Ouetique Island was established in 1874 and consisted of a square wooden tower 28 feet high with an attached dwelling. The nearest town or city is River Bourgeois. Located in Lennox Passage between Isle Madame and Cape...
By: Dr. Annamarie Hatcher
In the Mi’kmaw calendar, October is “Wikewiku’s,” or animal fattening month.
Animals that will hibernate throughout the winter put on weight at this time of year and birds that migrate south add fat as fuel for their...
Although the aforementioned voter turn-out for recent school board and municipal elections was disturbingly low, it is encouraging that the Strait area’s elected bodies will have a new look in the coming four-year term.
Richmond County saw one of the...
As we approach Remembrance Day, I am hoping that perhaps your readership can assist me with a solemn, but important, task related to veterans.
I am the coordinator of the Last Post Fund’s Unmarked...
I started the morning of Thursday, February 15 by waking up, having a cup of tea and two slices of peanut butter on toast, and watching a hockey game.
Well, that’s not entirely accurate. Before I watched the game, I...
By: Yvonne Fox
In September, 1952, workers started blasting into the face of Cape Porcupine.
The following was written by Mrs. Joseph (Marjorie) Power of Auld’s Cove on January 21,...
This week, I will be leading my third major agricultural trade mission to China, one of the most promising markets for our farmers and food processors.
This will be the largest agricultural trade mission in Canada’s history, and we are...
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, as well as Nova Scotia Attorney General Mark Furey.
Dear Ministers Blair and Furey,
I have mixed emotions about “On This Day,” Facebook’s collection of all posts and activity from one particular day year-to-year.
A past post will be featured on the main page with a banner at the top of the page saying,...
The reality is that you can’t be both in favour and against Cabot in West Mabou.
In the ideal world, this discussion would not be happening, but the reality is that it is a...