Arichat is the oldest parish in the Diocese of
Antigonish. This is the third installment recounting its history.
In 1832 a new pastor was sent to Arichat to replace the
ailing Father Pierre Roy. The new...
If it wasn’t enough that his Conservative Party
leadership campaign has been marked by missteps, along comes Peter MacKay’s
tone deaf response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
Despite the setbacks, MacKay remains the front-runner
in...
Within 24 hours, this virulent infection had spread
throughout the community and beyond. Terror and panic spread just as quickly.
Doctors warned people to keep to their homes, and
families were decimated - some losing five...
Things are starting to fall in place for local efforts
to attract and retain more physicians and other health care professionals to
the Strait area.
On March 2, a group of potential physicians visited
Port Hawkesbury. Each...
Transportation, tourism, business, and recreation
infrastructure in Inverness County is getting some love these days, thanks to
projects, plans and announcements from various levels of government.
The provincial government’s capital plan, released late
last month, announced a...
How, then, to reconcile the uncomfortable realities of
modern mining with those of climate change, environmental integrity and the
rights of Canadians to health and natural beauty? It’s a messy maze at best,
but Jamie Kneen of MiningWatch Canada, a...
The small boy pulled his woolen hat tightly onto his head and down over his ears in a futile attempt to escape the damp, bitter November chill as it rushed in off the Atlantic and wrapped itself...
I have eight years until I would like to retire, but I still have
a lot of debt. I know I probably don’t have enough saved and I’m worried about
the future. Any suggestions?
Sincerely,
STRAIT AREA: The Strait Area Chamber of Commerce is taking
measures to help businesses affected by Covid-19 and, with that, increase
public safety during the pandemic of 2020.
Folks looking to take advantage of local services...
About 370 million years ago, when Nova Scotia was in the act of
mountain building, our planet’s tumultuous crust permitted the escape of two
elements which, to this day, are found concentrated together in our province’s
bedrock.