Tobique First Nation 11th Annual PowWow
Tobique First Nation held their 11th Annual Wolastokiwik Negootkook Gathering and PowWow underneath a beautiful grove of towering pines. Hundreds of people gathered to socialize and celebrate their family and community at this traditional cultural gathering. The location for the PowWow is just past the Maliseet Gas...
Wolf Spiders & Arachnophobia
Have you seen one of these big guys around your house or yard lately? Don’t freak out! It’s a harmless and beneficial wolf spider. People have been reporting finding big scary spiders running around in their homes recently. These large critters are not nearly as big as some...
Summer Solstice Bonfire
Francine St Amand and the Vigil Aunties held a Summer Solstice gathering and bonfire to celebrate the new season on the evening of June 21st. The weather was beautiful, the conversation entertaining, the fire crackled merrily and the bugs kept away so it was a perfect night to...
Weed Killer in GMO Cigarettes
I used to smoke when I was younger. Like most young people, I thought I’d live forever, at least until I was 30 anyway, and after that who cared…life would be over! At any rate, I soon got over my love affair with cigarettes and quit the things....
Perth-Andover Business Connection Kick-Off
Last fall local Perth business people created the Perth-Andover Business Connection in order to promote local mall businesses and to bring awareness to the need for us all to think local in order for our communities to thrive. The official kick-off was held on Saturday, June 28th with local...
Community Supported Agriculture
People and communities across the country who want fresh, local, organic produce are turning to Community Supported Agriculture. CSAs focus on the production of high quality foods for a local community. They are organized with a shared risk membership and marketing structure. Members who belong to CSAs typically...
TOBIQUE VALLEY FOOD PURCHASING GROUP
Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food” .- Hippocrates Many people these days are making an effort to eat more fresh foods and produce. The Tobique Valley Food Purchasing Group offers local residents a regular supply of fresh produce and helps save money...
From the editor….
We have a couple of political pieces in this issue that discuss topics important to us all….this surveillance state that has become our world, and, closer to home, the destruction of rural communities. Both situations, global and provincial, have been aided and abetted by our tacit cooperation and outright...
PAFD –The Real Story
Perth-Andover Fireman Leigh Boone sets the record straight. BFG: There are many misconceptions and misperceptions in the community as to why 6 Firemen have been “let go”. Can you please help the citizens of Perth-Andover who depend on our Fire fighters to understand the circumstances surrounding your dismissal? Leigh:...
From the editor
Hello Dear Readers, Steph here, back to life after a 44 day stint at the hospital! That was a long time to be out for the count. Words cannot express my gratitude to my family and friends who have taken care of my pets and home, and visited me...