Category: Business Profiles

Stephanie Kelley The microbrew beer industry has exploded in popularity over the past five years. Craft beer sales have gone from 3 percent of total beer sales in North America to 12 percent, a growth of 400 percent over those five years. The craft beer industry got off to...

The fiddleheads are making their annual spring appearance and as we are all bloodily aware, when the fiddleheads pop up, the biting critters hatch out.   The first few flybites of the season are the nastiest, for me, anyway…my body has just spent the winter (a really freaking long...

Canterbury Royale is a total surprise if you have not visited before. It is a beautiful gourmet dining restaurant nestled in the woods off Sam Everett Road.   Best friends and business partners Barbara Boucher and Renee O’Neill lived in Perth-Andover at one time…. They operated an art gallery...

Charles and Shirley have returned from their winter break refreshed and invigorated and are happy to report that their lovely Waterfront Bistro is officially open for the season. They opened on April 16th and are introducing some new menu items for your dining pleasure.   Shirley has the Bistro...

A Look at a Local Business Spring is definitely in the air so the artisans of the Arts & Crafts Centre are keeping a close eye on the river in case they need to evacuate the store….but in the meantime, the store has started to extend its hours for...

Spotlight on a Local Business! The Look-One Stop has just added some great new clothing lines to store inventory. Cindy and Dayna McLaughlin attended wholesalers conventions recently in Las Vegas and Moncton to check out new products for their store.   Cindy is pleased to now be carrying a...

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...

The Perth-Andover Business Connection is a local business support group begun that was organized in 2012. We now have some 35 local business members, and are looking for new members to bring new voices and ideas to our local business dialog.   A meeting and wine and cheese social...

There were many wonderful craft items on display at the Visitor’s Centre in Plaster Rock during World Pond Hockey!   Albert Beaulieu makes hand turned burl bowls that are both beautiful and useful. Albert also makes the hand turned trophy cups that are awarded each year to the winning...

Several years back, in 2011, Plaster Rock resident Nancy reed along with her friend Janice Beaudoin began experimenting with making hand crafted soaps just like our grandmothers (or great grandmothers, or great great depending on your age!) used to make.   Their hobby took off, and they have been...