Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. After his classical studies from 1922 to 1928 at the seminary at Trois Riviere, he spent three years at agricultural school at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere. Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts...
Regular readers might recall that, a few months ago I mentioned my “Canada Through My Eye” blog for the first time in this column space.
Somehow, I got it in my head that I should spend the twelve months of...
It was so very encouraging that the provincial and federal governments, listened to the public, changed their minds, and decided to order a full public inquiry into the horrific events of last April in central Nova Scotia.
Accountability is an assurance that an individual or an organization will be evaluated on their performance or behaviour related to something for which they are responsible. An organization which follows the principles of accountability; transparency, participation, evaluation...
We are very concerned about the state of healthcare in Cape Breton following the McNeil government’s recent announcement to close the Northside and New Waterford hospitals. The government abruptly made this decision to cancel important services without any concrete...
Schools sprang up in Framboise (it was the last one-room school to close its doors in 2003), Rockdale, Grand Greve, North Framboise, Framboise Interval, Stirling, Lower Framboise, St. Esprit, West L’Ardoise, Cross Roads Brymer, Point Michaud, and...
I’ve lived the grand majority of my 44 years of life in two specific places: Grand-Greve, Richmond County (roughly 27 years) and Port Hawkesbury (nearly 14 years), with the remainder spent in Halifax for my university education.
My wife and...
Editor's note: The following letter was corrected from the version which was published in the March 24 edition of The Reporter.
Federal fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan imposed commercial conservation rules on a moderate livelihood...
October 17 was the International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty. This day promotes dialogue and understanding between
people living in poverty and their communities, and society at large.
This year’s theme was “Acting together to...
Even though we are living in turbulent times, our world
is not going to hell in a hand basket.
As we adjust to our new realities, we must care for our
mental health, as well...