I am Yvonne Mary Chibwe born from a family of three.
My parents’ names were Patrick Chibwe and my mother Mildred Sampa. My mother died of malaria when I was four years old. The...
Looking back over the decades and, indeed centuries, it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were or are common in this area.
One of those names that still holds a...
Population Trends
Arichat
1771: 174 residents
1803: 331
1811: 475
1832: 2,000
1901: 1,435
1911: 1,500
Okay. One more election column. Bear with me, we can do
this.
Just as a marathon race often boils down to the
individual legs of the event as opposed to the overall track, a federal
election in...
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and Santa was sighing
As true Christmas spirit appeared to be dying
At this time of year, kindness should have been stronger
Instead, Saint Nick’s “Bad List” grew longer and longer
With 12 months of naughtiness weighing him...
After years of political turmoil, the last thing the
voters of Richmond County need - with a municipal election nearing and a
provincial election in the not-too-distant-future - is more upheaval.
Unfortunately, that is exactly what...
Since this is my first column of the New Year, I figure I might was well tackle as many topics as possible. Here we go.
I stopped drinking after the holidays. (Yay!) Aside from turning my sleep schedule into a...
Although apparently not connected, recent large scale seizures by the RCMP of weapons and ammunition from properties around and near the region are a concern to anyone who values public safety.
On Jan. 18,...
You know that line about how people have the love life they think they deserve? Well, apparently, the US thinks they deserve Donald Trump as their political leader. How did this happen?
Being a political know-nothing and not American, I’m...
Grandique is a French term meaning big ditch or big plank.
According to a 1969 article in the Antigonish Casket by Bishop John Cameron, in the early 1800s, Grandique Ferry was a mission of...