As I walk………..
A Laypersons Journey to Understanding We live in an interesting era. Over the last fifty years there has been a diminishment in the role of the traditional church in the lives of everyday people. By church, I simply refer to the very hierarchal, top down, organizational structure of many...
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the old man in the hat Democracy is a tricky thing. Our particular version, even more so, as a representative democracy, carried out in the style of a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. So…..We, The People, do not directly control the action. We elect others to act on our behalf....
Snow White & the Seven Dwarves
Lorna Demeria The old saying, “time flies when you’re having fun” must have been talking about fostering puppies. It’s hard to believe that all that time has passed and we have had some fun! On February 24th, DunRoamin’ Stray and Rescue” had a call from a family. They...
Dear Community of Perth-Andover,
You have a special place in my heart. My father, Guilmond Beaulieu, grew up in your town. I have heard countless stories of many of you who were living in the community at the same time as him, and I loved hearing him re-tell these stories, as well as...
As I Walk………..
A Laypersons Journey to Understanding Our winter this year has been challenging to many, not least those looking out for the best interests of our school aged children. Recently concern has been expressed over the number of “snow days” that have been declared this year, with the resultant loss...
“Saint Francis of Bay Street”
the old man in the hat So you thought you were all grown up. Thought you could dress yourself with matching colours and go off to school. Thought that 12 years of community school, 4 years of university, 4 years of grad school and a couple of years of...
Seven Strategies for Small Town Revitalization
We have to look at the Big Picture…. Brenda Goodine Sociologist Dr. Bill Reimer states that in 1951 only 45 percent of Canada’s population lived in cities. Today, over 70 percent of us live in large metropolitan centres. There are fewer and fewer towns and villages, most of which...
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FOLKS!!!
EXACTLY 2 years ago, the tortured currents of the River Saint John last raised its majestic waters in protest of human intervention and progress! With her watershed now “robbed” of forested woodland and her flow to the sea “tamed” by concrete dams, she has raised her wrath in the...
As I Walk….
I was out walking the other morning admiring the beauty of the snow and thinking how blessed I was to live in such a scenic place. We really are quite fortunate. It is almost a Goldilocks sort of situation. Most of the time it is neither too hot...
“The Mouse in the Corner”
the old man in the hat Canada is a neat place. New Brunswick is fantastic. I mean, where else can you put your beer in the snow to get cold and it is still there, still cold, 9 months later. Still in the snow. AND more snow. But...