The provincial government’s reopening plan is being praised by some as the first signs of sanity during this global pandemic, but criticized by others who believe Nova Scotia is reopening too quickly.
In a...
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.
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It is great to hear how the Strait area is embracing
Pride Month.
On June 14, the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre’s Bear
Head Room hosted the region’s first ever “Queer Prom,” organized by the Cape
Breton Youth...
At one time Arichat’s main street was one of the busiest and most progressive in the province.
There were hotels, barrooms, a Chinese laundry, a photography studio, ice cream/candy parlours, 10 or 11 general...
The little plane dropped down over the coastline at Margaree. We leveled off and started along the coast towards Inverness.
A short distance away from the coast, the air became smoother and we dropped down to about 500 feet above...
For healthy communities to exist, both urban and rural, decisions must be made for the benefit of the region’s stakeholders. It is imperative that residents, businesses and levels of governments strive to work together to enable acceptable...
Two days and two nights of steady heavy rains gave me some ideas for this article.
On my way for my morning coffee, I noticed the meadows near Cleveland seemed to be flooded more than ever, with little or no...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. He wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated.
All the families knew how to make the shoes which were popular at...
In 1977 there was one team less in the Richmond Amateur Baseball Association (RABA) as the St. Peter’s Royals took a leave of absence to test their skills in the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League.
The league continued with two...
Bourke, Marie December 29, 1899 to January 1, 1900. age eight months, parents Vital Bourke and Louise Langlois, present Neuman Pertus and Vital Landry
Petitpas, Joseph Louis January 12, 1900 to January 14, 1900, age six weeks, parents Jerome Petitpas...