Tigger Tails from DunRoamin’
By Bigger Tigger Hi! Bigger Tigger here….The other day, Angie came and told me that I got fan mail! She seemed so surprised! I wasn’t, I knew I had fans. How could a stellar Tig like me not have a growing fan base? Angie then told Tig about modesty....
Sisters in Spirit Vigil
Sisters in Spirit is a national movement for social change that encourages concerned citizens and Aboriginal community members to gather together on October 4 to honour our missing and murdered Aboriginal girls and women, and their families. The movement started with a daughter’s vision. Bridget Tolley was worried that...
Fun Finds at the SPCA Thrift Store !
By Stephanie Kelley In the last issue of the Blackfly we published an article about the SPCA Thrift Store in Plaster Rock, but I had not yet visited the store personally. When I delivered the BFG on Wednesday Bill Mosher gave me a little private tour of the store,...
PLANTING THE IDEA FOR A HORTICULTURAL CENTRE OF the UPPER ST. JOHN RIVER VALLEY In Perth-Andover
Tree Talk: Telling the Story of the Village The idea of developing a Horticultural Centre was presented to the Perth-Andover Village Council on September 18. I presented this idea in the hopes that it could be considered as an alternative to a Golf Course which is being “proposed” for...
GEORGETOWN CONFERENCE ON RURAL REVITALIZATION
By Francine St.Amand SHUT UP!!! In a nutshell, that was THE most important message I got from the Georgetown Conference. These were Doug Griffiths’ words, when he spoke about how adults suffocate the courage and creativity out of each other and especially, youth. Author of 13 Ways to Kill...
Perth Variety Depot
The good old Variety Depot has been a fixture on the Gulch Road for many years. This thrift store opened up after the flood of 1987 and has been in operation ever since. Five years ago Fidele Albert bought the building and continues to operate this funky old shop,...
DunRoamin’ Stray and Rescue
Who we are and what we do… “DunRoamin'” means just that: our strays are all done roaming, are safe at last and will finally receive the medical care, attention and the family they deserve. DunRoamin’s mandate is to help those strays who have no one to care for...
Victoria County SPCA Update
Adoptions are the most important way you can help your local animal shelter, particularly at this time of year. Ginger and Melissa are just two of the lovely cats we have who are looking for good homes. Since the Victoria County SPCA is a no kill shelter, we need...
WES Program Graduation Ceremony
Last week, I received an invitation to attend a graduation ceremony that was to be held on September 20th at Tobique First Nation. A class of 15 graduating students would be receiving diplomas to certify their completion of a 5 month long Workplace Essential Skills Course. The...
Virile Crayfish
We got a phone call earlier this week to tell us that Perth-Andover resident Don Taylor had found a baby lobster walking along the sidewalk in front of his downtown apartment over Al McPhail’s office. Well, this wasn’t exactly in the same league as a Bigfoot or UFO sighting...