Transportation and communication in the history of Richmond County is predominantly the story of how the various communities maintained connection to the rest of the world by sea. This applied particularly to Isle Madame which had no...
In the days leading up to Halloween, we got an ugly reminder that few things are scarier than a coward with an agenda.
Over a four-day span, packages containing pipe bombs showed up in the mailboxes, residences and workplaces of...
Now that the awards season is winding down and everybody actually received the correct envelope, you might be finding it difficult to sift through the wave of post-Oscar blockbusters and Academy Award winners and losers to figure out how...
Editor’s note: The following is an account of the jubilant celebration marking the building of a security wall around St. Odilia School in Mporokoso, Zambia by Sister Agnes Bwalya, site director.
Since 1962 when...
In years past when jobs were scarce and many were forced to move away, increasing immigration was a tough sell, but now, as the population ages and employers continue looking for workers, it seems like a logical...
Arichat is the oldest parish in the Diocese of Antigonish. This is the fourth installment recounting its history.
In 1842 Father Jean-Baptiste Maranda continued as pastor for the parish of Isle Madame. In 1844...
Editor’s note:
The following letter was written to the Town of Mulgrave.
My name is Russ from Sydney, and I am the host of an
Internet podcast called “The Cape Breton Situation Podcast.” We are hoping...
Ephrem Boudreau wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated.
Priests of River Bourgeois
Joseph-Henri-Louis de Gonzague Chouinard (1875-1959) served as priest from October 1, 1904-December 1, 1909.
He left Nova Scotia, once and for all, and returned to...
We all know someone impacted by a chronic illness such as COPD, diabetes, obesity or arthritis.
Often this means repeated trips to the doctor’s office, emergency room or, worst case, nights in the hospital.
As a province, we are already spending...
As daily numbers of COVID-19 continue to drop to more manageable levels across the province, steps have been taken to loosen public health restrictions.
Last week in-person classes resumed at all public and private...