Paranormal Investigations
Stephanie Kelley Things that go bump in the night….. It doesn’t matter what you personally believe, reality is determined not by what scientists or anyone else says or believes, but by what the evidence reveals to us. John Moore grew up in Perth-Andover, and began researching paranormal events when...
P-A Historical Society Museum Grand Opening
Stephanie Kelley The P-A Museum threw a little barbecue bash on June 28th to celebrate their Grand Opening in 2014. It was a perfect summer day, with a shining sun, a gentle breeze and no bugs or rain! Lots of people dropped by to schmooze and grab a hot...
Sprout Film Mini-Festival…Making the Invisible Visible
What is “normal”? Society tends to turn a blind eye to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) so that they become invisible. The Sprout Film Festival is an event that is hosted annually in New York City that features films that provide insightful looks into the histories, struggles...
25th Blessing Anniversary of St Mary of the Angels
On Sunday, June 8th St Mary of the Angels celebrated the 25th anniversary of the building that was erected after the flood of 1987 inundated their former church on West Riverside Drive. Bishop Emeritus Gerard Dionne, who is now 95 years old, told us “Before that historic flood,...
The Modern Knowledge Tour
Have you ever heard that old joke that goes “They must think I’m a mushroom…. They keep me in the dark and feed me cow manure?” Everyone can relate to this on some level, but most people don’t realize that this little joke accurately describes how our world is...
Carlingford Resident Joe Gee NDP Candidate for Victoria-Carleton
Joe Gee accepted the nomination for the New Brunswick NDP in Victoria-Carleton Friday night, May 23rd, in Perth-Andover. At a nomination party held at the Tobique Ultramar, Joe became the official candidate for local NDP MLA as he shared his vision with the attending group. Joe believes his...
Garth Farquhar Green Party MLA Candidate
Garth Farquhar officially accepted the nomination to run for MLA for the Green Party for the Victoria-Carleton Riding at a meeting held at the Waterfront Bistro on May 27th. It was a cosmic coincidence that this was also the birthday of Rachel Carson, author of “Silent Spring” and...
Hackmatack Nominee Philippa Dowding Visits!
Author Philippa Dowding has been on a whirlwind tour of Canada since her book “The Gargoyle at the Gates” was nominated for the Hackmatack Award. Last week she and her daughter travelled through New Brunswick and PEI. On Wednesday, May 28th she visited Andover Elementary to meet and...
Paul Almond Book Launch at P-A Library
The Village of Perth-Andover received a special treat on May 22nd with a visit from celebrated author Paul Almond. Paul stopped in at the library as part of his book launch to introduce “The Gunner”, which is book six in his historical Alford Saga, a series of novels based...
Western Valley Centre for Coaching Awards Banquet
The 17th Annual Western Valley Centre for Coaching Awards Banquet was held at the Florenceville Curling Club on May 22nd. The room filled up as people gathered to honour this year’s award recipients and enjoy a lovely sit down dinner prepared by volunteers. The meal was delicious, and...