Until the summer of 1999, Island Community Justice Society was known as Island Alternative Measures Society. Established in 1986 in response to the Young Offenders Act, the Society...more...See more text
The word Eskasoni is derived from a Mi'kmaq word ''We'kwistoqnik.'' Literally translated, this word means ''where the fir trees are plentiful''. Eskasoni was first charted by the S...more...See more text
Eskasoni is derived from a Mi'kmaq word ''We'kwistoqnik.'' Literally translated, this word means ''where the fir trees are plentiful''. Eskasoni was first charted by the Surveyor-G...more...See more text