In studying the history of a village, town or county it is those individuals who had an impact on the life of their time who receive the recognition – and rightfully so.
Successful entrepreneurs...
The fact that the moderate livelihood fishery in St. Peter’s Bay has been, so far, peaceful and uninterrupted, is very encouraging given recent events.
Last month, hundreds of Mi’kmaq from across the province gathered...
Inverness County Cares (ICC) works in partnership with Chalice Canada, an international aid organization based in Halifax, to support the two schools under the name of the Kawambwa Project.
The schools, St. Mary and...
What can happen in seven minutes? Can a life change? Can many lives change? Will the seven minutes alter or eliminate your existence?
In Chantel Moore’s case, in seven minutes, her life ended tragically....
The efforts of a local group in amassing data about immigrants to Cape Breton will be invaluable in helping increase the numbers of newcomers to the region.
In the past four years, approximately 200...
It is an absolutely distressing statistic that in 2019 Cape Breton Island (CBI) again nearly tripled the national average on consumer bankruptcy and accompanying consumer insolvency are more than double. Nationally, in 2018 and 2019, Canadian consumers...
A smart meter was put on my house on 2014 and we have seen a constant increase in our bills.
Our house was mostly empty two-years-ago during the winter and the bill was about...
As early as 1824 a functioning school existed in Arichat. By 1834, the school faced insurmountable financial difficulties and as a result, the creditors, primarily John Tyrrell, a prominent Arichat merchant, foreclosed on the property, but, instead...
The history of municipal government in Richmond County does not necessarily begin in 1879 when the county was incorporated.
Pre-1820, committees were convened each spring and fall to provide local government. In 1820, the...
The food supply chain was tested earlier this year during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but recent developments might help strengthen that link to local communities.
Last month the federal government announced...