Our flight took us over the Strait of Canso, over Lennox Passage, and many of the islands that lay adjacent to Janvrin’s Island and Arichat.
A quick glance reveals an abundance of gravel and sand that make up the shores...
Under a Facebook post bemoaning president-elect Donald Trump’s lack of political experience – and the positives and negatives associated with limited exposure to Washington, D.C. – I spotted this comment:
“We did the same thing last year in Canada! And...
A recent report suggesting the Province of Nova Scotia concentrate port development in Halifax is justifiably drawing criticism.
Recently, CPCS Consultants issued a report that recommended efforts at terminal development take precedence in the Halifax Regional Municipality, over areas of...
Senator-designate Dan Christmas (Membertou First Nation) makes an address to the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce's Fall Awards Dinner last night at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre.
In West Arichat in 1862, a portion of land was procured from the diocese, and a two-storey building was erected to accommodate classrooms on the first floor and a convent on the second.
Les Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes oversaw the...
“Sorry I’m late for the meeting. I was just getting into the polling booth when I got your call. Now, what’s all this about?”
“I’m afraid it’s about your son. He’s been incredibly disruptive in the classroom, the playground and...
A former Canadian Prime Minister returned to the Strait area recently, and after this visit, the region’s largest educational institution will be forever changed.
On October 26, StFX alumnus and former PM Brian Mulroney returned to the Antigonish campus to...
Santa, with the help of Department of Natural Resources staff, sizes up the tree being sent from Ainslie Glen to Boston.
Dan Nightingale, one of the educators from the NSCC Strait Area Campus, was enlisted to cut the Nova Scotian Christmas tree being sent to Boston. Nightingale cut the tree down on November 15 in Ainslie Glen.
Historically, young men and women in this area have gone “down the road” seeking a brighter future than could be anticipated at home.
This phenomenon began in the mid-1800s when our sea-based economy stalled. The economic depression of the 1870s,...