NDP Leaders Visit Perth-Andove
NDP Party leader Dominic Cardy and Senior advisor Brian Duplessis stopped in for a lunch break recently with Carlingford resident Joe Gee. Joe explained the meeting, “I started getting involved with the community on many different levels. One area in particular was our government. I never really paid...
Holistic Health Support with Massage
Melinda Millard RMT Prevention is Better than a Cure! Stephanie Kelley Everyone loves a nice back rub, but therapeutic massage is also one of the greatest gifts you can give your body and your health. Melinda Millard is a Registered Massage Therapist who offers a variety of therapies...
Freestyle Fitness Inc.
The Power of Positive Thinking Stephanie Kelley Freestyle Fitness is celebrating its one year anniversary on December 10 this year! Owner Carol McLaughlin took a mighty plunge when she built this co-ed fitness facility last year. Carol is an incredibly positive person, and even though she encountered negativity and...
Georgetown Rural Redefined & Regional Wellness Grants
By Francine St.Amand WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN is the message that Georgetown Conference area delegates want to impress upon Perth-Andover and Surrounding Area. On Nov 28, Joe Gee, Luke Sinstadt and myself presented our second public presentation about the conference. While this fulfills my commitment to the Village Council...
A Delicious Christmas Feast!
Stephanie Kelley The tables were set for 115 guests and the Wednesday Evening Fiddlers provided the music as local Seniors enjoyed a fabulous traditional turkey dinner on November 28. This sit down meal was catered by Carol Andersen and a team of enthusiastic volunteers dished up the plates and...
Moving Day at Last!
Stephanie Kelley Finally…The end is nigh for the latest Great Flood Relocation Program! After months of delays, set-backs, game play changes and excruciating waits on everything for everybody, the last two inhabited homes will be moved in a couple of days as I write this. This is...
RELOCATION! RELOCATION! RELOCATION!
(title credit to Mayor Ritchie) By Al McPhail The mayor published “a rant in three parts” under this title on Facebook late last week. Upon first (and second and third reading) I was incredibly upset, mostly because as is often the case, he presented his opinion as if it...
Cellist Emmanuel Ortega
Music in the River Valley! Stephanie Kelley The Village of Perth-Andover gained a new resident last October when classical musician and cellist Emmanuel Ortega moved to town to coordinate the Sistema New Brunswick youth music program at Mah Sos School at Tobique First Nation. This is the fourth community...
Divide & Conquer
Stephanie Kelley One of the best ways for a ruling class to conquer any civilization is to cause it to defeat itself through internal strife and then to step in to pick up the pieces. This scenario is being played out in New Brunswick right now, with a vitriolic...
“All About The Beer”
with Mitch Biggar Wine is not the only drink that can be aged for maturation. Many beers benefit from extended aging. We’re not talking about your average beer with a mere shelf life of 3-6 months, tops — before quality begins to degrade. We’re talking about beers that beg...