1903 officiated by Fr. D. J. McIntosh
Jan. 12, 1903: Cesar Forgeron, son of Elisse Forgeron and Anne Briand of West Arichat, married Martha Jane Shannon, daughter of Charles Shannon and Marie Samson; witnesses...
The Strait area really stepped up recently to help people in need.
On April 10, John-Michael Kennedy finally got the shopping spree he always wanted. The 18-year-old Port Hawkesbury resident, who has Duchenne Muscular...
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 Bellefontaine.
As if the noticeable influx of new or returning residents isn’t obvious, comes more proof that there is growth taking place in this region.
On March 31 during the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce’s...
As early as 1824 a functioning school existed in Arichat. By 1834, the school faced insurmountable financial difficulties and as a result, the creditors – primarily John Tyrrell; a prominent Arichat merchant – foreclosed on the property,...
Although the provincial government maintains it is continually making improvements to the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, there appear to be gaps in the system.
During its April 1 regular monthly meeting, Inverness Municipal Council...
Although it was a year ago, it seems like only yesterday when the world stopped and realized that the serious virus we’d been hearing about for weeks was about to become a world-wide problem.
In studying the history of a village, town or county, it is those individuals who had an impact on the life of their time who receive the recognition, and rightfully so.
Successful entrepreneurs like...
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...
Thanks to the efforts of many, a language once thought dead, has moved beyond revival, into a full-blown renaissance.
And two recent announcements regarding Gaelic education will ensure the language and culture stay around...