As if the lessons alone from the Hadhad family of
Antigonish are not proof enough of the social and economic benefits from
immigration, along come two businesses in Port Hawkesbury to drive the point
home further.
On...
By: Yvonne Fox
How many of us do you think would be living here 65 years later had the Canso Causeway and Canal not been constructed?
Here at the Strait...
I felt compelled to pen this letter regarding the new St. Peter’s Artisan Market after discovering that at least two of our community craftspeople were refused the option to display their work.
I fully understand the market board does not...
While it has not been perfect, nor should it be expected to attain perfection, the response to the rise in COVID-19 cases has been appropriate.
For the past two weeks, daily cases counts have...
In 1935, the area from the main highway running east on Rocky Bay Road contained seven homesteads:
The first belonged to Peter Paon (1875-1942), who married Mary Fougere in 1897 (1872-1971) and had Amedee...
For the past week, I have felt personally violated by
our Liberal government, when news leaked that the federal government is intent
on investing $18 million of taxpayers’ money in a new airport in Inverness to
accommodate and patronize Cabot
Links.
The spectacular and beloved Chimney Corner Beach is about to be sold to private interests.
This beach is unique, not only as the most beautiful in Western Cape Breton, but also as the only...
We all recognize that welcoming communities are good for everyone; they’re good for current residents, they’re good for newcomers, and they’re good for our future.
When people feel welcomed by the community they live...
Arichat 1935: Now it is time to backtrack once more to
finish the north side of the lower road.
We had left off at Johnny Jean’s. The lane adjacent to
the Jean home was known then,...
Much of the landforms of Cape Breton are made up of hard resistant plateaus such as those of Northern Cape Breton.
The edges are steep and drop abruptly to the sea or to deep river valleys and ravines. Many of...