People Speak Out at Voice of the People Meeting…
The Voice of the People Tour has been visiting communities all across New Brunswick to engage citizens in discussion and awareness about our natural resources. The tour made a presentation at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Perth-Andover on May 21st. In order to insure a truly prosperous...
Towards a Sound, Prosperous & Sustainable Economy for NB
Stephanie Kelley Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! That’s the promise we are hearing from the provincial government and corporations who want to frack, clear cut and run a pipe line across our beautiful, lush and fertile province. It sure sounds good, but are those jobs really there? Back in...
Random Notes About Life
From the editor… As I write this Easter Monday Morning, Fright Week has finally ended for the Village of Perth-Andover and we can at long last disengage the pause button and get on with our lives. While we were all living through the nail biting suspense of wondering if...
“Fracking Dave”
the old man in the hat Sitting in the bleachers, it is always easy to criticize. Fun too! It will soon be election time again. Fracking Dave will soon meet the test. Shale gas and pension reform, I am sure, will be big issues. Since the beginning of...
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...
Shale Gas Presentation in Perth-Andover on September 18, 2013
Upstream Media for Citizens Awareness will be holding a presentation regarding shale gas and the impacts this industry will have on New Brunswick. Four guest speakers well knowledgeable in this field will be joining us for discussion on the economic and environmental effects hydraulic fracturing will have on communities that aren’t located...