Imagine the main street of Arichat in 1935. Currently, at the intersection of Conney’s (Delaney) Lane and the main road stand a former store and the old municipal building.
In 1935 the store was that of “Little” Joe Samson, and...
It’s Arichat back in 1935 and we’re travelling east
toward Petit de Grat. The last home encountered was that of Bennie and Jennie
(Richard) Marchand, later owned by Newman Skinner.
The house next door was that...
It’s Arichat in 1935 and we’re at the store of John
LeBrun Sr.
The LeBrun family has a proud mercantile history in the
community. John LeBrun came to Arichat from Brittany in France in the latter
half...
It’s minus-12 outside, with a wind chill factor of minus-20.
I’m pulling into the parking lot just outside Immaculata Hall, located in the building that also houses StFX’s long-running Mount Saint Bernard College, known on the Antigonish campus as “The...
I’m something of a campsite aficionado, or, if you like, a snob. Upon arrival my judgy eyes scan the facilities, the placement of playgrounds, the space between sites, the design of the cast iron campfire and the...
With the votes cast and ballots counted, the unofficial numbers of the May 30 provincial election provided by Elections Nova Scotia have many stories to tell.
Without a doubt, the biggest story of the night was the ouster of veteran...
A slight change to the way lobster licences can be transferred wouldn’t take much time, or effort, and time is of the essence since many of these licence holders are getting older.
Former provincial...
Let’s take a short walk along the beach northward to what is known as the Pondville Beach Road.
As of 1935 the first homestead, behind the pond and along the lane, was that of...
My new friend Andy seemed to need a little convincing.
This was his first time at Swim The Canal, after all. He was visiting his parents in Richmond County, with his wife and eight-year-old son from the Dusseldorf-Cologne area of...
A determined group of Nova Scotia taxpayers is working to hold municipal officials and staff accountable for how they are spending, and in some cases covering up their spending, of our tax dollars.
Although we have a Municipal Government Act,...