Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905.
After his classical studies from 1922 to 1928 at the seminary at Trois Riviere, he spent three years at agricultural school at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere. Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts and...
Arichat is the oldest parish in the Diocese of Antigonish. This is the fourth installment recounting its history.
In 1842 Father Jean-Baptiste Maranda continued as pastor for the parish of Isle Madame. In 1844...
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...
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 are excerpts from the Richmond County Record dated...
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and
translated.
Flavien Samson (1900-1965) served as priest in River
Bourgeois from January 18, 1950 until September 1, 1965. During this time, Fr.
Samson set out...
On March 15, 1979, the MV Kurdistan, a tanker sailing under the Liberian flag,
left Point Tupper bound for Sept-Isles, Quebec.
The ship was carrying a heated cargo of oil for the
first time. Weather conditions...
February 5, 1906: Joseph Louis Mury, son of Remi Mury and Géneviève Mirande, married Marie Goyèche, daughter of Eusèbe Goyèche and Louise Boucher, witnesses: Willie Cordeau and Évangeline Goyètche
June 27, 1906: Alexandre W. Chisholm, son of John W. Chisholm...
Thanks to a Facebook post by Dr. Steven DeRoche, the identities of local Spanish Flu victims have been made known. In the following columns, I hope to bring the identities of these victims to a wider audience.
As early as 1824, a functioning school existed in Arichat under the tutelage of John Walsh who instructed 30 to 40 aspiring scholars.
By 1834, the school faced insurmountable financial difficulties, and as a result, the creditors - primarily John...
The 1972 RABA season ended with a three-play-down format, quarter-final, semi-final, and championship rounds.
In one quarter-final best-two-out-of-three round, the Red Caps defeated Little Anse 16-4 and 11-6. The round of River Bourgeois versus Port Hawkesbury went the distance with...