Veterans Affairs loan helps build community institution

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    Jake Boudrot
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    Construction of O.G. LeBlanc General Store in D’Escousse started in 1946. Among those who helped build the new business were Ambrose Poirier, Donnie Poirier, Claude Poirier, Francis McDonald, and Wallace Poirier.

    POIRIERVILLE: A general store which was a fixture on the north side of Isle Madame for decades had its origins in the Second World War. More than a million Canadians served in the Armed Forces during World War II and Air Force veteran Omer G. LeBlanc was one of them. In 1944, the Department of…

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    Jake Boudrot

    A St. FX graduate and native of Arichat, Jake Boudrot has been the editor of The Reporter since 2001. He currently lives on Isle Madame.