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Maudine Collette Christie, 44, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital after a long, but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bras d’Or, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Muriel Anne (Cottrell) Christie Jr. She is survived by her common-law husband,…
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We regret to announce the passing of our mother, Connie Walker, on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the Cove Guest Home, Sydney, surrounded by her family. Born in Reserve Mines, Connie was the daughter of the late Michael and Jennie (MacLeod) MacPherson. She was a member of Immaculate Conception…
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gloria Ellen Mac Pherson, Whitney Pier on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Cape Breton Regional Hospital. Born in Truro, Gloria was the daughter of Doris (Blackmore) (Hughes) Lucus and the late William Hughes. Gloria was a homemaker, was a…
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Kay Grant died peacefully May 10, 2011, in Halifax. Born in Dunvegan, Inverness Co., daughter of Donald J. and Isabel (Collins) in 1914. She attended local school, Mount St. Bernard, Antigonish, and Truro Normal College. She taught school at Dunvegan, took employment with the Treasury…
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Ruth (Steele) Barrett was born Jan. 22, 1925, to Charles and Florence Steele of Whitney Pier. Married June 19, 1946, at Trinity United Church, Whitney Pier to George Henry Barrett (deceased March 5, 2007) in Daytona Beach, Fla. Ruth spent many months of each year in Florida and California…
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a beloved father, husband and son, Stephen Ponee on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. Born in Sydney, he was the son of Madeline (Phillippo) Ponee and the late Maurice Ponee. Stephen enjoyed time with his many…
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Robert John MacLeod, 57, of Howie Centre, passed away suddenly at home, Friday, May 13, 2011. Left to mourn are his mother, Helen (Compton) MacLeod, Howie Centre; brother and best friend, Ken (Kelly) MacLeod, Sydney; sisters, Cynthia (Glenn) Cunningham and Janet (Stewart) Calder, both of Howie…
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With great sadness, the family announces the sudden death of Bobby Kavanaugh on May 13, 2011. He was a son of the late Jimmy and Marie (Gatto) Kavanaugh. A miner in his early years and later a fisherman, he loved his time on the water. He had a great ability to remember and tell jokes and he…
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With broken hearts, we the family announce the passing of Alex at the QEII in Halifax on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Born in Louisbourg, he was the oldest son of the late Alex and Jenny (Kendall) MacDonald. Alex was a member of Holy Cross parish in Glace Bay. He spent over 60 years working as a…
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It is with deep sadness, that we, the family, announce the passing of Manning Reid on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney. Born in Sydney, he was the son of the late Robert Reid and Lorna (Butler) Reid. He was employed at the Cape Breton Post for many years…
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Florence Pauline Fitzgerald, 92, of Sydney peacefully made her journey to be with God surrounded by her loving family Saturday May 14, 2011, at Cape Breton Regional Hospital following a brief illness. She was the daughter of late John James and Mary (Kyte) MacDonald. She was a lifelong resident…
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It is with great sadness that we the family announce the passing of our dear mother, Frances M. Cooke, who passed away May 14, 2011, in Buchanan Memorial Hospital, Neil’s Harbour. Born in Ingonish, she was a daughter of the late Big Mike and Priscilla Barron. Frances was a member of St….
Published May 16, 2011
Molecular Cloud Barnard 163
Credit & Copyright: T. Rector (U. Alaska Anchorage), H. Schweiker, WIYN, NOAO, AURA, NSF
Explanation: It may look to some like a duck, but it lays stars instead of eggs. In the center of the above image lies Barnard 163, a nebula of molecular gas and dust so thick that visible light can’t shine through it. With a wing span measured in light years, Barnard 163’s insides are surely colder than its exterior, allowing conditions where gas can clump and eventually form stars. Barnard 163 lies about 3,000 light years from Earth toward the constellation of Cepheus the King. The red glow in the background results from IC 1396, a large emission nebula that houses the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula. Finding Barnard 163 in an image of its greater emission nebula IC 1396 can be a challenge, but it’s possible.
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| 1921 | QUEBEC STAYS WET
Quebec Quebec – The Quebec government takes control of the sale of liquor in the province; with near universal prohibition of alcoholic beverages in North America, Quebec is the only ‘wet’ jurisdiction on the continent for a time. |
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Also On This Day...Hawkesbury, Ontario – Adam Dollard des Ormeaux 1635-1660 with 16 compatriots and 44 Huron allies, intending to ambush the Iroquois, instead meets a war party of 300 Onondagas, and has to retreat into an abandoned Algonkian fort by the Long Sault Rapids on the Ottawa River; some French panic and fire on the Iroquois, leading to the desertion of Huron chief Annaotaha. When a powder cask blows up, the Iroquois attack. [see tomorrow for conclusion] |
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In Today's Canadian Birthdays... Glenn Ford 1916-
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In Other Canadian Birthdays...
Emily Howard Stowe 1831-1903 Also Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 1850-1942
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| 1991 | Houston Texas – Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers shuts out the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 3-0, throwing a record seventh no-hitter; Ryan is 44 years old. |
| 1990 | Ottawa Ontario – Charlie Mayer announces price of No. 1 spring wheat to drop by 18%; from $165 to $135 a tonne; Grains and Oilseeds Minister. |
| 1987 | London England – British Customs seizes Air Canada jet at Heathrow Airport after discovering a major hashish shipment from India; plane released after Air Canada pays substantial fine. |
| 1984 | Ottawa Ontario – Ottawa starts Sport Select baseball pool; meets opposition of the provinces and major league baseball. |
| 1981 | Ottawa Ontario – Ottawa imposes special tax of $1.15 per barrel to pay for Petro-Canada’s purchase of Petrofina. |
| 1975 | Ottawa Ontario – Canada to control own air space for the first time since NORAD agreement signed in 1958. |
| 1975 | Ottawa Ontario – Canada to bring 3,000 South Vietnamese refugees to Canada. |
| 1973 | Toronto Ontario – Ontario awards $16 million to West German firm Krauss Maffei to build 4 km elevated transit system at CNE. |
| 1972 | Ottawa Ontario – Supreme Court rules compulsory breath tests do not constitute a breach of the Canadian Bill of Rights. |
| 1971 | Ottawa Ontario – Dominion Bureau of Statistics changes name to Statistics Canada. |
| 1967 | Toronto Ontario – Jack Kimber appointed second outside President of the Toronto Stock Exchange; ex-chairman of the OSC and the Attorney General’s Committee on Securities Legislation. |
| 1965 | Montreal Quebec – Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup. |
| 1965 | Montreal Quebec – Radicals bomb US Consulate in Montreal. |
| 1963 | Quebec Quebec – Hydro-Quebec expropriates the 11 remaining private power companies in Quebec for $600 million, extending its operation province-wide; founded in 1944 after the Duplessis government took over Montreal Light, Heat and Power Consolidated and its subsidiary, Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power Co. |
| 1961 | Ottawa Ontario – Habib Bourguiba, President of Tunisia, starts two-day visit to Canada. |
| 1959 | Ottawa Ontario – Streetcars in Ottawa replaced by buses. |
| 1956 | Canada – Founding date of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). |
| 1951 | Korea – 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group sent to join United Nations forces in Korea. |
| 1950 | Edmonton Alberta – Start of $95 million inter-provincial pipeline to carry oil from Edmonton to Lake Superior. |
| 1944 | London England – London Conference of Dominion premiers meets until May 16. |
| 1940 | Canada – Storage stocks of every commodity except cheese at 3 year high; due to ‘Phony War’. |
| 1932 | PEI – RCMP absorbs provincial police force of Prince Edward Island. |
| 1919 | Winnipeg Manitoba – Building trades in Winnipeg strike over union recognition and collective bargaining. |
| 1912 | Ottawa Ontario – Canada issues first five-dollar bank note. |
| 1911 | France – Philippe Ray appointed Canadian Commissioner to France. |
| 1909 | Ontario – Prohibition goes into effect in Ontario. |
| 1906 | Ottawa Ontario – Opening of the Carnegie Library at Ottawa; today’s Ottawa Public Library. |
| 1896 | Ottawa Ontario – Public Printing Bureau adopts eight hour work day. |
| 1896 | Ottawa Ontario – Charles Tupper 1821-1915 asked by the Governor General to serve as Canada’s 6th Prime Minister on resignation of Mackenzie Bowell; Tupper PM to July 8, 1896, when he is defeated in the election. |
| 1893 | Ottawa Ontario – Joseph Burr Tyrell 1858-1957, of the Geological Survey of Canada, leaves Ottawa to map 5,150 km of Barren Lands from Hudson Bay to Lake Athabasca; with brother J. W. Tyrell. |
| 1888 | Ottawa Ontario – Frederick Arthur, Baron Stanley of Preston starts his term as Governor-General of Canada; serves from June 11, 1888 to September 6, 1893; will later donate hockey’s Stanley Cup. |
| 1885 | Ottawa Ontario – Electric lighting used for the first time to illuminate city streets in Ottawa. |
| 1876 | St. Catharines Ontario – St. Catharines incorporates as a city. |
| 1868 | Ottawa Ontario – Post Office Savings Bank established. |
| 1850 | Toronto Ontario – William Lyon Mackenzie 1795-1861 brings his family home to Toronto after 12 year exile in the US. |
| 1822 | Montreal Quebec – Opening of the Montreal General Hospital with 80 patients. |
| 1776 | Quebec Quebec – John Thomas 1725-1776 relieves Arnold and Wooster and the American invading force at Quebec. |
| 1775 | Quebec – The Quebec Act comes into force, creating a Governor and Council, and allowing the continued exercise of the French language and Roman Catholic religion. In Montreal, English vandals blacken the bust of King George III and place a ‘potato’ rosary around its neck. On the bust they write: ‘Behold, the Pope of Canada, or the English idiot.’ |
| 1688 | Quebec Quebec – In Lower Town, the cornerstone is laid for the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires; two years later, the church is named to celebrate Count Frontenac’s 1690 victory over the English fleet led by Phips; it is Canada’s oldest full-sized church. |
| 1682 | Quebec Quebec – Jacques de Meulles d1703 appointed Intendant of New France; serves from October 9, 1682, to September 23, 1686. |
| 1682 | Paris France – Joseph-Antoine Le Febvre de La Barre 1622-1688 appointed Governor of New France to replace Frontenac, who is recalled from Quebec; serves from October 9, 1682 to July 31, 1685. |
| 1663 | Paris France – Augustin de Saffray de Mezy appointed first Royal Governor of New France; serves from September 15, 1663 to May 5, 1665. |
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