A funny thing happened on the way to Round Two of the ugly brawl between the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) and the provincial Department of Education: Somebody blinked.
Well, perhaps there was blinking on all sides. I suspect neither...
Who is to blame for what befell
Acadians in “Le Grand Derangement” of 1755: the heartlessness and stubbornness
of Charles Lawrence; the pressure applied by the New England colonies to secure
the region; the failure of British authorities to adequately...
Our flight takes us down the valley of the South West Margaree River.
At Margaree Forks, the North East Margaree River joins in and we turn slightly westward, following the combined Margaree Rivers. We fly over the “Big Intervale” past...
Around the time of the American War of Independence there were those who maintained their loyalty to Great Britain and did not support a violent revolution. These “Tories” also referred to as Loyalists found themselves in a...
My name is Danielle Duggan, I am a resident of Antigonish, a parent, and a concerned citizen in an active and vibrant community of engaged individuals.
I am urgently concerned that not enough media attention has been given to what Bill...
The Strait area recently bid farewell to two people who were strong advocates of their communities, and the Acadian culture.
On June 14, Louise Marchand of Petit de Grat – a tireless advocate for...
In the early 1960s, after the establishment of two district high schools, one at Arichat and one at St. Peter’s, there were 25 schools in the county:
Acadiaville, West Arichat: Principal Sister Marie Therese...
Jutting out into Ingonish Bay and dividing the bay into two distinct parts, the North and South bay, is a rocky finger of land known as Middle Head.
Almost three kilometres long, its rocky cliff shorelines are constantly waging a...
January 31, 1916: Joseph Marchand, son of Abram Marchand, married Marie Bertina Thibeau, daughter of Edouard Thibeau, witnesses Henri Boudreau and Clara Marchand
February15, 1916: Amedée Goyètche, son of Norbert Goyètche, married Marie Emma Boudreau, daughter of William D. Boudreau,...
With a new council about to take over, the hard work begins.
After the votes were counted on October 17, electors in the Municipality of the County of Richmond decided the current council needed...