Fly Season Begins…
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...
From the editor…
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...
Save Our Forests
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...
Tom Hanson Coach of the Year Award
In recognition of her contributions to the community, Reta Kelley of Perth-Andover will receive the Western Valley Coach of the Year Award for 2014. The Awards Banquet will be held at the Florenceville Curling Club on May 22nd at 6:30 pm. The banquet costs $10 to attend, and...
Home-Grown Shiitake Mushrooms
Shiitake mushrooms can be grown at home by anyone, with just a little bit of effort and time. I attended the May 10 Shiitake Mushroom Growing Workshop at Falls Brook Centre to learn more and to get a little hands-on practice on just how it’s done. David Boyle...
A Day of Learning at the Wolastegewiyik Healing Lodge
On May 9 I attended an interesting and educational workshop at the Healing Lodge at Tobique First Nation. Focussed on self- care, the workshop began with an opening prayer and then moved on to cover a range of topics and experiences. Alison Sappier explained the uses and benefits...
Pet Page & SPCA Update
As we all kept an anxious eye on the ice jams this year, the banks of the Tobique ran over and the saturated ground flooded the basement at the SPCA Shelter in Arthurette. None of the resident cats were hurt, but it made quite a mess and the shelter...
Things we learned from the flood…
Al McPhail The 2014 spring freshet (that word sounds so innocuous) taught us much about ourselves, our community and its future. Here’s my summary of lessons learned (or more accurately, lessons taught…unfortunately it appears some among us learned absolutely nothing). 1. We learned that the much-maligned relocation program,...
It’s Time Again! Gathering of the Scots
Rod MacIntosh 2014 will mark the 13th consecutive year of the Gathering of the Scots Festival in Perth-Andover, NB. Born from a single concept in 2002, “The Gathering” has grown every year to become Perth-Andover’s largest festival of the summer and one of the fastest growing cultural celebrations in...
Women’s Day Was For Everyone!
Stephanie Kelley The Second Annual Women’s Day took place at the River Valley Civic Centre on April 26, a glorious spring day. Over 40 booths were set up to display an array of a wide spectrum of goods and services available in the River Valley. It was also a...