Save Our Forests
Joe Gee Contrary to the numbers that were published in the mainstream media, nearly 1,000 people gathered on the front lawn of the NB Legislature in Fredericton for the Rally to Save Our Forests. That was held on May 13, 2014. About one person out of every ten...
“Kids These Days!”
Linda Nicholas I had an extended conversation with a friend the other day, and then covered the same topic in a visit with another friend the next day. The topic was ‘young people’. Like every generation before us we expressed disgust and horror, and a certainty that they may...
Saying Goodbye-Saying Hello
Lorna Demeria Sometimes it seems that we are always having to say goodbye. So far 2014 has been a year of goodbyes for us. Some of them have been happy, some bitter-sweet and some of them seriously hard. We lost a very special dog early on in the...
Things we learned from the flood…
Al McPhail The 2014 spring freshet (that word sounds so innocuous) taught us much about ourselves, our community and its future. Here’s my summary of lessons learned (or more accurately, lessons taught…unfortunately it appears some among us learned absolutely nothing). 1. We learned that the much-maligned relocation program,...
It’s Time Again! Gathering of the Scots
Rod MacIntosh 2014 will mark the 13th consecutive year of the Gathering of the Scots Festival in Perth-Andover, NB. Born from a single concept in 2002, “The Gathering” has grown every year to become Perth-Andover’s largest festival of the summer and one of the fastest growing cultural celebrations in...
Momma always said to wear clean underwear
the old man in the hat Mother’s Day in our part of the woods always seems so appropriate with our surroundings springing to new life and new sounds. The budding of the trees, tulips pushing up through dark earth and the cacophony of returning songbirds announcing spring’s arrival. New...
Greed is a Good Thing
By Linda Nicholas Editor’s Note: On April 25 a Social Enterprise Development Dialog was presented at the Pond-Deshpande Centre in Saint John. Several folks from Perth-Andover attended the presentation, the following essay is from Linda Nicholas, who attended the dialog. Social Enterprise is For Profit Businesses creating Shared Values…...
A Voice for our Community
Valerie Furge The “Voice for our Community” wine and cheese reception and fundraiser for DunRoamin’ Stray and Rescue was held Tuesday, April 15 at the Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery in Florenceville-Bristol. Although the attendance was small, those who came enjoyed an evening of conversation and information. Dr....
Living Green!
Sent to us by one of our readers… Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this ‘green...
Food for Thought…
Linda Nicholas Due to yet another challenging personal encounter this morning I got thinking about the reason people will go to such frustrating lengths to avoid admitting that they do not know something. I have heard it said they are the three hardest words to say. Only once has...