Category: Business Profiles

The 878 Waterfront Bistro in downtown Perth-Andover is about to celebrate its third anniversary! This attractive and intimate little bistro is the loving creation of Chef Charles MacFarlane and Maitre D’ Shirley Hansen. The couple had searched all over the Maritime Provinces for a spot to open their new...

Back before we became such a car crazy gas guzzling bargain hunting consumerist society always runnin’ the roads, as they say, folks depended upon local neighborhood markets that they could walk to for most of their needs. A recent conversation with my 94 year old uncle, Sewell Shaw, revealed...

There are so many great stories and tidbits of history to learn here in the beautiful river valley. Everyone I meet and talk to in the course of putting this paper together has a unique and fascinating tale to tell and it is so much fun to learn the...

If our eyes are the windows to our soul, our feet are the mirrors of our health. We tend to take our feet for granted, until they act up on us. And those poor pups at the end of our legs sure work hard over the course of our...

Perth-Andover residents Reg Grant and Patti McHatten were already life and business partners. And now they’ve officially tied the knot in a joyous and creative wedding ceremony held at their home. Reg and Patti met at the Farmer’s Market so it was only fitting that a market theme was...

At long last, after more than five months, Nissen’s Market is once again open for business! The store took a savage beating in the March flood. Kendall and his team went to work immediately to restore and repair the building, but as with all structures that had gotten water...

Wee little Bistro 221 in Plaster Rock offers up cozy and classy ambiance, delicious food, desserts, coffee and teas at their establishment.   I stopped in a few days ago to grab a bite of lunch and a cappuccino and chatted awhile with my hostess, owner Paula Harding. Paula...

Thursdays 10-2 July –September Last week I just happened to be traveling downriver on a Thursday and was fortunate enough to catch the local outdoor Farmer’s Market. The weather was delightful, with the sun shining though a few clouds and the market was jam packed with people and vendors...

YEDI Camp Notes The Perth-Andover Young Entrepreneur Development Initiative Workshop ran from July 18th through July 21st, 2012. The final day of the workshop saw the youthful entrepreneurs putting their new skills and knowledge into action as they sold their products at the P-A Farmer’s Market! This year 13...

Bodin’s Native Crafts & Supplies Bodin’s Native Crafts at Tobique First Nation is another one of our small businesses that offers a variety of goods and services to the community….a sort of good old fashioned general store kind of place. The store is a family business with Connie Nicholas...