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...
Considering the questions that need to be answered, and the amount of interest that’s been generated, holding a plebiscite seems to be the best way to decide the Antigonish consolidation debate.
After months of...
After winter drift ice floated up the Strait of Canso, it would disperse into the harbours of Arichat, Canso, Mulgrave, and Guysborough.For mariners and other seafarers, winter meant contending with ice floes.This northern drift ice would make...
Now that a review of federal electoral boundaries is underway, this is the time to take the Glace Bay area from the current Cape Breton-Canso riding.
Strait area residents will have their say at...
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...
If people are remembered for even a single gesture, it’s safe to assume the late John MacLellan would be proud that his gift will be honoured for many years.
In his will, MacLellan left...
The reaction to the province’s approval of new taxes on non-resident landowners has been greeted with a surprising amount of skepticism.
On April 8, the provincial government passed the Non-Resident Deed Transfer and Property...
Jeffrey, Christopher, Jan. 1, 1829, Arichat, parents William and Margaret
Chandler, Maria Susan, April 28, 1829, Arichat, parents Thomas and Marie L.
McLellan, Effey Isabella, April 15, 1825, Caribou Cove, parents...
After hearing from the company proposing the Rhodena Wind Farm in Inverness County, opponents have now made their voices heard.
During the March 3 regular month meeting of Inverness Municipal Council, Keith Towse, with...
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 no longer holds a place here is Sutherland.