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Liz Yorke was the daughter of Second World War Veteran, Donald Albert Yorke (1913-1969) and school teacher, Madge Avis Winter (Yorke) (1911-2006).

Edward Yorke was a born circa 1790 in Yorke Settlement, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia to Jones Yorke and Susannah (Vickery) Yorke. Edward worked as a farmer. He married Ann Nancy Hatfield on 25 July 1816 in St. Georges Anglican Church, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. They were married by Jeese Lewis, J.P., commissioned to perform marriages according to the rites of the Church of England. Edward and Ann had three children: Mary (Yorke) Newcombe, Elizabeth (Yorke) Smith and Harriet (Yorke) Bentley. Edward passed away circa 1850 in Parrsboro, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

The first meeting of the Truro Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) was held on 17 November 1859 in a school room adjoining the Truro Presbyterian Church. The first president was Dr. A. Forrester, who was also the principal of the Truro Normal College. In the 1860s the originally male-only association was opened to women. In 1873 a lot was purchased and a building was constructed for the association. In 1928 the association went out of business due to lack of support and the building was in desperate need of repairs. The building was then taken over by the national body and from 1940-1945 was used for war-time related activities and in 1947 was demolished. In 1956 the defunct Truro Y.M.C.A inherited thirteen thousand dollars from the estate of Emmaline A. Harrison. In 1979 these funds were turned over to the Colchester Y.M.C.A and the Truro Y.M.C.A was officially dissolved.

James Yeo (1790-1868) was a was a Cornish-born shipbuilder, merchant, farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. James established a shipbuilding business in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island. James had three sons: William Yeo (1813-1873), James (1827-1903) and John (1834-1924). James and John worked with the family shipbuilding business. John and James built over 200 vessesls in their time. William, from Appledore, was also known as "Black Ram" and lived in England.

The Year 2000 Project Office was created in response to the "Y2K problem" which resulted from the widespread practise in information technology systems of representing year dates by their last two digits, with the century implied. The fear was that when those systems use dates after 1999, they might be confused with dates 100 years earlier, resulting in serious errors or systems failures. The role of the Year 2000 Project Office was to oversee and facilitate Year 2000 operability of critical business functions within the Halifax Regional Municipality, as well as promoting awareness about and identifying vulnerabilities of potential Year 2000 problems. This included inventory of equipment and personnel, triage, assessment of business units and facilities for disaster preparedness, testing, remediation, and contingency planning for HRM.

The Yates Photographic Studio was founded at Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia circa 1906 by Paul Yates. Yates was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1863. He began working in the U.S. as a commercial photographer. During this period he married Dorothy Sailer, a widow, who had one son, William. The couple had one son together, Paul Yates Jr. In 1908 Yates began a studio in Digby, called 'The Little Art Gallery.' He continued to operate both studios until the Annapolis shop was destroyed by fire in March 1921. Then he continued to work in the Digby studio, which provided a variety of services. Yates took portraits on location and at the studio, scenic photos and he offered the use of the studio dark room to amateurs. He also offered free instruction. For a time the studio also served as a shop for sheet music, instruments and music books. Yates was closely involved in the music community of the area. Yates' photographs were sold through local hotels in the form of post cards. The Studio employed several assistants. They included Edna McMorgan, Edith James, Jeannette Yates, Gordon Mounty, Eldred Thibbidao and William Sailer. Yates' wife Dorothy died in the 1920s and in remarried Jeannette W. Van Tasselll, who had been an assistant in the Digby studio. Yates died in 1946 and his wife Jeannette continued to operate the studio until circa 1968 and she closed to Digby studio.

The Yarmouth Royal Store Limited was purchased from Mr. Robert F. Guest in 1935 by George Killam, Samuel Williamson, George Kenney, Stan O'Brien, and Todd Creighton. These five individuals were well-known Yarmouth businessmen and were known as the 'Big 5' within the local business community. By 1935 the business owners included: Mr. George Killam, Dr. Samuel W. Williamson, Mr. C. Wilmont Dean, Mr. George W. Kennedy and Mr. Clyde E. Nickerson. Mr. Killam owned Killam Brothers, Mr. Dean and Mr. Kenney were both part owners in the Grand Hotel, Mr. Nickerson later owned the Yarmouth Wool Shoppe and Dr. Williamson was a well-known medical practitioner. Mr. Dean originally had worked for a Saint John company that dealt with the Royal Store; he was hired as manager and later got the opportunity to purchase shares. When the store was purchased in 1935 it contained only eight departments. The store's product line included department store and grocery items. The new owners continued to expand and by 1960 the street address of the store included 310, 326, 328, 330 and 332 Main Street. The main store building was located on the corner of Main and Central Streets in a ca.1856 brick building which was the first brick commercial building to be built in Yarmouth. In 1970 the store was sold to Stedmans Department Store.