A procession of the St. Anne statue and veneration of the relic followed the Sunday afternoon service on the church grounds on the sacred island Mniku. After being forced to cancel the 2020 Mission to St. Anne, thousands returned to Potlotek First Nation and the adjacent island for the five-day mission event that honours the patron saint of the Mi’Kmaq people.

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Dana MacPhail-Touesnard

Freelance journalist/photographer Dana MacPhail–Touesnard, previously a full-time staffer at The Reporter, has a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Journalism degree from St. Thomas University. She is a resident of Richmond County.