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Molly Oliver was a Nova Scotia rock band formed in 1976. The band's origins began after Bruce Wheaton (vocals/guitars) and Carson Richards (bass/vocals) had left Everyday People a year earlier. They formed the band with former Pepper Tree members Tim Garagan (drums/vocals) and Bob Quinn (keyboards/vocals).

According to the first album sleeve, the band's name was inspired from Molly Reed, a madame who came to Halifax in 1798 from England. While here she married an English sea captain by the name of Charles Oliver and set sail with him. Following his death during the War of 1812 she took command of his ship and raided and looted the Eastern Seaboard, known as the pirate, "Molly Oliver." The story is fictitious, however, and "Molly" and "Oliver" were actually two cocker spaniels that lived near the band's practice house in Purcell's Cove, Nova Scotia

The band had barely begun touring when Ken (Dutch) Schultz replaced Garagan and Tony Quinn (no relation to Bob), formerly of Moon Minglewood and The Universal Power, was added as a second guitarist. Bob Quinn was soon replaced by Mike Leggat. This lineup released a pair of independent singles, the Wheaton had penned called "Straight To My Head," backed by Tony Quinn's "Rainbow Woman." Shortly after its release, Quinn left and was replaced by new guitarist Larry Maillet.

The band signed a deal with London Records. Their revolving door policy continued while cutting tracks in Morin Heights, Quebec. Schultz left in the middle of the sessions and was replaced by Ian MacMillan. Their eponymous debut hit the shelves in the summer of 1978, polished and with a flare, with Wheaton acting as chief songwriter. "Greet Your Neighbour" became the band's first single and got some airplay across the country, backed with "Living A Dream." Other notable tracks from the album included the other singles "You Didn't Listen To Me" and "Somebody New In My Eyes," and a cover of Crosby Still Nash & Young's "Carry On."

But troubles were abrew back at London Records headquarters, and the label closed its doors. The band continued on the circuit for a couple of years while searching out a new deal. The revolving door continued to spin, and when they went back to Le Studio in Morin Heights in '81 the lineup was Wheaton, Richards, Shultz, Leggat and Maillet. But before the recordings were done, Scultz was replaced by Terry Hopkins on drums and Richards had bowed out of the group, replaced by new bassist Bo Hanson. Paul Northfield, whose credentials included the likes of Rush and The Bee Gees was hired to lend a hand to Wheaton with production. They came out with a self-titled 4-track independent EP, released the following spring. Along with a rehashing of "Greet Your Neighbour," it contained the lead-off track "Apology." The song was released as a single and received extensive airplay in the Maritimes. The relative success of the song landed them a set of opening gigs for The Beach Boys across eastern Canada. But by then Peter Jackson had replaced Leggat on keyboards, and he himself was out shortly after, replaced by Don Rodgers by 1984.

The band carried on a for a few more years, with more personnel coming and going. Neil Robertson was the new drummer and Mike Gaudet and then Ian MacDougall was the new bassist. In 1987 Wheaton's song "Keep On Giving," about Africans' continuing need for aid debuted when he and 60 other musicians held a benefit show in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. All door proceeds went to the Red Cross.

The band finally packed it in while everyone went on to there own individual projects. Wheaton, Molly Oliver's co-founder would start up his own home studio and enjoy a modestly successful solo career. He reunited with with Maillet and Gaudet in 1999 for a series of benefit concerts, adding Andre Leblanc on keyboards and drummer Doug MacKay and various versions of the group still get together for the on-again, off-again dates. The '78 debut was remastered and re-released in 2003 as MOLLY OLIVER IN THE STUDIO, along with four bonus tracks - "Apology" and "Go Back Home" from the '83 EP, the previously unreleased "Open Up" and "Straight In My Head," the band's first independent single.

Movement for Citizens’ Voice and Action (MOVE) was a coalition of community groups in the Halifax-Dartmouth area established to enable community groups to access resources previously difficult to obtain. The agenda of the MOVE coalition focused primarily on social issues ranging from unemployment, poverty, affordable housing, women’s rights, civil rights, welfare rights, to urban planning and development, transportation, education and environmental issues.

In February 1970 the Nova Scotia Voluntary Economic Planning Board conducted an Urban Encounter week in the Halifax area to allow citizens to express their ideas, observations, frustrations and criticisms. As a result, a group of citizens concerned with the lack of participation in the regional planning process formed the Citizens’ Involvement Committee in order to involve as many voluntary associations as possible in the development of an active group within the Halifax-Dartmouth regional community. At a three-day conference held in Kentville, Nova Scotia, in February 1971, it was agreed to establish a citizens’ group coalition under the name “Citizens Inc.” In June it became “Movement for Citizens Voice and Action” to facilitate incorporation.

MOVE assumed full organizational status with the election of a Board of Directors. By the end of 1971, MOVE received a Local Initiatives Programme grant for $61,000, which enabled the organization to rent central office facilities, hire and organize staff for coalition member groups. MOVE’s objectives were to develop and strengthen the ability of people and groups in the region to identify needs and issues and to organize people to take informed and effective action; to serve as a mechanism within which community groups from different geographical, issue, and need areas could meet and exchange information and possibly form issue-centered coalitions; provide resources that included information made available through their library while also providing staff, printing services, monies, and mediation to municipal, provincial, and federal government departments.

Throughout the 1970s, MOVE obtained and maintained an average of about 35 group members (some groups withdrew while newer groups were added). Some of their most involved groups included the Ecology Action Centre, Dalhousie Legal Aid, Halifax Welfare Rights, and Ward Five Resource Council. MOVE also established representation with groups such as the Municipal Development Planning Committee (MDPC), Metropolitan Area Planning Committee (MAPC), the Halifax Downtown Committee and Neighbourhood Housing Association (NHA).

Some of MOVE’s most notable achievements include: co-ordinating interested groups and individuals in presenting a proposal for a Planning Advisory Committee to be established in Halifax; organizing the Canadian Council of Resources and Environment Ministers Conference in Nova Scotia and participating in the Nova Scotia delegation to the national conference; promoting public hearings on Harbour Drive North; co-ordinating submissions to a regional version of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment; establishing a Dartmouth Cable-TV program on community affairs; and sponsoring a public forum on the Halifax Transit strike. Most importantly, MOVE played an integral role in the dissemination of prominent local issues to the public as the organization received an abundance of media coverage throughout the 1970s and produced many controversial publications.

Towards the end of the 1970s, MOVE started facing financial difficulties. The core of MOVE's funding had been provided by the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs, which was cut. As a result, MOVE eventually shut down their facility and sold off their office equipment. The organization's last recorded activity was a final meeting in 1982 after nearly three years of inactivity.

Registered in 1978 as Mulgrave Road Co-operative Theatre, the company's origins date back to 1976, with the creation of "The Mulgrave Road Show," co-written and performed by Robbie O’Neill, Michael Fahey, Gay Hauser and Wendell Smith. The play explored the issues faced by a community in decline. Mulgrave, located on the eastern shore of Nova Scotia across from Cape Breton Island, had experienced a sustained recession after the 1954 construction of the Canso Causeway.

Mulgrave Road Theatre has a mandate to develop, produce and promote a theatrical experience that resonates with Atlantic Canadians. The company has made a significant contribution to the growth of Canadian theatre and the development of Atlantic Canadian artists, having produced dozens of original scripts, many of which have been performed on stages across the country and beyond

MRT also plays a leading role in ground-breaking community development projects; using theatre as a medium to address critical social issues that affect the region. MRT is committed to equity and inclusion throughout its organization and demonstrates this in its programming, outreach, and people.

Mulgrave productions are developed through commissions, playwrights-in-residence, on-site and distance dramaturgy, and work-shopping. In the beginning, scripts were largely collective creations, such as "Business of Living," which was written by 18 Atlantic playwrights. Other notable productions included "I’m Assuming I’m Right" (Frank MacDonald), "From Fogarty’s Cove" (Ric Knowles), "Battle Fatigue" (Jenny Munday), "Marion Bridge" (Daniel MacIvor), and "Caribou" (Michael Melski). Two or three productions are mounted each year. In addition to its touring company, Mulgrave offers a youth program called ROADies.

Mulgrave Road Theatre has a governing board made up of professionals and community members. It is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, the Nova Scotia Theatre Alliance, and Arts Cape Breton.