Friends of Sable Island Society is a charitable organization dedicated to the long-term preservation of the island through education & collaboration activities.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined November 2014
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We want to know how #SableIsland inspires you and what you would do on a day-trip there. Open to students who have completed at least one year of post-secondary education. Deadline to apply: 11:59pm Atlantic Time on Friday October 18, 2024. Details at sableislandfriends.ca/sable-…
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#SableIsland #Scholarship 2024 applications due Apr 29, 2024 for Grade 12 students in Nova Scotia. Create a mock news item on a significant event in Sable Island's history. $1,500 for first place, and $500 to a runner up. sableislandfriends.ca/sable-…
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Give a meaningful gift, or achieve your dream of a trip to #SableIslandNPR, or do both! Help us complete a set of #SableIsland lesson plans for Primary to Grade 12. This online auction features two certificates for $2,500USD towards a trip with @AdventureCanada plus original art
#SableIsland Stories: Volume One book launch on Tue Jun 6th at 7pm at the Museum of Natural History (1747 Summer St, Halifax, NS). A collection of articles, short stories, quick facts, poems and art from people of all ages sableislandfriends.ca/sable-… @ParksCanada_NS
Summer job opportunity for a student or graduate between 15-30 years of age! We are hiring a Co-ordinator, Special Events for eight weeks this summer starting June 26, 2023. Apply by Friday June 9. Based in Halifax. More at: sableislandfriends.ca/summer… #SableIsland
October 20-21, 2023 - save these dates for the fifth #SableIsland Conference. Looking for presenters, sponsors and volunteers. Details at sableislandfriends.ca/sable-… Please share! @ParksCanada_NS @imhotepslegacy @AndyFillmoreHFX @LisaLachanceMLA @AcadiaU @DalhousieU @SI_Horses
#SableIsland #Scholarship 2023 applications due Apr 24, 2023 for Grade 12 students in Nova Scotia. Create a timeline of 5-7 key events in Sable Island's cultural history prior to the Humane Establishment. $1,500 for first place, and $500 to a runner up sableislandfriends.ca/schola…
We want to know how #SableIsland inspires you! What would you do on a day-trip to the National Park Reserve? Open to students who have completed at least one year of post-secondary education and are returning to studies this fall. Apply by Wed Sep 28 sableislandfriends.ca/sable-…
Do you like creating Lesson Plans? Apply by 11:59pm on Sunday June 12 if you are between 15-30 years of age with an interest in helping elementary school children learn more about #SableIsland in their classroom (8 week position starting July 4) #SummerJob sableislandfriends.ca/summer…
Apply by 11:59pm on Sunday June 5 if you are a student or graduate between 15-30 years of age with an interest in history who loves to unearth and share stories based on real-life and lived lives (8 week position starting July 4) #SableIsland #SummerJob sableislandfriends.ca/summer…
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So saddened to announce the passing of Aubrey Dauphinee, a #SableIsland elder statesman. Those lucky ones who heard him speak about his experiences there as a teenager in the 1940s will never forget his playful story-telling. Please read our tribute at sableislandfriends.ca/rememb…
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We are offering $2000 in scholarships in 2022 to a Grade 12 student in the Nova Scotia school system for a small project teaching others about #SableIsland. Please share with teachers and students. #scholarship #NovaScotia @ParksCanada sableislandfriends.ca/schola…
A delicious fundraiser with the aptly-named and local Nova Scotian company, @SableShortbread! Order special #SableIsland themed cookies by Dec 1st for delivery the week of Dec 5th. All proceeds support our education programs, specifically targetting youth.
sableislandfriends.ca/cookie…
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Interested in researching and telling stories about the people of #SableIsland? If you or someone you know is a youth between 15-30 years old we have two 8-week paid positions available for the summer of 2021. Apply by June 5th. More at: sableislandfriends.ca/summer…
Calling all current Grade 12 students in Nova Scotia! Check out our scholarship offering for 2021. Write a children's story about #SableIsland - with a moral and between 1500-2000 words. Win $1500 towards your post-secondary education in the fall of 2021. sableislandfriends.ca/schola…
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#SableIsland has a new, young fan from Calgary, Alberta who gave a speech to her classmates about her fascination with this sandbar of horses. Learn more about eight-year-old Amelia and Sable Island at sableislandfriends.ca/a-youn…
Sandy takes amazing pictures of the #SableIsland horses!
Just arrived! Honoured to have 11 wild horse images in the new @CanGeo 2021 calendar 'Wild Horses of Sable Island'. This is the link if you would like one: bit.ly/3kTJajX
#wildhorsesofsableisland #sableislandwildhorses #sableisland #findwildhorsesfindyourself
Check out #SableIsland Stories: Volume One! A collection of articles, blogs, short stories, poems and artwork inspired by this mystical place. All proceeds support our charitable programs including an annual scholarship and bi-annual conference. sableislandfriends.ca/sable-…
Time for a #SableIsland ghost story! After the wreck of the Francis in 1800 all survivors were found murdered. A phantom woman is said to be roaming the Island looking for her severed finger, cut off during the looting of her wedding ring. More stories at cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot…
The final story of 2020 from our summer Archives Transcriber and Story-Teller, Shania Taylor, is about the history of the #SableIsland horses - now protected as a naturalized species. Thank you Shania for your contributions to Sable's fascinating history. sableislandfriends.ca/sable-…
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