Category: Issue 30

Perth-Andover Arts & Crafts Centre

This little artisans cooperative was opened last year to provide an outlet for the works of local crafters and artisans. Buying local is vital to support our small businesses and buying locally made crafts and goods is a great way to support your community!   The Perth-Andover Arts &...

A Look at Hillcrest Nursery

Hillcrest Nurseries on Fred Tribe Road in Perth-Andover is another small town business that offers more than you might expect. Inside, you’ll find hand made wood crafts, pottery, bird houses and an assortment of antiques and vintage collectibles along with the garden supplies. It’s a great place to find...

Gross Domestic Happiness

Living Richer by Living Better… Back in 1971 the tiny and remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan rejected Gross Domestic Product as the only way to measure progress. It championed a new approach to development which measures prosperity by Gross Domestic Happiness and the spiritual, physical, social and environmental health...

From the editor…

So. Have you ever heard the term “Trauma Based Mind Control”? And, have you ever noticed how the micro reflects the macro….that is, how what happens within our families, communities and social circles reflects what is happening on the world stage?   When I first began exploring and researching...

Tobique First Nation 11th Annual PowWow

Tobique First Nation held their 11th Annual Wolastokiwik Negootkook Gathering and PowWow underneath a beautiful grove of towering pines.   Hundreds of people gathered to socialize and celebrate their family and community at this traditional cultural gathering.   The location for the PowWow is just past the Maliseet Gas...

Wolf Spiders & Arachnophobia

Have you seen one of these big guys around your house or yard lately? Don’t freak out! It’s a harmless and beneficial wolf spider.   People have been reporting finding big scary spiders running around in their homes recently. These large critters are not nearly as big as some...

Summer Solstice Bonfire

Francine St Amand and the Vigil Aunties held a Summer Solstice gathering and bonfire to celebrate the new season on the evening of June 21st.   The weather was beautiful, the conversation entertaining, the fire crackled merrily and the bugs kept away so it was a perfect night to...

A Little Laugh

A Little Laugh We all like a little laugh If at oneself, or someone’s gaff And we all think its fun to poke A bit of fun, or tell a joke, Laughter’s good to ease the head “Best medicine” – so often said So, have a grin, on my...

WE’RE ALL DUNROAMIN’

This article was written by one of our most ardent supporters. She really “gets” the importance of the furry four-legged people in our lives. They really do make a difference. Daisy By Valerie Furge When I returned to New Brunswick from Newfoundland a number of years ago, I brought...