From the Editor…
Where to begin, this should have been the first issue of our second year… I guess I’ll start there, with a great big thank you to everyone who has been following since our inception and during our growth over the last year. Without the support of readers and...
One Year Later After the Flood of 2012
Saturday, March 23rd marked the one year anniversary since the historical Perth-Andover flood of 2012. It was a day filled with mixed emotions for many people affected by the flood. Some people were grateful that they had their homes back together and expressed thanks for all the help they...
Perth-Andover Flood Zone Repurposing Workshop a Success
There is Hope… On March 13 Public Meeting # 2 was hosted by Glenn Group Landscape Architects in association with Dillon Consulting. This company has been hired by the province to design a plan for our flood lands. About 40 people participated in an exercise where we could draw...
From the Editor…
AH! Spring has officially sprung. And this year the weather and temperatures are much more like normal, that is, frozen and cold, so it appears, so far, that there is no flood danger this year. This is of course a huge relief for the citizens of Perth-Andover. But, naturally...
Flood time is now… let’s be proactive
“You have to make prevention. You have to be there before the ice is moving” Paul Laplante, Owner of Eco Technologies in Caraquet, NB Last year, in the aftermath of the terrible flood in Perth-Andover, Paul Laplante of Eco Technologies, his Caraquet based company, said he could have helped...
From the Editor…
Some months back I read an interesting editorial comment in one of the daily provincial papers. This editorial essay commented upon what a big fat waste of money it is to have so many services provided all over the province in our “crazy patchwork of rural communities”. The author...
From the Editor…
As I sit down to finally write the editorial this week I am unsure where to begin. I recently read the Flood Mitigation Report for Perth-Andover and Tobique First Nation as well as many news articles about the report and its recommendations. I have heard and read many comments...
Flood Mitigation Study Report – An Insult to Perth-Andover Flood Victims
Well, we finally got our report – right on schedule I might add. What a colossal waste of taxpayer money and valuable time! Our government insisted from the start that this report was absolutely essential and would serve as the basis of action so that the plight of our...
How did we get to this point?
I received an email just recently from a lady who wrote “My house survived this flood with just 7 feet in the basement… a couple more inches and it would have been on my main floor.” My first reaction was boy, did you dodge a bullet and you were...
A New Home…
The village of Perth-Andover is losing some of her grandest old homes due to flood damage. What will be built to replace these homes? Most modern construction methods do not make stuff to last in our make, break and throw away society. Indeed, our current consumerist driven economy needs...