In only two years, Pride Month in the Town of Port Hawkesbury has grown.
This year, Pride Month activities in the town will culminate in a big event on June 26.
Arichat is the oldest parish in the Diocese of
Antigonish. This is the third installment recounting its history.
In 1832 a new pastor was sent to Arichat to replace the
ailing Father Pierre Roy. The new...
While it might seem contradictory that StFX’s plan to resume in-person classes was criticized, while plans by the provincial government to re-open public schools in September are receiving support, a closer examination should provide ample explanation.
Known as Dr. A.A. in Arichat, Aime-Alexandre LeBlanc
was born (1861) and raised in Memramcook, New Brunswick. His father was André
LeBlanc, his mother Marie-Claire Bourque, both descended from old Acadian
families.
He studied at St. Joseph’s...
It was good to see the end of a long political and
legal fight to overturn ill-conceived and indefensible changes to Nova Scotia’s
electoral boundaries.
On January 24, 2017, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal concluded
that...
Thanks to the efforts of many, a language once thought dead, has moved beyond revival, into a full-blown renaissance.
And two recent announcements regarding Gaelic education will ensure the language and culture stay around...
Looking back over the decades and, indeed, centuries,
it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were common in
this area.
One of those names that no longer holds a place here is
Horne....
Father Jean-Baptiste DeCoste, a White Father and native of Arichat, had been a missionary in Africa. He remained until June 25, 1980 when he was replaced by Father William Burke.
Burke was born in...
Lawyer and politician Thomas Horace Fuller was born in 1816 or 1819, probably in Arichat. He was the son of John Fuller, sheriff of Richmond County and Mary Oakley. Thomas Horace’s brother was Hyacinth Huden Fuller who married on...
The Reporter’s
annual “Industrial Forecast and Review” supplement to the weekly newspaper is
now available.
In the supplement, this paper speaks with the owners,
operators, officials, and others involved with the major industry, employers,
businesses, services, infrastructure, and...