The recent announcement that Isle Madame native, former Strait area lawyer and current Nova Scotia Supreme court Justice Arthur Joseph LeBlanc will be Nova Scotia’s next Lieutenant Governor was great news for many reasons.
Last Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Michel Forgeron, widower of Sabine Mirande, married Marie Lejeune, widow of Emile Poirier, on January 7, 1907, witnesses Jean Baptiste Lejeune and Barbe Forgeron
Joseph Muri, son of Remi Muri and Seraphine Mirande, married Almande Babin, daughter of Benjamin Babin...
Every woman I know who has married in the past few years has this in common with the others: once they walked down the aisle and said “I do,” they ditched their maiden names and adopted their husband’s surnames.
We’re...
Sorry folks. I wasn’t able to hit Wonder Woman this week so I’ll have to postpone my commentary. I will get it to you next week.
In the mean time, it’s random thought time. Here we go.
First of all, the...
The season is almost over. Have you had your feed of Atlantic Canada’s best delicacy or are you one of the unfortunate few who have a problem eating shellfish?
The season that began on the first of May on the...
If you’re like me (and beware: if you’re actually taking the time to read a newspaper column, you’re probably a little bit like me), you’re probably worn out from the recent overload of political news and looking for a...
The Strait area received some good news recently as it was announced that the Dundee Resort and Golf Club has new ownership.
On June 1, long-time owner Scott MacAulay passed the keys to new owner Sonny Grewal, who recently relocated...
When my oldest son was at the end of Grade 6, I remember thinking, “Lord, help me. He’ll be off to high school in two years.
At his Grade 8 “graduation” ceremony in June of 2012, there was a slideshow...
In the Mi’kmaw calendar, June is Nipniku’s which translates to “trees fully leafed time.”
Anyone who travels around the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere in early June will notice that there is a substantial difference in the degree of maturity of...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. After his classical studies from 1922 to 1928, he spent three years at agricultural school. Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts and one in agricultural science. In addition, he...