The Day of the Crocodile or, Flooded Out in Northern Ghana
The vivid accounts of the flooding in Perth-Andover, having reached me by chance in far-off Ludwigsburg, Germany, have brought back memories of my own flood experience years ago in the West African nation of Ghana. That’s the way floods are. Provided you survive, you do get over them. But...
From the editor…
Hello and welcome back to the Blackfly Gazette and “Thank You” to all of you that have supported and complemented Steph and I on our premier edition. Here’s #2 we hope you enjoy it as much as the first. “Jonny” here attempting to write my first editorial ever! I...
One Flood Victim’s View of the Insanity at the Flood Committee Meeting
On Wednesday May 16th I, like many others, attended the Flood Relief Committee meeting hoping for a sign of relief from someone. I left that night more confused than ever. But I did get mad and I want action! This feeling is the only thing that is keeping me...
From the Editors
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Blackfly Gazette. Jonathan Gagnon and I had been working on this project of starting a little hometown newsletter for a couple of months prior to The Flood when all hell broke loose! We put our project on hold while we and the...