Author Philippa Dowding has been on a whirlwind tour of Canada since her book “The Gargoyle at the Gates” was nominated for the Hackmatack Award. Last week she and her daughter travelled through New Brunswick and PEI.   On Wednesday, May 28th she visited Andover Elementary to meet and...

The Village of Perth-Andover received a special treat on May 22nd with a visit from celebrated author Paul Almond. Paul stopped in at the library as part of his book launch to introduce “The Gunner”, which is book six in his historical Alford Saga, a series of novels based...

The 17th Annual Western Valley Centre for Coaching Awards Banquet was held at the Florenceville Curling Club on May 22nd. The room filled up as people gathered to honour this year’s award recipients and enjoy a lovely sit down dinner prepared by volunteers.   The meal was delicious, and...

This week in bible study the minister posed the following question: What would your response be if the authorities suddenly made an arbitrary decision to limit a freedom you enjoyed? For example, if suddenly the government announced the closure of your hospital and changed its status to a health...

the old man in the hat A Saint John businessman recently ran afoul of the authorities while committing a public crime so horrendous that I shudder to repeat it here. He took his own gravel, his own equipment and his own time to perpetuate this monstrous affront to civil...

The fiddleheads are making their annual spring appearance and as we are all bloodily aware, when the fiddleheads pop up, the biting critters hatch out.   The first few flybites of the season are the nastiest, for me, anyway…my body has just spent the winter (a really freaking long...

Although it’s raining a bit as I write this the weather has definitely turned warm and Summer I, at long last, just around the corner. Finally.   There are some great events and festivals coming up around our communities… The Gathering of the Scots starts on May 29th and...

Most folks have heard the phrase “there’s a sucker born every minute” but most people also never think that this would apply to them personally.   I’ve just had a bit of fun learning about the so-called “Nigerian Scams”, you know, where you get a polite email in your...

Joe Gee Contrary to the numbers that were published in the mainstream media, nearly 1,000 people gathered on the front lawn of the NB Legislature in Fredericton for the Rally to Save Our Forests. That was held on May 13, 2014.   About one person out of every ten...

During the recent meeting of the board of directors of the New Victoria County SPCA several new officers were elected. The SPCA would like to welcome Ray Miller of Plaster Rock on board as the new president of the group.   Diane Seneschal of Grand Falls remains the Vice...