It is long past time for the Dutch Runner to leave the Strait of Canso.
Originally slated to steam from Port Hawkesbury to Souris, PEI in December 2015, local officials promised the vessel would depart last summer, then the ship’s...
This is the last one, I promise – just let me get it out of my system.
Do you remember when Bill Clinton got caught having an affair and was impeached? I remember it well. The entire world was completely...
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 and...
Have you ever watched something on television and thought “Oh boy, here we go”? Well that was me on January 8.
I have friends on the conservative end of things and I have friends on the liberal end of things....
Pans of ice shunted back and forth through the Strait of Canso.
It was the middle of March 1946. We were on our way to the Canadian-American border. We spent that winter living at my grandparents’ place in South West...
The Junior Pirates are seen here killing a penalty during the first period of action against the Pictou Scotians on Friday night. The two teams will meet again this Sunday.
MacDonald, Alexander 1902 –1975
MacDonald, Mary Margaret 1900 –1995
Kane, Hazel Blanche 1914 –1978
Unsure if she was born a George or the wife of Clarence W. George 1905–1994
Haskell, Robert E. 1888–1971
Mauger, Edward James 1891–1963
LeLacheur, Lilly 1897–1992, his wife
Murray, Mildred C. 1909–1985
MacRae,...
A few days ago, I decided to begin the new year by quitting Facebook – deleting my profile, deleting the app from my phone, the works.
My husband quickly reminded me that not only would I not be able to...
With 2016 now a recent memory, there is hope that 2017 will be filled with good news stories across the four counties.
The popular opinion is that 2016 was a terrible year globally, but in the Strait area alone, the...
Since this is my first column of the New Year, I figure I might was well tackle as many topics as possible. Here we go.
I stopped drinking after the holidays. (Yay!) Aside from turning my sleep schedule into a...