In the Mi’kmaw calendar, June is Nipniku’s which translates to “Trees Fully Leafed Time.”
Among the species in the biosphere that are leafing out are the ash trees (in Mi’kmaw: wisqoq). Ash trees provide the usual tree services such as...
As was the case with the Meghan Trainor concert in September, 2016, the Strait area has once again proven itself more than capable of hosting large scale events.
On May 30, over 2,300 people gathered at the Port Hawkesbury Airport...
As promised, I’m going to continue my account of my recent family vacation to Florida.
Our first stop was Seaworld Orlando. The resort itself was pretty nice, and there were some neat attractions and exhibits. There were intermittent downpours all...
It is 1935, Main Street Arichat, and we are nearing “Godfrey’s Lane” passing a vacant area known as Cutler’s Field.
It was not until the 1940s and 50s that the field bore two homes, that of Raymond Boucher and that...
It’s an old cliché: “A stranger’s just a friend you haven’t met.”
Well, it WAS an old cliché, anyway – before Cathy and I made our first trip to St. John’s.
It was already a special occasion because neither of us...
The Bras d’Or Lake is often referred to as one lake when, in fact, it has have several smaller bays and basins and one large portion, as well as a smaller one.
The two larger sections of the Bras d’Or...
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) deserves criticism for its inability to repair the Lennox Passage Lift Bridge before the start of the boating season.
Recently, Lennox Passage Yacht Club commodore Teddy Poirier said he was told by...
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated.
Priests of River Bourgeois
Joseph-Henri-Louis de Gonzague Chouinard (1875-1959) served as priest from October 1, 1904-December 1, 1909.
He left Nova Scotia, once and for all, and returned to...
Dear Mr. Harper:
Oh, wait, I’m sorry. You’re not Prime Minister anymore, so there’s no need to persist with these needless formalities. Let’s try again. Pretend you’re wearing a cardigan by the fireside for one of your “folksy” campaign commercials,...
Now approaching 40 years as a healthcare facility, the Strait-Richmond Hospital needs work.
During a meeting of the Richmond County Seniors’ Council on May 11 at the Riverdale Community Centre, Strait-Richmond Hospital facility manager Kathy Chisholm told the group that...