New NSCC Recipients
Congratulations to the Connor Levy and Logan Quinn. They were the two recipients in the Class of 2018 that received the James Mattatall Memorial Award. Check it out here.
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The Sorrowing
Juliana, James’ first cousin, wrote a song for him. She sang it sitting on the bench with her guitar on December 24, 2017 while she was visiting from Germany. She has a lovely deep resonant voice. It was a beautiful … Continue reading
Memoriam 2017
James Philip Mattatall Remembering James, tragically taken from this world, December 17, 2011. The darkness and heaviness of this time of year has descended upon us again. We remember the grace and light that was James’s life. Time does not … Continue reading
Mittens & Memories 2017
UPDATE – Bernadette raised $615 at the market on December 9rd. She still has mittens for sale if you are interested. Let’s help her hit her goal of $1000 for the James Mattatall Memorial Award at NSCC. Email webmaster@jamesmattatall.ca if you want to purchase … Continue reading
Application Deadline: October 19, 2017 5:00pm
Two $1,000 awards are available to full-time students enrolled at Ivany Campus or Kingstec Campus in the Electrical Construction & Industrial Certificate program. This award was established to honour James and to celebrate his life. James lived life to its … Continue reading
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends … Continue reading
In Remembrance of Toby
Toby crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on Monday, September 18, 2017. He was 12 years old. Toby was surrounded by love as he took his last breath. He was the last of the family dogs, being predeceased by Buddy, Blackie … Continue reading
Happy Birthday James
August 9, 2017 – Today would have been James’ 29th birthday. In memory of James on this special day, we have put together a video to one of his favorite songs, Here for a Good Time by George Strait.
Welcome Justin James (JJ) Dobson
On May 19th 2017, at 8:26pm, my wife Jessica and I welcomed our son into the world. It has always been a dream of mine to have a son, and name him Justin after myself. I wanted to raise a … Continue reading
Shipwrecks
An online publication from Reddit featuring the most compelling content from their site, recently republished this piece originally posted four years ago. The beautiful piece of writing was done by a commenter in response to a poster asking for advice on grief. The original … Continue reading