Category: Issue 48

Bigger Tigger is Looking for Cat Angels

Big Tig here, This week, Angie took Tig to a couple places and asked Tig to go and try to talk to the wild cats that live there. I asked why a handsome Tiggy has to traipse through the snow, in the cold, to talk to cats? Angie knows...

A Letter to Perth-Andover

We had the privilege a decade ago to operate an Art business and to be part of the quaint Village of Perth Andover. The stay was far too brief, but as we exited, we took memories and friendships that would endure. We did get on with life, as one...

I Just Want to Cuddle…

From the editor Some ten years or so back in time, when Kelley’s Pub was open, an independent construction crew was in town remodelling some government housing. These four guys stopped in every evening after work to eat and decompress before they went back to their motel rooms. They...

Just Scratching The Surface

Oftentimes, whatever one is doing, one is just scratching the surface. And, often just after that surface is scratched, someone will come along to “clarify”! Example: Someone said they’d be soon pushing towards their “threescore years and ten” when it was pointed out that according to Psalm 90:10 they...

As I Walk……….

A Laypersons Journey to Understanding “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” This phase up sounds fair. As a concept it certainly sounds satisfying on a human level. It fits right in with sentiments such as survival of the fittest, to the victor go the...

“I.Y.H.T.A- Y.D.W.T.K***”

the old man in the hat Acronyms. Those wonderful bits of letters that mean something more. Usually they are cute mnemonics that help us remember complicated concepts or organizations.   For those in the know SOA and SAMCRO have special meanings as monikers for the tales of violence committed...

Workshop at the Negotkuk Wellness Center

Every Tuesday night the Negotkuk Wellness Center has been hosting workshops sponsored by the Negotkuk Language Initiative. The workshops have been on all manner of topics. On March 4th Doreen Sappier gave a workshop teaching participants how to craft their own hand made chemical free lotions and soaps using...

Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe Adventure

The first annual Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe to Freedom Event on March 8 made for a fun-filled, if chilly, outdoor adventure for everyone who attended. One hundred and fifty people of all ages braved the brisk wind to share in the day’s festivities. This is more than double the crowd...

Athabasca Media

Athabasca Media is a state of the art multi-media production house tucked away in a quaint little cottage studio in Craig’s Flat.   Last January, the Digital Dudes at Athabasca Media produced the 10th Annual Gold Star Awards for screen presentation for the Fort McMurray Tourism Gala that was...

Creating Community Connectors Workshop

The Carleton-Victoria Community Inclusion Network hosted a Community Conversation Workshop at the Perth-Andover Baptist Church on the evening of February 26, 2014.   Seventeen people from a wide variety of fields and backgrounds attended this workshop. They came from Upper Kent, Plaster Rock, Perth-Andover, Kilburn and Bath. With the...