November 3, 2016
The Port Hawkesbury Reporter: Unique bracelet serves as war memento
MULGRAVE- A well-kept bracelet stashed in her purse reminds her of her younger years, when…
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Advocate Media and its various publications have gathered, from across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, some of the best Remembrance Day stories we’ve written. We hope these stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things will help you appreciate Remembrance Day’s significance anew. Thank you for visiting.
November 2, 2016
Pictou Advocate: Military museum honours chaplains’, padres’ ministry
WESTVILLE – Chaplains and padres have been crucial to the well-being of military personnel in…
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November 2, 2016
The Port Hawkesbury Reporter: World War II veteran named a Knight in France’s Legion of Honour
LOCHABER - A local veteran recently received an honour from a country he helped liberate.…
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November 2, 2016
Port Hawkesbury Reporter: Time to properly help veterans
November 11 is one of the most solemn days on the calendar. On the 11th…
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November 2, 2016
Pictou Advocate: Take a ‘Sentimental Journey’ through the war years
Remember the sacrifice, remember the fear, remember the strength and courage. Remember. This Remembrance Day,…
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November 2, 2016
Pictou Advocate: Veterans Unit residents enjoy days when they take bus rides
NEW GLASGOW – They reside in Pictou at the Northumberland Veterans Unit. But those residents…
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November 2, 2016
Pictou Advocate: Legion membership numbers “holding their own”
Many Royal Canadian Legions in the county were fighting hard to gain members and keep…
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November 2, 2016
Lighthouse Now: A stitch in time
Mildred Meisner remembers the parting words of her 17-year-old brother Bernard before he enlisted as…
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November 2, 2016
Lighthouse Now: The better face of Canada
When he arrived in Bosnia, it smelt of fire. Surrounded by levelled homes and missing…
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November 2, 2016
Lighthouse Now: Farmer bears witness to ‘War over Canaan’
While I have no evidence to suggest otherwise, I suspect an April 27, 1944 afternoon…
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November 1, 2016
Lighthouse Now: Home away from home
In October 1940, a spruce tree decorated with ribbon was hoisted to the rafters of…
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November 1, 2016
Halifax Magazine: A hero’s toll
Author Fred Doucette joined the Canadian Forces in 1968. Over the next 32 years, he…
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October 28, 2016
The Courier: Annual campaign starts Friday
The Royal Canadian Legion, St. Croix Branch # 9, and Milltown Branch #48, will begin…
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June 10, 2016
Halifax Magazine: Nova Scotia’s No. 2 Construction Battalion—trailblazing First World War heroes
As the First World War raged in April and July 1916, the Canadian army recruited…
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November 2, 2015
Pictou Advocate: Service leads to world travels
NEW GLASGOW – Ted Teiman can recall things about his military career as if he…
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November 2, 2015
Pictou Advocate: Pipes of War at deCoste
Editor's Note: Article written in 2015 PICTOU – The pipes, they are a calling. The…
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November 2, 2015
Lighthouse Now: Kites fly to remember the fallen
Seventy-five kites soared in the soccer field behind Bluenose Academy in Lunenburg on October 28,…
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November 1, 2015
Lighthouse Now: Cadets hold all-night vigil at cenotaph
Long before the large crowd gathers for Remembrance Day at Bridgewater’s Veterans Memorial Park, a…
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October 30, 2015
Halifax Magazine: How we remember
It’s not hard to imagine what the area around Ypres, Belgium looked like at the…
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