Just Scratching The Surface
Oftentimes, whatever one is doing, one is just scratching the surface. And, often just after that surface is scratched, someone will come along to “clarify”! Example: Someone said they’d be soon pushing towards their “threescore years and ten” when it was pointed out that according to Psalm 90:10 they...
As I Walk……….
A Laypersons Journey to Understanding “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” This phase up sounds fair. As a concept it certainly sounds satisfying on a human level. It fits right in with sentiments such as survival of the fittest, to the victor go the...
“I.Y.H.T.A- Y.D.W.T.K***”
the old man in the hat Acronyms. Those wonderful bits of letters that mean something more. Usually they are cute mnemonics that help us remember complicated concepts or organizations. For those in the know SOA and SAMCRO have special meanings as monikers for the tales of violence committed...
Workshop at the Negotkuk Wellness Center
Every Tuesday night the Negotkuk Wellness Center has been hosting workshops sponsored by the Negotkuk Language Initiative. The workshops have been on all manner of topics. On March 4th Doreen Sappier gave a workshop teaching participants how to craft their own hand made chemical free lotions and soaps using...
Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe Adventure
The first annual Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe to Freedom Event on March 8 made for a fun-filled, if chilly, outdoor adventure for everyone who attended. One hundred and fifty people of all ages braved the brisk wind to share in the day’s festivities. This is more than double the crowd...
Athabasca Media
Athabasca Media is a state of the art multi-media production house tucked away in a quaint little cottage studio in Craig’s Flat. Last January, the Digital Dudes at Athabasca Media produced the 10th Annual Gold Star Awards for screen presentation for the Fort McMurray Tourism Gala that was...
Creating Community Connectors Workshop
The Carleton-Victoria Community Inclusion Network hosted a Community Conversation Workshop at the Perth-Andover Baptist Church on the evening of February 26, 2014. Seventeen people from a wide variety of fields and backgrounds attended this workshop. They came from Upper Kent, Plaster Rock, Perth-Andover, Kilburn and Bath. With the...
Free Range Kids Project
If you were born prior to about 1970, your childhood was….as I am sure you are perfectly aware….much different than what kids experience today. We didn’t have a bunch of fancy high tech electronic gadgets, but we had something infinitely more precious… a lot of freedom. Well,...
Re-Purposing Perth-Andover: The Education Factor
OPPORTUNITY for Perth-Andover To Be An Education Model By Francine St. Amand Creating Outdoor Classrooms is a rapidly increasing trend in the public school system and there are several foundations which will support such projects (Evergreen Foundation, MAJESTA Trees of Knowledge Competition, TD’s Friends of the Environment Foundation to...
Perth-Andover Scotiabank Bakes for a Cause!
Stephanie Kelley The Perth-Andover Scotiabank crew stepped up to the plate to help raise funds for the Andover Elementary Playground. A fence was needed, as well as some upgrades and repairs to some of the equipment. The school receive funding for the work, but must pay for the...