Since the Perth-Andover flood of March 23, 2012 there have been three public meetings to discuss the future of vacant lots left in the wake of the flood. The Glenn Group, a Fredericton-based landscape architect firm was contracted to come up with a plan for ‘re-purposing’ the Village of...

Although it sure doesn’t look like it yet considering the amount of snow on the ground, the snow that is falling as I write this, and the big storm predicted for later in the week!   But, be that as it may, on Thursday, March 20th at exactly 1:57...

Re-Purposing Perth-Andover: THE Environmental FACTOR by Francine St.Amand Environment and Education: both sides of the same coin. You can’t improve the state of the environment without being educated on the matter. Education here means knowledge and wisdom gained through life experience … being in tune with and developing an...

A fireside Vigil and Prayer Ceremony to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the 2012 Flood was held on West Riverside Drive on March 23rd.   Folks began gathering around the bonfire at noon to share stories and hopes for our village.   After Dan and Caroline Ennis joined the...

This is the 11th year for SV Mini Basketball, and this year’s season is now officially over for both the SV Mini Boys and Mini Girls Teams. Both teams played in the Basketball New Brunswick Provincial Tournaments over the past weekend.   Basketball NB divides the teams into divisions...

The Perth Elks Club hosted a terrific dinner on March 15th. This annual event, which includes a meal and a silent auction, is to raise funds to support the summer camp for the hearing impaired at Magaguadavic Lake.   Each summer during the first full week of August the...

From 1987 as told by Andover Elementary Grade 3 Students Contributed by Joe Gee Flood season is fast approaching here in the St. John Valley.  For many this means preparation while for others this may be a time for reflection.  The impacts of flooding may be very different from one...

Big Tig here, This week, Angie took Tig to a couple places and asked Tig to go and try to talk to the wild cats that live there. I asked why a handsome Tiggy has to traipse through the snow, in the cold, to talk to cats? Angie knows...

We had the privilege a decade ago to operate an Art business and to be part of the quaint Village of Perth Andover. The stay was far too brief, but as we exited, we took memories and friendships that would endure. We did get on with life, as one...

From the editor Some ten years or so back in time, when Kelley’s Pub was open, an independent construction crew was in town remodelling some government housing. These four guys stopped in every evening after work to eat and decompress before they went back to their motel rooms. They...