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This is the sixth of a six-part auto-biographical series about the Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) by Gerald Wright, who was from 1989 to 1992 a senior policy advisor to the federal minister responsible for DEVCO. Tragedy struck at 5:18 … Continue reading →

This tribute originally appeared in the Journal of New Brunswick Studies. Reprinted with permission. Mark J. McLaughlin It is a daunting task to attempt to assess the impact of someone’s body of research, amassed over the entirety of an academic … Continue reading →

This is the fifth of a six-part auto-biographical series about the Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) by Gerald Wright, who was from 1989 to 1992 a senior policy advisor to the federal minister responsible for DEVCO. The Cape Breton community … Continue reading →

The following is an excerpt from Michael Boudreau’s article that was published in the latest issue of Acadiensis. To read the full article please click here and subscribe. ON 22 JULY 1904 GEORGE GEE WAS EXECUTED in Woodstock, New Brunswick, … Continue reading →

This is the fourth of a six-part auto-biographical series about the Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) by Gerald Wright, who was from 1989 to 1992 a senior policy advisor to the federal minister responsible for DEVCO. We knew from the … Continue reading →

The following is an excerpt from Richard Yeomans’ article that was published in the latest issue of Acadiensis. To read the full article please click here and subscribe. RICHARD YEOMANS IN FEBRUARY 1844 NEW BRUNSWICK’S HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY first read … Continue reading →

This is the third of a six-part auto-biographical series about the Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) by Gerald Wright, who was from 1989 to 1992 a senior policy advisor to the federal minister responsible for DEVCO. Though DEVCO was a … Continue reading →

This is the second of a six-part auto-biographical series about the Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO) by Gerald Wright, who was from 1989 to 1992 a senior policy advisor to the federal minister responsible for DEVCO.   The Mulroney government took … Continue reading →

By Ronald Rudin Over the past few years, I have been working on a book exploring the 1959 Escuminac Disaster, which saw the death of 35 men when a hurricane struck the salmon fishing fleet just outside Miramichi Bay, which … Continue reading →