Institutional Education?
“Education? We don’t want thinkers! We want workers!” So said John D. Rockefeller, one of the most prominent of the Robber Barons as he explained what he wanted from the school system around the turn of the 20th century. And our North American Educational System has been...
The Garlic Garden
I don’t know about you, but I’m one of those people who thinks that garlic is one of the four main food groups (along with anchovies, olive oil & capers!) and I get positively twitchy when I don’t have at least 3 heads of the stuff in my home...
I Wonder
I Wonder I wonder ’bout the “arming race” Where to put the nuclear waste Why there’s rich and why there’s poor Will cancer ever get a cure, I wonder ’bout the price of gold What I’ll be like when I get old Why “good” and “bad” must always duel...
Please Help Keep the Shelter Open
The following quote about animal rescue workers was found online and forwarded to me by a friend and colleague. I could have said it better myself. We are human. We try our best, and yes – sometimes we make mistakes, or misspeak or use the wrong tone of voice....
Tales from Big Tig
Hi! It’s Bigger Tigger! I got an excitin’ tale this week! Angie says we took years off her life, and we all need a home soon. She’s so funny. One day us kittens were hanging in our hammocks (Angie says those are sun shades, not hammocks, but we...
GOODBYE FLINTSTONES, HELLO JETSONS!
The Carleton Victoria Community Inclusion Network held a focus group recently to address the issues of rural poverty and transportation in the province. If you live in rural New Brunswick, you are pretty much trapped if you do not own a car or have access to a ride to...
Florenceville-Bristol Outdoor Summer Market
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...
Young Entrepreneur Development Initiative
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...
The Soul of a Home
The tragedy of the Perth-Andover Flood of 2012 continues to unfold and traumatize as our beautiful and historic old homes are demolished and wiped off the pages of history due to flood damage. We’ve had a number of readers tell us they wanted to see stories about these...
Local Gardener Creates Eden
A couple of weeks ago I happened to pass by a yard on a back street in Perth-Andover that was bursting with flowers and foliage of all sorts….it had an almost tropical look to it, something we don’t see too often up here in this northern clime. I...