CANSO: On a cloudy afternoon, the wreaths and flowers
were removed from the Seamen’s Memorial and transported to Whitman’s Wharf by
Lion Dave MacMillan.
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Lion Judy White passes a wreath to local...
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The 1st Port Hawkesbury Scouts ended their year with their annual Kub Kar and Beaver Buggy Rallies at St. Mark’s United Church in Port Hawkesbury.
Each Cub Scout...
Photos by Mary Hankey --
The Scottish Smallpipes were in fine tune when Ian Cameron played a few numbers at the Strait Area Museum, part of the Canso Causeway’s 64th Anniversary celebrations.
PORT FÉLIX: Years of planning and partnerships
culminated in the relocation and creation of a Parks Canada National Historic
Site at Port Félix, on an ideal location granted by landowners, Cecil and
Darlene David/Cashin.
This site, one...
Photos by Mary Hankey --
Barb MacIntyre is shown with her Underground Railroad Quilt at St. David’s Church for the Quilt Show and Sale, hosted by the Ocean Waves Quilt Society and the Strait Area Quilters....
ST. PETER’S: The St. Peter’s Canal marked its 150th
anniversary on August 10, and the event was commemorated by a Parks Canada
celebration at the National Historic Site.
“Richmond County is excited to celebrate 150 years...
CANSO: It was a sunny afternoon on August 11 as a large
crowd gathered at the Seamen’s Memorial for the 43rd annual Provincial Seamen’s
Memorial Service.
MC Lion Ray White welcomed area clergy, politicians and
a large...
Photos by Dana MacPhail-Touesnard --
Jace Tanner enlisted his mother, Kelly Tanner, for a last-minute ride in the L’Ardoise Acadian Festival parade on July 28.
Addyson MacPhail (left), Hayley Bona and...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The 14th annual Celebrating Quilting
at the Causeway Quilt Show and Sale is being held at St. David’s United Church
in Port Hastings from August 9 to 14.
The quilt show, first held in...
POINT TUPPER:
Safety is a way of life at Nova Scotia Power, for those working on power line,
in an office, or at a generating station. Yet safety doesn’t happen of its own
accord — it is the result of...