With Nova Scotia under a state of emergency due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the provincial government has prohibited gatherings larger than five people.
That restriction encompasses all events, including parties, weddings and funerals. As a result, Susan Moores was one of only four people who could be at her father’s funeral in Yarmouth, N.S.
Her two brothers and many other family members and friends were unable to attend due to the pandemic. “Certainly, it was not the situation we wanted to be in,” said Moores. “I mean, as everyone knows, these are complicated times.” Her father, George A.
Snow, spent his entire life in Port Maitland, N.S., as a lobster fisherman. He also served as MLA for the Yarmouth area for more than a decade. “