PORT HOOD: Two games into the first round of the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League (NSMMHL) playoffs, and the Cape Breton West Islanders are two games closer to advancing to the second round.
“We had two pretty tough games,...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Tonight, the Junior Pirates will take to the ice for the first of two games that could make them the number three team in the Sid Rowe Division of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League (NSJHL).
“We’re...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Strait regional school board (SRSB) officials gathered for their final monthly meeting on March 7.
Bill 72 passed through the legislature last week, bringing sweeping changes to Nova Scotia’s education system, including the dissolution of all elected English...
CARD OF THANKS
In loving memory of Kaye DeCoste: One year since being reunited with her Heavenly family and friends September 10, 2019. The...
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...
Photos by Drake LowthersMasterchef Canada contestant and owner of The Humble Table, Jen Miller, in addition to making homemade bread, made tapas-sized tarts infused with liqueur from Steinhert Distillery and cheesecakes topped with chocolate from Peace...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The vote was far from unanimous as town councillors here adopted a budget that will once again hold the line on tax rates while making an official commitment towards a major overhaul of Reeves Street.
An often-heated 35-minute...
WEEKLY STATS
Men’s High Single
Matt MacDonald 146
Gerard Proctor 136
Mike Marryatt 128
Men’s High Triple
Gerard Proctor...
I first became aware of climate change in
2004 when, in my teen years, comedian Rick Mercer jumped on my television to
promote the One Tonne Challenge, an imperfect attempt by our federal government
to place the burden of decarbonization...
PORT HAWKESBURY: After falling behind 3-1 in their best-of-seven series against the Antigonish Bulldogs, the Strait Pirates fought back to force a Tuesday night showdown in an all-important game seven.
“Tomorrow night, we hope the place will be jammed and...