The first meeting for the township of Arichat was held on February 19, 1829.

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 entire island of Cape Breton was classed as one county. Then in 1829 or 1832 four townships, Arichat, Port Hawkesbury, Maitland,…

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Don Boudrot

Don Boudrot is a retired English teacher, currently an author and historian living on Isle Madame.