Recently released data from the 2021 Federal Census has confirmed that the Strait area’s three decade population decline has ended.
Within the counties of Guysborough, Antigonish, Inverness, and Richmond, the total population was recorded...
The first missionary to visit Arichat was Father Bailly de Messein, a native of France serving in the diocese of Quebec.
Fr. Bailly was replaced by Father Bourg who directed the parishioners to build...
Population Trends
Arichat
1771: 174 residents
1803: 331
1811: 475
1832: 2,000
1901: 1,435
1911: 1,500
The provincial government’s reopening plan is being praised by some as the first signs of sanity during this global pandemic, but criticized by others who believe Nova Scotia is reopening too quickly.
In a...
Let’s take a short walk along the beach northward to what is known as the Pondville Beach Road.
As of 1935 the first homestead, behind the pond and along the lane, was that of...
Although apparently not connected, recent large scale seizures by the RCMP of weapons and ammunition from properties around and near the region are a concern to anyone who values public safety.
On Jan. 18,...
John Josselyn Latimer married Hilda Marie Leslie Dec. 29, 1921
Charles John Howard Latimer married Annie Esther Stewart (Boston) Sept. 14, 1921
Harry J. Murray (Methodist, Lynn, Massachusetts) married Agnes J....
When the current Progressive Conservative government promised to fix the provincial health care system, some expressed skepticism that they would use the plans and work of others as proof of their success, then point to past oversights...
Jan. 7, 1901: Jeffrey LeBlanc, widower of Liza Babin, married Marie Louise Rogers, daughter of Theophile Roger and Clara Fougere, witnesses were Simon LeBlanc and Marie Luvina Roger
Jan. 16, 1901: Edouard McDonald, son...
The explosion at the Point Tupper mill on Feb. 8, 1982 must never be forgotten.
At approximately 1:40 p.m., a steam-plant evaporator at the pulp and paper mill, owned at the time by Nova...