People’s Archive of Rural Nova Scotia

Stories of Everyday Life, Everyday People

Dave Burns – Prospect Village

Since the collapse of the inshore fishery, East Coast fisherfolk are becoming extinct and a way of life has passed. Prospect Village was no exception. Ron Duggan tells his story.

Land & Sea

Fishing, trapping, farming, forestry and more. These stories highlight rural occupations and the environment.

 

Lobster Fishers of Ballantyne’s Cove

Lobster Fishers of Ballantyne’s Cove

- photos by Cassie MacGillivray and Kathryn Collicott For two centuries, the people of Ballantyne’s Cove have lived their lives by the sea and made their living by the bounty of its waters. Approximately 30 km north of the town of Antigonish,...

The Nettletons

The Nettletons

Brian and Martha Nettleton, actual characters in Jame Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small, moved from Yorkshire, England to Nova Scotia and set up a sheep farm on Isle Madame, Cape Breton. Today,...

Alexander (Banner) Rankin Barn

Alexander (Banner) Rankin Barn

70 foot long barn built in 1915 with massive L addition added later.  One of the largest wooden barns in the region.  Built by Alexander (Banner) Rankin - called Banner rankin because he won an Inverness county award Banner for having the most...

The Beaver Man

The Beaver Man

A heart warming look at a fascinating character and how he overcame obstacles in his youth to become one of the last professional trappers in Nova Scotia- beavers, wildcats, coyotes etc. When a LA...

Well Fished

Well Fished

Well Fished is a short documentary film exploring the lives of two young Nova Scotian women who, unlike other many their age, dream of living a life working on the Atlantic. Nova Scotia’s population and...

The Last Weir

The Last Weir

When the last of the traditional fishing weirs on Nova Scotia's Fundy coast folded just two years ago, part of what vanished was meaningful work, and a deep sense of place. Directed by: Tim Wilson. Music...

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