Hullabaloo Under the Stars 2014!
Stephanie Kelley It’s time again for the annual Larlee Creek Hullabaloo! Known as “The Little Festival that Could”, this will be the seventh year that this not for profit outdoor music festival will be held in Perth-Andover. This festival, which is completely volunteer organized and run, celebrates the incredible...
NB Liquor Strikes a Low Blow at Craft Breweries
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...
Arthur is a Disaster: Why We Need to Become More Self Sufficient
Stephanie Kelley When the forecast called for rain last weekend I was looking forward to a break from the relentless heat wave of the previous week. It seemed that a little rain would be just the ticket to cool things off…. But Tropical Storm Arthur brought much more than...
Foodland Closing in Perth-Andover
Stephanie Kelley In a move that has stunned its employees across the nation, and will cause thousands of jobs to be eliminated, Sobeys is closing the doors on 50 of its grocery stores in Canada. Five of these stores are in New Brunswick, including the Foodland on F. Tribe...
Heavy Equipment Training in NB
High Velocity College, a heavy equipment training school based in Camrose, Alberta, has begun operations in New Brunswick. The college is currently based in the Tobique Fisheries Building at Tobique First Nation. Fifteen students have been enrolled in the 12 week heavy equipment operations course, and are halfway...
People Speak Out at Voice of the People Meeting…
The Voice of the People Tour has been visiting communities all across New Brunswick to engage citizens in discussion and awareness about our natural resources. The tour made a presentation at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Perth-Andover on May 21st. In order to insure a truly prosperous...
Fun & Sun at the Highland Games!
What a glorious weekend for the Gathering of the Scots festival this year! In a stark contrast to last year’s event, during which one needed to wear scuba gear to be outside during a weekend of torrential rain, Mother Nature blessed the 2014 Gathering with absolutely perfect weather....
Save Our Forests
Joe Gee Contrary to the numbers that were published in the mainstream media, nearly 1,000 people gathered on the front lawn of the NB Legislature in Fredericton for the Rally to Save Our Forests. That was held on May 13, 2014. About one person out of every ten...
Celebrating Our Celtic Heritage
Get ready for the 13th consecutive year of the Gathering of the Scots Festival in Perth-Andover. From the very first festival in 2002, “The Gathering” has grown every year to become Perth-Andover’s largest summer festival and one of the fastest growing cultural celebrations in the Maritimes! A unique...
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