LORNE, PICTOU COUNTY: Two months after his passing, the family and friends of Retired Sergeant Tyson Matthew Bowen are working to keep his vision alive.
Bowen, of Lorne, Pictou County, passed away at the...
ANTIGONISH: Renowned educator, researcher and writer Dr. George Sefa Dei said affirming Blackness is a celebration of people and by extension, a response to anti-Blackness, during a recent lecture which wrapped up African Heritage Month.
Considered by many as one...
ANTIGONISH: After a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seventh annual Helping the Helpers Awareness Education Day for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is scheduled for Sept. 11 at StFX.
The day is...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Rather than immediately being connected by Veterans Affairs with a psychiatrist or psychotherapist in Nova Scotia after his release from Ste. Anne’s Hospital, retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond searched for help on his own.
STRAIT AREA: Political leaders from across the country and province are reacting to the news of Alexa McDonough’s passing.
McDonough died on Jan. 15 in Halifax at the age of 77.
ST. PETER’S: The Kitchen Rackets Summer Jam series, a weekly jam session in St. Peter’s is gearing up for a few more jam sessions before breaking until Celtic Colours.
The jam is held each...
MONASTERY: Mi’kmaq songwriter George Paul’s most famous
spiritual song has been given a local reprise by a group of elementary
students.
“He is a very inspirational man and we believe his
legacy should carry on,” Buffy MacNeil,...
HALIFAX: Cst. Heidi Stevenson, a former Antigonish native and the RCMP officer who was killed in the line of duty during Nova Scotia’s mass shooting on April 19, has received a national award posthumously from MADD Canada.
PORT
HAWKESBURY: A community leader greatly respected for helping families through
end-of-life situations has left this world far too early.
“He
was someone who cared about people, and I don’t know if you can say something
that’s...
D’ESCOUSSE: Award-winning author, environmental activist and long-time local volunteer Silver Donald Cameron passed away on June 1 at the age of 82.
An Order of Canada, Queen’s Jubilee Medal and Order of Nova Scotia...