If what we eat is tasty, fragrant, packaged and readily available, what is not to like? Sadly much of what we eat has been affected by food processing, corporate marketing and nutritional adjustments. Humans...
It remains to be seen whether the province made the right choice with new employment service providers to replace Island Employment. Provincial spokesperson Monica MacLean told The Reporter that YMCA Cape Breton will serve...
An ability I work to maintain is to be able to walk and to do so whenever it suits me. A brisk walk, regardless of its distance, offers much for its participants. Walking, in...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. He wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated. The fishery: Drying When the captain or master of the...
Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to federal fisheries minister Joyce Murray. Dear Minister Murray, Fifty years ago, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) introduced the “Moonlighter Policy”...
A recent decision by the provincial government to allocate regional offices should be revisited at some point. On Jan. 17, the province announced the establishment of new African Nova Scotian Affairs (ANSA) regional offices...
There are concerns within the Village of St. Peter’s, at the intersection of Grenville and Pepperell Streets is unsafe, and is a discomfort for all motorists. While experiencing a long waiting time at the...
Looking back over the decades, and indeed centuries, it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were common in this area. One of those names that no longer holds a place here is Sullivan.
The old site of St. Peter’s, on St. Peter’s Bay to the east of the canal in Cape Breton, would first feel the influence of European fisher folk and traders many centuries ago. Portuguese...
The province’s decision to control the reporting of certain COVID-19 numbers could prove damaging for the new government, as well as efforts to effectively deal with the virus. Just before the holidays, the province...




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