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 still holds a place here is Tyrrell.
More severe hurricanes for Atlantic Canada and toxic algae growing in local lakes are the latest proof that Climate Change is having a significant impact in the Strait area.
A forecaster with the Canadian...
In 1897 Bertram Bourinot began the Richmond County Record, a periodical that lasted for almost 80 years. Marshall Bourinot worked with his father and continued the paper into the 1970s.
The following excerpts are...
For many years I was a road warrior, traveling on business across Canada and in parts of the USA.
It was fun at the time, but never easy and I’m glad I don’t do...
I attended a provincial safety conference last week and I usually get at least one useful idea at these events. The thing that stood out at the meeting was not by the panel (although they had some...
In the early 1960s, after the establishment of two district high schools, one at Arichat and one at St. Peter’s, there were 25 schools in the county:
Acadiaville, West Arichat: Principal Sister Marie Therese...
Indigenous harvesters around the Strait area are currently on the water fishing lobster.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced earlier this month week that it reached an understanding with We’koqma’q First Nation that will...
When I’m on a worksite, or at a facility doing a workplace inspection, I am always surprised to find new hazards every time I walk through an area, that I hadn’t spotted earlier.
One...
It is time to investigate the homes and families in the Robins-Cap Auguet area back in 1935.
In 1935 the first house in Robins, on the left or south side of the road, was...
Although this region has worked to get involved in greener, more sustainable forms of energy – like wind and solar – it appears that green hydrogen and ammonia also offer great promise.
Port Hawkesbury...