' says Tyrell Johnson, BGC Greater Halifax Clubs Program Coordinator. Some kids forget their sunscreen or hats at home, while others just don't have these items. Regardless of the situation, with the amount of time spent outdoors, the non-profit ensures all the kids at their camps have these essentials. 'Sun safety is a big part of what we do in order to make sure every child has sunscreen, has water bottles, and hats. Sometimes we do need extra to make sure they stay sun safe throughout the week and the entire summer,' adds Johnson. Their summer camp began this week and they have already gone through a number of hats, water bottles and sunscreen bottles, giving them out whenever needed. With seven more weeks of camp, the team says they expect to give out hundreds. 'We need these items every summer, as you can imagine, we go through these items a lot with new faces each day, each week, things are changing a lot,' says Johnson. For those able to donate, the team asks that people drop the items off at their location. If the contribution is financial, it can be done on their website. Out of the Cold Community Association Out of the Cold Community Association is pictured on July 2, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Emma Convey) Out of the Cold Community Association, which these days is worried about the heat, is also asking for public donations. The group provides supportive housing to 63 adults and is calling on Maritimers to help to protect their clients from the heat. The executive director of Out of the Cold Community Association, Michelle Malette, stresses the importance of sunscreen as many of their clients spend much of their day outdoors. 'Sunscreen is really important and is something that is pretty unaffordable for us, and I think for a lot of folks. We have been struggling to get that for our folks,' says Malette. Malette's team gives out hygiene bags to their clients, but sunscreen is one item they've been short on this summer. 'We haven't been able to give out a lot of sunscreen this year, we have some that expired from last year. We have been asking the community for some,' says Malette. They are also asking for water bottles, the wide mouth ones are preferred and ones that are reusable and washable. 'When our folks are out and about they have less access to a lot of things that other folks in the community do so it is really important and substance users and folks that use alcohol, they are more susceptible to the heat for sure,' says Malette. Reusable water bottles are a huge help because clients can refill them at the Out of the Cold housing spaces. 'A lot of our folks don't always see the value in themselves so they don't always see the value in those things that are needed for self care,' adds Malette. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
3 hours ago
- CTV News
Gun, drugs seized from man who fell asleep at the wheel: Halifax police
A 21-year-old is facing 17 charges after Halifax police allegedly seized a handgun and drugs from a man who was found asleep at the wheel. Halifax Regional Police officers saw a vehicle back into an unoccupied vehicle in the 180 block of Evans Avenue around 1 a.m. on June 26. When they approached the vehicle, police say the driver appeared to be asleep. The officers woke the man and tried to arrest him for impaired driving. However, police say he resisted and tried to flee on foot, but was quickly apprehended. Investigators allegedly found a handgun, a quantity of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Killan Allen-Dimock is facing the following charges: seven counts of firearms-related offences operation of a conveyance while impaired four counts of drug-related offences resist arrest bail violations three counts of breach of probation order Dimock appeared in Halifax provincial court on June 26. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
