In the past few weeks, the Government of Canada has
announced or confirmed a dizzying amount of funding for new or existing
programs and infrastructure affecting residents of the Strait area.
Three weeks ago, the feds...
We all know someone impacted by a chronic illness such as COPD, diabetes, obesity or arthritis.
Often this means repeated trips to the doctor’s office, emergency room or, worst case, nights in the hospital.
As a province, we are already spending...
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA), in partnership with Merck Animal Health, kicked off its eighth National Tick Awareness Month (NTAM) on March 1, reminding us that we have all the tools we need to outsmart ticks;...
We live in an age of mass media options and increasingly more choices regarding where we can obtain information.
Unfortunately, all that is distributed for our perusal is sometimes missing and pertinent data is...
Charles-Pierre Martel (1828-1891) served River Bourgeois from November 18, 1877 to August 19, 1888.
His first entry in the parish register was dated November 18, 1877. He was in charge of the parish for almost 11 years.
Charles-Pierre Martel was born...
Although new cases of COVID-19 continue to be recorded daily in Nova Scotia, and some cases have even cropped up in the Eastern Zone, local and provincial numbers are low enough to allow all municipal councils in...
I’ve worked several newsrooms in my time, always at
small rural papers and always as the only man on staff. As a consequence, I
became the de facto sports reporter, expected to assemble an entire section of
the paper with...
Recently my wife Betty and I were relaxing with our glasses of wine while patiently waiting for the full moon’s lunar glow to peek from behind the clouds.
During our hour of observation, two cars drove past our home. I...
January 30, 1900: Theophile Boudrot, son of Desire
Boudrot and the late Virginia Josse, married Marie Barbe LeBlanc, daughter of
Paul LeBlanc and the late Sophie LeBlanc, witnesses Bertie Boudrot and Harriet
Anne Meunier
February 5, 1900:...
Inverness County Cares (ICC), a local charitable
society, was formed in 2012 with the goal of providing for underprivileged
children in the Third World.
In their most recent project, ICC will continue to work
with Chalice, an...