Category: Living Local

Fill Your Home with the Love of Rescued Pets!

Valerie Furge My husband and I share our home with a dog, four cats and a number of fish. All (not counting the fish) have come from a variety of shelters under a variety of circumstances – each different but with the same underlying theme – cats and dogs...

A Pet Story: Olive the Other Reindeer

Last year, or maybe even in 2012, we’d published a photo of “Olive the Other Reindeer” on our pet page, a DunRoamin’ rescue who was looking for her forever home.   A few days ago, I ran into Marilyn Lewis and we got to talking pets and she told...

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...

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.  ...

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...