Joy’s Studio Creations
Sheena Joy Nicholas of Tobique Firts Nation makes beautiful, one-of-a-kind greeting cards for all occasions. Each card is individually crafted, and comes with a pretty decorated envelope. Even the little gift bags Sheena uses are hand embellished! These hand crafted cards are just $5 each, and you can meet...
Biking Coast to Coast!
Stephanie Kelley Last Friday I stopped in at Nissen’s Market to pick up a few items and found that a couple of long distance bikers had stopped into Nissen’s for a snack and break from the road. One of the bikers told me they were biking across the country,...
Biker’s Bash at The Manor!
Stephanie Kelley Bikers from all over Canada and throughout the US converged on the area over the weekend of July 18 & 19, 2014 as the Annual Carleton County Toy Run delivered toys and donations to Hotel Dieu in Perth-Andover. Before the bikers made their visit to the hospital...
Young Entrepreneurs Make a Hit with Cold Tea on a Hot Day!
Stephanie Kelley As I was making my way down to Bodin’s Native Crafts at Tobique First Nation to deliver copies of the Blackfly I passed by new business…. A cold drink stand being operated by a trio of cheerful and youthful entrepreneurs. Cars were zipping in right and left...
Barber Carl Parsons Hangs Up His Scissors after 68 Years!
Stephanie Kelley It’s the end of an era for Plaster Rock resident and career barber Carl Parsons, and a new beginning for Jeremy Shirley. As I was making the rounds in Plaster Rock recently a couple of people brought this to my attention. I’d always noticed the neat little...
NB…The Garbage Province
A few weeks ago Blackfly reader Sharon Geldart sent us a photo file containing numerous pictures of the crap and garbage she is finding every day and every time she goes for a walk. I’d planned to publish these photos ASAP, and as The Old man in the...
Perth-Andover Resident Has Poem Selected for Mindscapes
Tinker resident Chris Fitzherbert has had a poem accepted for display at the upcoming Mindscape Exhibit in Miramichi later this year. Mindscapes New Brunswick is a Canadian Mental Health Association initiative which strives to empower people who have lived the experience of mental illness. It offers these people a...
Busman’s Holiday at The Bistro!
So….what do you do to relax and unwind when you take a break from the kitchen when you are a gourmet chef and you work every day? You go out to dine someplace else, of course, at a fine restaurant serving gourmet cuisine that another chef prepares for...
Trails of Hope & Light
As I entered the foyer of Mah Sos School last week I was immediately drawn to the visually stunning display of the Trails of Hope and Light Wampum Belt. This amazing work is the result of a group project created and handmade by Residential School survivors. Wampum...
Mah Sos School Talent Show & Concert
The Mah Sos Talent Show for 2014 took place in the school gym on May 22nd. Dozens of parents, friends, family members and general well- wishers gathered to hear this spirited performance, which was the last big concert of the year before school lets out for the summer. ...