The Mira River abounds with picturesque scenery and stories connected with the early days of the French regime at Louisbourg. These were the thoughts of C.W. Vernon who wrote about Cape Breton at the turn of the 20th century.
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This was the first year in almost two decades that neither of my kids filled out Valentines.
It didn’t even occur to me until I started seeing pictures and status updates on Facebook referencing the once-grim task of having a...
Queer Eye is back with a new Fab Five. Who’s excited?
I can say while I was not exactly excited when I heard the news, I was pleased and decided to give the recent episodes a shot on Netflix. For...
Alexandre Edouard Decoste died January 7, buried January 9, 1951 at age 86 years
Melvina Giroir buried February 27, 1951 at age 92 years
Clifford Deslauriers died April 3, buried April 5, 1951
Jeannie Davis died April 22, buried April 24, 1951...
I started the morning of Thursday, February 15 by waking up, having a cup of tea and two slices of peanut butter on toast, and watching a hockey game.
Well, that’s not entirely accurate. Before I watched the game, I...
The grounding of a fishing boat off Canso earlier this month, which resulted in the death of the ship’s captain, has raised important questions.
On February 6, just a few minutes after leaving Canso, the Fishermen’s Provider II struck the...
While recalling provincial action in 1973, it should be noted that the county once again excelled in minor ball.
The Petit de Grat Beavers took the crown in their division while Louisdale captured the Juvenile title. Chet Boudreau took home...
When did you realize your kids were smarter than you?
I don’t remember exactly what I was doing at the time, but I was looking at the computer. Might have been an important news story, might have been a cat...
What is the secret to being a good gift-giver?
This is something I pondered in November and December, what with the obvious lead-up to Christmas, but now I look at those of you with significant others out there and I...
The directions weren’t very clear; across the field, pick your best walking through the woods, down a steep embankment, find the brook, listen for very rushing water, and hope for the best.
This has been our way of finding many...