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Living by the St. John River by David Smith
Living by the St. John River by David Smith We overlook Caton’s Island, where years ago Mr. Howard Robinson used to plant non-native trees from all over the world and where ducks used to gather in clouds during the northern flight migrations each fall, which made him make the island into a Federal Waterfowl Sanctuary. D’Arcy Brown, [...]
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THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD By Murray F. Gault
THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD A & W – Angus & Winnie By Murray F. Gault Those of us who travelled on the commuter train to high school or work became a close knit group. Everyone got to know everyone else. In 1948-49, I was in my last year of high school when I became aware [...]
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The Tides Table By Ross Mavis
The Poop on Soup By Ross Mavis If ever an excuse was needed to make soup; the recent cold weather provides more than enough reasons. Nothing can warm your body and soul quite like good, hot, soup. It’s not just the nourishment but also the opportunity to warm your hands on a mug of soup even before [...]
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When Is Unequal Ever Fair? By Ray Riddell QC
When Is Unequal Ever Fair? By Ray Riddell QC Your estate consists of everything you own at the time of your death. Some items that are owned jointly or have designated beneficiaries like life insurance, RRSP, homes and camps are not included in your estate. There is a great saving of probate fees and time because they [...]
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The Virtuous Gardener by the Greenish Thumb
The Virtuous Gardener Preparing for Spring – Part One by the Greenish Thumb Most of the seed catalogues arrive around Christmas and now is the time to decide what you would like to grow this gardening season. Every year the seed companies produce something new for us to experiment with. However, unless you can produce [...]
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Snowmobile Burns on Round Lake
Posted on 25 January 2010
A day of sledding ended suddenly on the afternoon of Jan. 23, when this snowmobile burst into flames on Round Lake. As far as we know, no one was injured in this incident. The black smoke could be seen for quite a distance and the sound of the exploding gas tank reverberated around the lake. [...] Continue Reading
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Westfield Scouting Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Posted on 22 January 2010
Al Thompson has been a scouter for 62 years, 48 of them with Westfield Scouting based at Westfield United Church. That’s almost as long as the 50-years the Westfield charter has been in existence. The scouting movement began here in January 1960 in this church and is still going strong. That success and the long [...] Continue Reading
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New School Sought for Grand Bay-Westfield
Posted on 21 January 2010
Mandy Fillmore has lived in Grand Bay-Westfield all her life and now she’s raising her three children here. One child attends Grand Bay Primary School while another goes to Inglewood Elementary. Her youngest child is starting school next year. Fillmore wants to see more opportunities for her kids and all children in the community. “I’d [...] Continue Reading
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Greg Thompson Resigns As Minister And Won’t Run In Next Election
Posted on 21 January 2010
The long time MP for New Brunswick Southwest is stepping down immediately as Minister of Veterans Affairs and as New Brunswick’s senior representative in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government. Greg Thompson will remain as MP of this riding but he will not re-offer in the next federal election. Thompson was first elected to parliament [...] Continue Reading
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Cancer Survivors – In Their Own Words Rachel Quinn of Grand Bay-Westfield
Posted on 21 January 2010
The first ever Canadian Cancer Society’s Grand Bay-Westfield Relay for Life will be held on Friday, June 11th from 7pm to 7am on the running track at River Valley Middle School. The Relay for Life is a 12 hour celebration of survival, a tribute to the lives of loves ones and a night of fun, [...] Continue Reading
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Trail Magic (Sept. 24, 2003) by Lorne Blagdon
Posted on 21 January 2010
If you remember my last article, Naomi and I were staying with Cindy and David, friends of mine, who live in New Hampshire. My wife Kim, had come to visit us there. On Sept. 24th Kim took Naomi to the Post Office to get our bump box, (a parcel we had mailed to ourselves from New [...] Continue Reading
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Queenstown Orange Hall being Plowed but not by Province
Posted on 20 January 2010
The Orange Lodge in Queenstown is open this winter and the parking lot is now being cleared after each snowfall. Lodge officials were finally successful in finding someone in the local area with equipment heavy enough to do the job. Many feared the only community meeting facility between Brown’s Flat and Gagetown would be inaccessible [...] Continue Reading
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Osteoporosis – The Silent Thief
Posted on 20 January 2010
Osteoporosis is a silent disease in that there are no symptoms until the first fracture. These are fractures that are the result of little or no trauma. Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone density and deterioration of bone tissue. This can occur in males and females and is more common in older individuals. The risk of [...] Continue Reading
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New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Ignites the Imperial with“L’Hiver Hot” A Saint John 225th Anniversary Concert featuring Sultry Chanteuse, Jill Barber
Posted on 20 January 2010
The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (NBYO) is adding sizzle to Saint John this February, with back-to-back concerts featuring hot Latin beats, and guest performances by the sultry chanteuse, Jill Barber, fresh off her tour with CBC Radio’s “Vinyl Café”. With this extraordinary mix of Canadian talent, the show is fast becoming the must-see event of the [...] Continue Reading
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GBW Council Briefs – January 11, 2010
Posted on 20 January 2010
Corporal Rob Landry presented council with the RCMP statistics for the month of December. Landry told council that nothing really stands out and again this month there were lower numbers for traffic tickets. He explained that mischief calls were up slightly from the same month last year. Landry told council that mischief can be anything [...] Continue Reading
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