Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905.
After his classical studies, he spent three years at agricultural school. Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts and agricultural science. He wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken...
With summer having arrived here in the local area, people in Port Hawkesbury and Richmond County won’t have to look far in order to take advantage of programs offered by the local municipalities.
The benefits of physical activity are well-documented....
We’re in the final stretch, friends.
The school year is winding down and I know you’re tired. It’s been a memorable year to say the least, and I don’t think many people will be sorry to see it go so...
This is kind of embarrassing so please let me get to the end before you judge.
A week prior to me seeing Wonder Woman, three friends and I discussed the casting of Gal Gadot in the titular (stop giggling) role....
Henry Honore Martell, merchant, politician, legislator, was born on August 3, 1806.
Some sources claim his place of birth was Main a Dieu, Cape Breton, while others claim he was born at Arichat. The son of Joseph and Barbara Martell,...
I wasn’t prepared for the concept that there might be anybody that wouldn’t want to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.
I have been looking forward to this anniversary year since my childhood. Having entered the world just over five years after...
The recent announcement that Isle Madame native, former Strait area lawyer and current Nova Scotia Supreme court Justice Arthur Joseph LeBlanc will be Nova Scotia’s next Lieutenant Governor was great news for many reasons.
Last Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
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...
Michel Forgeron, widower of Sabine Mirande, married Marie Lejeune, widow of Emile Poirier, on January 7, 1907, witnesses Jean Baptiste Lejeune and Barbe Forgeron
Joseph Muri, son of Remi Muri and Seraphine Mirande, married Almande Babin, daughter of Benjamin Babin...
Every woman I know who has married in the past few years has this in common with the others: once they walked down the aisle and said “I do,” they ditched their maiden names and adopted their husband’s surnames.
We’re...