Amedee Theriault, died January 1, buried January 3, 1950, priest C. P. Girroir
William Monbourquette, died January 6, buried January 9, 1950 at age 81 years, Priest A. Doucet
Ben E. Boudreau, died January 15, buried January 17, 1950 at age...
The past year in the Strait area was a microcosm of these rapidly-changing times. This region was not immune to the challenges and advantages presented by this time in human history, in which change is occurring so quickly and...
I often complain — rather gratuitously, I now realize — that I don’t have a moment to myself. Responsibilities and relationships tug at my time, and hardly a day goes by without being surrounded by friends, coworkers, and strangers.
Not...
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 taken from the Richmond County Record...
For the first time in several months, I don’t have a single topic for my column, so I’ll hit on several things over the next 800 words.
Mind you, these seemingly-random thoughts all have one common thread – they’re all...
Federal tax changes affecting councillors seems to be unwelcome news for municipalities around the Strait area.
During the November meeting of council for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, councillors voted against a motion to increase their stipend.
The pay...
My son’s Christmas wish list sure is different than it was a few years ago.
I get it, I get it. He’s older now, and doesn’t have any use for dinkies, or Transformers, or robotic dinosaurs, or even sleds. Most...
Main Street Arichat 1935: On the water side of this street and approximately in the centre of the village
is the vacant home of the late Dr. A.A. LeBlanc (who died in 1919 at age 54) of New Brunswick who...
Cathy and I have enjoyed CBC-TV’s comedy-in-a-small-town series Still Standing for quite awhile now, but we’ve never looked forward to an episode quite as much as the late-November edition saluting the community of Canso.
That’s partly because each of us...
Another reason to be optimistic in the economy of the Strait area comes from a trio of companies with exciting plans for the future.
The former Minacs Call Centre building in Port Hawkesbury could soon become the site of an...