Hydro-Fracking Explained at Perth-Andover Presentation
The Shale Gas Presentation that was held at the Perth-Andover Legion Hall on September 18 was well attended by concerned local citizens. The meeting lasted for nearly four hours, from 7 pm until 11 pm, but nearly everyone who attended stayed until the very end as the speakers were...
Perth-Andover Community Garden Update
The first annual Perth-Andover Community Garden has come to the end of the season, but for a garden that got a late start it turned out pretty well! Interested gardeners began discussing the project last winter, but there were so many issues to solve that it took awhile to...
“All About The Beer”
With Mitch Biggar Often times I am asked, “Why are there so many different types of beer glasses? Does each beer style have its own matching beer glass? What are the names of the different beer glasses? “ In an attempt to clarify these questions let’s look at...
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...
It’s Alive!!!
the old man in the hat I don’t like horror shows. Never did. Maybe it has something to do with living in the boondocks. When you scream, there really is no one around to hear you. Watching scary shows, alone, late at night, is just too creepy. When you...
Going Green!
From the editor… By Stephanie Kelley The Autumn Equinox arrived over this past weekend, Fall is officially here! This is my favourite time of year….cool nights, glorious colours and, hopefully, lots of clear and sunny days. It’s been an interesting week around here. I attended several different events, some...
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...
A New Local Entrepreneur Polish Me Up Esthetics
A new esthetician has just hung out her shingle in the village of Perth-Andover. Kayla Liebe has always loved nail polish, and has done the nails of her family and friends for years. So, she felt that it only made sense for her to pursue a career as...
A Plan to Save Our Village By Rod MacIntosh
Editor’s Note… Perth-Andover resident Rod MacIntosh has conceived an inspired and visionary plan to revitalize the Village of Perth-Andover. All of our small rural villages are under heavy attack by government forces concerned only with money and their political futures, which are dictated by corporate interests…not people, communities or...
The Comfort Zone
From the editor… Recently I got to thinking about how hard it is for most people to switch gears to embrace new ideas and step outside of their comfort zone. We see this tendency exhibited every day in every way in every person you know…maybe even yourself!…people who work...