Backyard bully
It pains me to have to admit this, but my cat Poquito has become a backyard bully. I feel something like a parent must feel when told that their child is a juvenile delinquent! Poquito is the kind of cat who likes to mess with your head. He...
Plaster Rock SummerFest 2013
August 23, 24 & 25 Mark your calendars now! Plaster Rock 2013 SummerFest will be held on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of August and this year’s venue promises to be well worth attending. Three days of music and fun for the whole family as all age groups will...
NEW FLOOD PROGRAM OPTION AVAILABLE???
At the regular weekly meeting of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee a recent change to the Flood Relocation Program was discussed. For months we have been lobbying Fredericton bureaucrats to allow more flexibility in program delivery particularly with respect to the “hard cap” of $100,000 for relocation of residences. As...
It’s Time Again! Larlee Creek Hullabaloo
The sixth annual Larlee Creek Hullabaloo music festival will be welcoming back acclaimed local, national and international artists to Baird’s Campground along the banks of the beautiful St. John River in Perth-Andover from August 16-18, 2013.The Festival features over 16 official performances over three days. Not including the impromptu...
“You are welcome!”
The old man in the hat As one grows up, hopefully, one of the first things you are taught is to say please, thank-you and you are welcome, in social situations in which you have requested that something be done in your favour or for your benefit. In short,...
Hosta Art
In the last issue of the Blackfly Gazette we ran a brief story about the Underground Railroad into New Brunswick. I had no idea that fugitives from slavers in the United States had made the terrifying flight to freedom through little Fort Fairfield and into our province. In...