Orchard Valley in the News
How a New Minas church stepped up to help people living in the woods
CBC News story on September 19, 2025 about Orchard Valley, in conjunction with Open Arms, hosting the unhoused who were unable to stay in the woods due to the ban from anyone being in the woods during the drought in the summer of 2025. The story was also on the CBC evening news.
“$2 Million New Minas N.S. Church expansion aims to better serve community”
Orchard Valley worshipers to meet at County Fair Mall while project unfolds. By Kirk Starratt | Posted: April 6, 2022, 11:12 a.m. | Updated: April 6, 2022, 1:50 p.m. | 8 Min Read
“We really want to give back” New Minas church filling cube van with food bank donations
The Fall 2016 Canucopia was featured in the November 2, 2016 edition of the Annapolis Valley Register.
No fixed address: 24 hours homeless in Kings County
This story about the 24 hours that four members of Orchard Valley who spent 24 hours living on the street was published online on July 23, 2014. This Kings County Advertiser/Register story includes with video interviews with the four participants: Susan Cater, Gary Dunfield, Ruth-Anne Stirling and Sue Smith.