I have been told that Bras d’Or cod (Mi’kmaq: peju) are
“wormy.” The Mi’kmaw term for worm is “weti” but there isn’t a term that is
specific for the cod parasitic worm.
I know exactly what...
Sometimes illnesses need to present themselves for us to appreciate being well.
Most of us apply being ill to our personal levels of wellness; I disagree because I believe it extends to all that...
In 1974 there were nine teams in two divisions in the Richmond Amateur Baseball Association (RABA). The final league standings were as follows:
Mainland
St. Peter’s Royals 17-5
Port Hawkesbury 16-6
River Bourgeois 12-10
Louisdale 10-12
Island
Arichat Triple A’s 15-9
Little Anse Golden Hawks 14-10
Petit de...
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and
translated.
The Priests of River Bourgeois
Father Joseph Marinelli (September 23, 1965 to June 27,
1973) was from Glace Bay, near...
There’s an air of familiarity to the Hawkesbury Room, located on the downstairs level of the Maritime Inn on Reeves Street, as we head into the final six hours of St. Patrick’s Day 2017.
It’s partly because I’ve been here...
Although this region has worked to get involved in greener, more sustainable forms of energy – like wind and solar – it appears that green hydrogen and ammonia also offer great promise.
Port Hawkesbury...
There are many opportunities to create a growing, thriving, and sustainable forest economy in Nova Scotia. To be able to capitalize on these opportunities, we need to quickly move to support the larger forestry supply chain.
In 1897 Bertram Bourinot began the Richmond County Record, a periodical that lasted for almost 80 years. Marshall Bourinot worked with his father and continued the paper into the 1970s. The following excerpts are taken from the Richmond County...
One local wind project was selected and another was rejected to take part in a power purchase agreement with Nova Scotia Power (NSP).
In a press release issued on Aug. 17, CustomerFirst Renewables (CFR),...
Another reason to be optimistic in the economy of the Strait area comes from a trio of companies with exciting plans for the future.
The former Minacs Call Centre building in Port Hawkesbury could soon become the site of an...