A Little Slice of History
The grand old Stewart Furniture & Appliance Store survived the disastrous 2012 flood only to be utterly destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. The Village of Perth-Andover lost yet another fine old building and another irreplaceable bit of her living history. The business itself had had...
New Brunswick Government Continues Denial with Pseudo Study
The New Brunswick government is commencing a study of ways to mitigate future flooding in Perth-Andover. Yet not surprisingly, they have decided to completely ignore key points in favor of promoting the “Act of God” scenario which completely absolves them of any accountability. In their recent press release, they...
The Soul of a Home
The tragedy of the Perth-Andover Flood of 2012 continues to unfold and traumatize as our beautiful and historic old homes are demolished and wiped off the pages of history due to flood damage. We’ve had a number of readers tell us they wanted to see stories about these...
Rising from the Ashes
We’ve certainly had a tumultuous and devastating spring so far. But, we have a new team on the job in our Town Hall and hopes are high that we’ll see some real change and progress for Perth-Andover. Terry Ritchie reiterated to us that he stands for a New Way...
FLOOD VICTIMS…FOOD FOR THOUGHT
How much does the flood recovery spending estimate of $25 million really cost the province? Here’s a little math primer you might find of interest…. The Disaster Finance Assistance program is a federal/provincial funding arrangement for cost sharing the cost of disasters. The formula is as follows: For the...