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There are estimated to be about 6,500 different languages spoken in our world today. This might sound like a lot, but there have been even more languages that have been lost.   When we lose the language of any cultural group we lose a piece of living history, and...

Last year, after the flood in Perth, as part of the repair and renovation in his store Hector at BMR Hardware got a fabulous new work station in his store. The shiny and eye catching textured aluminium desk and storage unit is a custom metal job crafted by Mike...

Joe Moore started up his computer repair business in Perth-Andover in 2006. He had been seeking ways to make money online and was continually getting viruses, errors and spyware in his own PC. As a result of the viruses, he found he was spending whatever money he made online...

Back when I first moved up to these parts in 1996, I began exploring the region during my free time…. driving out old back roads and looking for good places to take photos and go hiking with my little dog. I made many trips up the Tobique and was...

There are so many great stories and tidbits of history to learn here in the beautiful river valley. Everyone I meet and talk to in the course of putting this paper together has a unique and fascinating tale to tell and it is so much fun to learn the...

The Outdoor Pursuits course is a hands-on course offered by the Southern Victoria High School in Perth-Andover with a classroom component. It is designed to introduce or reconnect students with things and activities that happen outside of a computer screen, television or a handheld device.   The main units...

Perth-Andover residents Reg Grant and Patti McHatten were already life and business partners. And now they’ve officially tied the knot in a joyous and creative wedding ceremony held at their home. Reg and Patti met at the Farmer’s Market so it was only fitting that a market theme was...

At long last, after more than five months, Nissen’s Market is once again open for business! The store took a savage beating in the March flood. Kendall and his team went to work immediately to restore and repair the building, but as with all structures that had gotten water...

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...

In the last issue of the Blackfly Gazette we ran a brief story about the Underground Railroad into New Brunswick.   I had no idea that fugitives from slavers in the United States had made the terrifying flight to freedom through little Fort Fairfield and into our province. In...