The book Acadian Lives consists of interviews with Cape Breton Acadians and was collected and edited by Ronald Kaplan, with Rosie Aucoin Grace. The book was published in 2004 and at the time of the interview, Joseph D. Samson...
The Cabot
Links golf course in Inverness is truly a success story and one we
are proud to share with Canada and the world.
It is easy to see many elected officials are supportive
of continued investment...
This week, two disclaimers: I’m a regular contributor
to CBC Radio One
here in Cape Breton; and I own 29 of the 30 volumes of Don Cherry’s Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Hockey.
They were all Christmas...
We are writing to express our deep concern with the reduction of hours for librarians within the Strait regional centre for education.
Based on the findings of both the Glaze Report and the Report on Inclusive Education, the hours of...
As much as I’m happy to see September arrive, part of me hates to leave August behind.
That’s likely because the month of August is responsible for some of the most life-changing, transformative, growth-building and heart-filling moments I’ve ever had....
Consumers
- starting with the young, elderly and the handicapped population - are feeling
the pinch at the gas pumps.
The high price of gasoline, along with the closing of full service
gas bars at some of...
Editor’s note: Due to a production error, the “Repeating history” column that was scheduled to appear in the February 15 edition was not published. Below is the version of the column which was supposed to appear in last week’s...
The community of Arichat, and the entirety of Isle Madame, received very good news recently.
On February 26, Richmond Municipal Council confirmed it is proceeding with a long-awaited sidewalk project for the village of Arichat.
During the regular monthly council meeting,...
What causes a person to put on a hard hat, some old clothes, and crawl and grope around in the large cavities and tight passages of a natural underground cave?
It is a question that is sometimes hard to answer....
I’m here on January 17, on Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island) and looking at my very accurate outdoor thermometer that says it is 11 degrees Celsius with no snow to speak of except for sparsely scattered blobs.