Fundraisers bring communities together
Fundraising is a central aspect of volunteering. The people of our readership area excel at supporting their communities, as a number of recent fundraisers have proven. We showcase a few of these
recent fundraisers here, and also in our First Person feature on page 10. We cannot promise to cover every fundraiser and community event – but we will feature as many as we can. If you have a fundraiser for a community
cause, let us know at viewofthetides@gmail.com and we will do what we can. And remember, community groups are always on the lookout for volunteers.
Darby O’Blenis, Carter Langen, and Brady MacDonald just call themselves the No Name High School Band. They were among the musicians who volunteered their time and talents to perform for a fundraiser for PRO Kids, held at the Fox N Hound on May 10th.
The River View Publisher Eric Lawson, fundraiser organizer Andy Young, Ash Arrowsmith, who oversees the PRO Kids program at the Town of Riverview, and The River View Sales Manager Brian Lane at the May 10th fundraiser at the Fox N Hound. The event raised $2,000.00 for PRO Kids, which helps youth participate in a range of sport and cultural activities they might not otherwise be able to afford.
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6
PUBLISHER: Eric Lawson
SALES MANAGER: Brian Lane
DESIGNER: Rachel Sheldrake
Published by A View of the Tides Communications
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Fundraisers in aid of a good cause are perhaps the ultimate expression of community – they bring people together to support the place they call home.
In this issue we feature a sample of the many fundraisers in our communities – a holistic fair in Salisbury in support of the Royal Canadian Legion, a fundraiser at the Fox N Hound to support PRO Kids, another by the Lions Club to support Canada Dog Guides, and another by the Friends of the Royals. The Ford Country Club Father’s Day Show and Shine on June 15th will also serve as a fundraiser, as will the food stands operated by the Lions Club at that same event.
These are just some examples of the good work being done across our communities. We cannot promise to provide coverage for every fundraiser, but we will help wherever we can. If you wish to reach out about your efforts to raise funds for a good cause locally, you can contact me at the email shown on the left of this page.
Publisher: Eric Lawson at 506 863 7324 or via viewofthetides@gmail.com
For advertising information, please contact Brian Lane at 506 860 0015 or via lane309@gmail.com
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Of course, there are a lot of other good things happening in our readership area. The Town of Riverview recognized the local business and sporting communities, along with the volunteers who make it all happen, at the Recognizing Riverview event on April 30. Our press deadlines were too tight for us to feature the winners in our May issue, so they are all profiled here.
You will also find stories and photographs chronicling the positive things of which we are all justifiably proud – writers and their stories, health and wellness, nature, Evelyn’s Kitchen, and several projects focused on arts and youth. In this issue, we continue to feature cute pets (send us pictures of yours!) and feature a reader’s favourite reading nook – again, send us pictures of yours and we will feature them in future issues.
We welcome your comments and ideas – contact me at viewofthetides@gmail.com or 506 863 7324.
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Memoir Follows Family Across Generations
BY KRISTEN LAWSON
The Loves I Have Lost weaves together layers of family storytelling, illustrating the true story of a mother, written by her daughter, and translated by her granddaughter. The cover features two sisters, Edita and Alica Mittelmann, in the small town of Brezno, Slovakia, 1929. Of their family of four, only Edita would survive the coming storm.
Author Alica Frühwaldová put her mothers’ Holocaust survival story in writing so current and future generations would know their family’s past. For that same reason, Frühwaldová’s daughter, Riverview resident Ivana Fogarty, translated the book from Slovak into English.
The title refers to the author’s many family members lost in concentration camps, including all four of her grandparents and the aunt she is named after. Yet the book focuses on the narrative of her parents, Edita and Oskár Belan, who lived thanks to their faith in each other, and the friends and neighbours who put their own lives at risk to help them.
These friends went to great lengths to shelter and feed the Belans, including taking them into their homes, digging secret bunkers under the cover of night, and splitting rations meant for four people between twenty.
“Every single case of a person who survived is a miracle,” Frühwaldová said in an interview with The Slovak Spectator in 2021.
“The courage [of the people who helped] is flabbergasting.”
Frühwaldová’s parents hid underground in the Carpathian mountains from October 1944 until March 1945. The whole time they shivered and starved that winter, Edita was pregnant. Thanks to the tireless efforts of their friends, she and Oskár lived to have two children, Ivan and Alica.
Ivan Belan became a doctor, dedicating his life to helping new and expecting mothers. “When mom was pregnant with him, she suffered so much… I am not sure how many babies he delivered safely into this world.”
Alica Frühwaldová envied her friends who had grandparents growing up but signs off her book with this note about her niece
and three children; “The love I have lost, they had in abundance.”
Despite the suffering they experienced, the Belans focused on the new generations of their family, raising their children to choose kindness and generosity over everything.
Although Oskár and Edita passed away in 1990 and 2010, respectively, their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren make sure to see each other regularly, despite being spread out across Australia, Canada, Israel and Slovakia. They know not to take family for granted.
The Loves I Have Lost closes with letters written by each of the four grandchildren. Ivana Fogarty writes “No one else shaped
my inner being the way my grandparents did. They were and forever will be my heroes.”
Fogarty came to Riverview through the Rotary Exchange Student program in 1991. Feeling that she had not learned enough English yet, she decided to stay in Canada for university, then never left. Eighty years after the end of WWII, she keeps her grandparents' legacies alive by educating school children about the Holocaust and speaking at memorial events.
Edita and Oscar in 1939
Sisters Edita and Alica in 1929, pictured on the cover of The Loves I Have Lost
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On a Mission: The incredible gift of quilts
BY DON COLEMAN
Agroup of passionate and talented women from the Dawson Settlement Baptist Church Women's Missionary Society crafted dozens of handcrafted lap quilts for the residents of a senior citizen's home in RiversideAlbert, NB.
The project began in January of 2025, when the women of the Missionary Society thought of a creative and giving way to utilize their abundance of fabric pieces to better the community-at-large.
Word spread quickly about the initiative and the group of quilters grew to
include other women from across the region. What started as a gathering of quilters with five sewing machines on Wednesday afternoons soon expanded to include other participants who worked from home.
Whether they made complete quilts, quilt tops or panels only, the members’ combined efforts contributed to the end result: a quilt for every resident of the retirement home. The project was complete by the end of April.
More than 50 lap quilts were gifted to the residents of Forest Dale Home. In early May, each of the 47 residents received a lap
quilt made with love, a gift from the heart. Extra quilts were donated for new residents who will arrive at the home in future.
The quilters and members of the Missionary Society note, “we were inspired by the camaraderie and the sense of accomplishment so much that our next project in the fall will be the creation of baby quilts for those in need.”
Trimmings and scrap pieces of fabric that were leftover were bagged and given to the Fabric Cupboard in Moncton where they will be used to help make special dog beds. Each piece has contributed to helping others.
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BOOK VIEWS
People – and Trees – Communicate to Support Each Other
ByCathCollette
When walking in the woods consider the tree facts in the non-fiction The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben. The author describes neighboring trees of the same species that help each other.
A novel based on the historic figure Yunxian Tan shows that women living in certain cultures need to help each other. The author, Lisa See, illustrates this in Lady Tan’s Circle of Women.
Relationships between trees is seen when ancient tree stumps continue to live “without leaves… and therefore without photosynthesis.” Beech trees will keep “pumping sugar to the tree stump to keep it alive.”
A stand of the same species of trees are often, “... connected to each other through their root system.”
In an undisturbed forest the root system of similar trees can store a lot of water and create a humid space. Forests that are planted (forestation) usually have damaged roots and do not seem to network. They “suffer from isolation.” A solitary tree may show damage because of its lack of neighboring
trees.
Scientists have observed that some similar tree species can communicate through smell, taste and fungi. One exotic example describes giraffes eating the leaves of umbrella thorn acacias. The giraffes leave when the tree releases a warning gas (ethylene).
“The scent messages are carried to trees on the breeze:” which is a warning to other acacia trees.
A tree may identify an insect by its saliva. The tree releases pheromones to attract that insect’s predators “that eagerly devour the insects that are bothering them.”
A tree’s root system can branch out “more than twice the spread of the crown” and probably has fungal connections. Fungal connections “transmit signals from one tree to the next.”
In the journal, Nature, Dr. Sumard coined the term “wood wide web” to describe how trees, shrubs, and grasses exchange vital nutrients and information about insects, drought, etc.
Of course, “fungi demand up to a third of the tree’s total production in return for their services.”
A web of fungus can cover 100 acres and be a few thousand years old. Some types of fungus kill some types of trees.
It may be surprising that
“Statistically speaking, each tree raises exactly one adult offspring to take its place.” A tree may spread tens of thousands of seedlings. Tender saplings are tempting food for animals or are the victims of fungus and bacteria.
Spruce trees occupy much of New Brunswick forests where winters are severe. Spruce branches extend horizontally, taking in the sun and rain. In winter the trees go into defense mode. Snow angles the branches down and the heavy stuff mostly slides off the tree.
Other defenses are the straight shape of a spruce that discourages snow from collecting. Spruce trees grow to only 30 feet high and do not get as much wind damage.
The soil at the foot of all types of trees holds “… more life forms … than there are people on the planet.”
Trees take in carbon that becomes humus ‘deep in the soil’. Over the course of their lifetime a tree is known to “store up to 22 tons of carbon dioxide in their trunks, branches, and root systems.” Forests are a “really a gigantic carbon dioxide vacuum that constantly filters out and stores this component (carbon) of the air.”
Nature organizes itself so forests help those that
breathe oxygen and forests help their own.
Caring relationships is an important theme in the novel Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See. A circle of supporters help the historical figure Yunxian Tan to manage the 1400s culture of China. She is told “always remember your place in the world” and “we are man’s possessions.”
Yunxian’s feet are bound so her small feet will please her future husband. Each young girl of her status has broken bones in their feet to make this possible. Her mother died because of bound-feet infection.
Yunxian’s father has a concubine with bound feet. Miss Zhao’s steps are “like a ghost.” Similarly, Yunxian is not to raise her voice and is not to “become a scholar” like her brother.
Miss Zhao helps by saying, “It is important for women and girls to find friendship and steadfastness where they can.”
Under her Grandmother Ru’s care and with her grandfather’s permission, Yunxian learns some of their medical knowledge. Her grandmother says, “I want Yunxian … to share in the care of women.”
Women are treated by a male doctor sitting behind a screen, not allowed to see the female patient.
Bound-foot women are prone to falls and their
brittle bones break more easily. An injured concubine or lesser female member of the family may be expelled from the home to fend for themselves.
Grandmother Ru lets Yunxian befriend, Meiling, the daughter of a midwife. Meiling is studying women’s medicine from her mother.
When Yunxian is married off, she has no support at her new home. Her mother-in-law, Lady Kuo, restricts any visits and visitors. Yunxian gets sick often. She has a breach birth so Midwife Shi and Meiling are called.
When Yunxian sees her friend she says, “At last we are soul to soul,” and cries.
Her circle of support includes her servant, Poppy, and Meiling whose feet are not bound because she is of a lower class. Eventually Yunxian realizes that she acts elitist with these
friends. She never considers that Poppy might have a family. She never asks Meiling about her own life. There is murder, intrigue, and spreading disease that affects Yunxian and Meiling. Yunxian learns that “what matters is to find a balance between the body, the emotions, and the world”. Then Yunxian Tan medically treats women of any status. There are patterns in nature. One pattern is that lifeforms need others in order to thrive.
The nonfiction, The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben and the historical fiction, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See are available through your local public library.
First Down By The Bay Food Festival slated for Alma in June
Alma Community Tourism (ACT) will host the community’s first Down By The Bay Food Festival June 19th to 22nd.
Kris Kelly, proprietor of Timber and Tides Mercantile and President of ACT, says Alma Community Tourism formed last year and comprises those members of Fundy Tourism who are based in Alma.
“With amalgamation,
there was no group dedicated expressly to the tourism businesses in Alma. Our first order of business was to start looking at festivals early and late,” meaning the Alma shoulder seasons of spring and autumn.
“Nobody needs much help in the July and August season. But we all have staff and expenses in June and September, so we looked for festivals that could be scalable and repeatable.
Last year we started with the Alma Beer Festival in September. It was a huge success, and the second annual festival will be in September again this year.
“Building on that, we decided that our first spring event should be a food festival. There are so many great restaurants in town, but we cannot really run a festival in July and August – the restaurants are all already very busy.
But we can feature those restaurants in June.”
Visitors will receive a festival passport, and each restaurant will offer a feature item. Six passport stamps get a visitor into a draw for prizes. Most venues will feature live music for the Thursdayto-Sunday festival dates. Saturday will feature a scavenger hunt and select restaurants will also offer “bites,” or samples, on the
waterfront.
Kelly notes that many businesses in Alma are extending their seasons deeper into the spring and autumn both, particularly on weekends, and that the local tourism season has the potential to continue to expand. He opened his business, he says, in May, and describes business then as “steady.
“The restaurants are starting to open earlier
and do good business; other businesses as well are opening earlier and are attracting customers. Accommodations are open earlier, so earlier and later traffic is building. There is an awareness now of that opportunity.”
The Down By The Bay Food Festival is designed to be for the whole family, says Kelly. “Alma is a very family friendly community.”
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“Neighbours talking to neighbours”
Connecting Albert County’s genesis goes back about fifteen years, says Co-ordinator Melody Land, and grew out of an unintentional scheduling conflict between two fundraising events.
“The people who would be attending each event overlapped. The two events conflicted not because of any tension between them, or anything negative. They each just did not realize that the other group had an event on at the same time. They only realized it when they saw each other’s posters at the Post Office,” she recalls.
“That led to a discussion about the need for a community calendar to prevent those kinds of conflicts. We are a large county geographically but with a relatively small, dispersed, often
quite rural population. Different people from a range of organizations and communities were invited to the discussion and created a steering committee.”
The first issue was online, notes Land, but soon became printed “thanks to the generosity of the Bennett and Albert County Health Care Foundation, along with local businesses. It started as a two-page publication and developed from there to include the calendar but also community notes and stories.”
Land notes that while the community calendar remains a focal point, Connecting Albert County has also become an opportunity for individuals and organizations to tell their stories. “It has become a focal point of who is doing what, where, and when, in Albert County.”
Land says about 1,200 copies are distributed for free each month at points throughout Albert County, complemented by the organization’s website.
Plans for the future include expanding Connecting Albert County on the web, featuring Podcasts, video, an updated website, and greater social media presence across a variety of platforms ranging from Facebook to YouTube to Instagram.
Connecting Albert County is a registered non-profit overseen by a volunteer board of directors made up of Kim Beers, Julia Galbraith, Joe Gallant, Shannon Gaythorpe, and Lisa Henderson.
Community supporters include the Bennett and Albert County Health Care Foundation, Horizon Health Network Resiliency Committee, the
Village of Fundy Albert, Community Business Development Corporation Albert Westmorland, Albert County Funeral Home, Friends of Fundy, Albert County Pharmacy, Crooked Creek Convenience, Jeff MacDougall and Southeastern Mutual Insurance, McCarthy Construction, New Brunswick Senior Citizens Federation, Albert County Exhibition, Chipoudy Communities Revitalization Committee, Farmer Brown’s Greenhouse, Fundy Curling Club, and the Hillsborough Public Library.
Land explains that the organization’s mandate centres on health and wellness, natural beauty and the environment, and pride in local culture. “Essentially, it is neighbours talking to neighbours. We are in the business of connecting people to their community.”
Working together for Albert-Riverview!
Working together for
What it means to be “working for you.” As the peoples’ representatives, Members of the New Brunswick Legislature are elected to make sure that your concerns are heard, and that your interests are well represented in the capital. As your MLA, I have been working hard, alongside my colleagues, to get answers from the Holt government about what has changed so dramatically from the promises of the election, to their performance now that they are in power I want to make clear that I don’t work for a party, I work for you. Families like yours deserve to know why we are not getting real answers about NB Power rates; why pension reform has been repealed, why librarians have been terminated from schools and most importantly, why the government is projecting a $549 million deficit when they promised a balanced budget. It is your money that they are spending, and you deserve to know that it is being spent wisely and responsibly Watch our Albert-Riverview Facebook page for updates, as we work to provide you with answers and hold the government accountable.
Take a tour of our own backyard! - If you need a break this summer but only have time for a day trip, check out the possibilities at for interesting www.fundytourism.com/maps sites, studios, shops and adventures that are really close by Have a safe and fun summer with your family, and let us know if you discover new places that should be highlighted in our area.
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Holistic Fair Raises $2,655 for the Royal Canadian Legion
Salisbury Royal Canadian Legion Branch 31 hosted its first Holistic Fair May 3rd and 4th. Treasurer Gurney Beal noted that all the proceeds will be donated to the Legion to help fulfill its mandate.
The fair was a great success. More than one hundred and fifty people attended the two-day event, with twenty vendors who ranged from psychics, mediums, face painters, energy healers,
to mark a world Labyrinth Day. Labyrinths around the world were walked as “The Walk of Peace.” At one p.m. somewhere around the world someone, somewhere was walking a labyrinth, joining in unison to express a hope for peace.
Special thanks go out to many volunteers.
Leta Beal, wife of the organizer Gurney Beal, made chili and chicken soup, which was served by Mike Lesperance, who
We hope the Holistic Fair will be a reoccurring event as it has raised awareness in the area for the mind, body, spirit as well as community.
artists, foraging guides, practitioners in reflexology, colonist, lymphatic specialists, bio resonance specialists, naturopaths, iridologists, Varma medicine practitioners, acupuncturists, and more. Vendors offered presentations explaining their profession.
On Saturday, May 3rd a labyrinth was displayed
managed the canteen. June Lesperance and Brenda Campbell donated their time by managing door tickets.
Vendor Judith Sweeney fundraised during the event in honour of her late father, Michael Reynolds, who dedicated much of his time supporting the Salisbury community and Legion through his business,”
The Right Stop,” from 1998-2005.
Judith expressed beautifully why she donated to the event with a card she offered with her product: “Michael Reynolds believed deeply that ‘it takes a village,’” a sentiment that still guides her. All proceeds from her lip balm sales went directly to the Legion, helping preserve a space that has long brought out community together, just as he always hoped it would. Judith raised $150.00 for the Legion.
Special thanks to Ron and Bobbie Stone Bourque for helping in setting up and taking down the event hall.
Gurney Beal notes that the Holistic Fair turned out to be a great community event, raising $2,505.00 plus the $150.00 from Judith for a total of $2,655. A second Holistic Fair is tentatively planned for September.
We hope the Holistic Fair will be a reoccurring event as it has raised awareness in the area for the mind, body, spirit as well as community.
Pictured left to right are Danielle Stone-Bourque, Fair Co-coordinator; Mike Lesperance, Vice President of the Legion; and Gurney Beal, Fair Coordinator and Legion Treasurer.
Judith Sweeney raised additional funds for the Legion through sale of her lip balm; all proceeds from sale of that product were donated to the Legion’s fundraiser.
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Between this event and an event held the previous evening at 5 Bridges Restaurant (which doubled as fundraiser for the
as well), Friends of the Royals raised approximately $35,000.00.
The River View Sales Manager Brian Lane and his wife Sandi Lane hosted a music evening at their apartment building at 44 Weldon Street in Moncton and raised $300.00 for PRO Kids. At the fundraiser for PRO Kids at Fox N Hound on May 10th, they presented the donation to Ash Arrowsmith, Community Recreation Coordinator for the Town of Riverview, who oversees the PRO Kids program.
We are all Lions at heart.
The Riverview Lions Club held a community BBQ and Dog Walk on the Riverfront Trail on May 25th in support of Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides. Guide Dogs cost $35,000.00 each to raise and train; Lions Club in Canada are major supporters of this valuable program. Sponsors for the May 25th event included Sobeys,
and
Marco Rocca was one of the artists who performed at 5 Bridges in support of Friends of the Royals and Atlantic Wellness Centre. Photo courtesy of Helene Jones.
Michael Go and Lara Lavoie volunteered to staff a BBQ in support of Friends of the Royals on May 25th at Kent Building Supplies on Findlay Boulevard in Riverview.
Atlantic Wellness Centre
Giant Tiger, Luv Paws, Holy Whale, Credit Union, River Bank Grooming,
Country Havens Bed and Biscuit.
A Summer of History Awaits
With more than one hundred heritage sites across the province, New Brunswick is rich in history.
That history will be showcased this year in the Summer of History, a program of the Association Heritage New Brunswick with support by New Brunswick Museum and the provincial department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture. Included are the province’s heritage sites and museums, including the Albert County Museum and R.B. Bennett Centre in Hopewell Cape.
Reflecting over one hundred and ten heritage sites, museums, art galleries and cultural spaces, the Summer of History will take place over the course of one hundred and twenty days, with a new site and experience featured each day. The Summer of History began
in late May and continues until September.
Summer of History will incorporate the annual “Love Your Covered Bridges Days” celebration; that will be held from July 26th until New Brunswick Day on August 4th.
Visitors to museums and historic sites will pay admissions fees or make donations where applicable, whereupon visitors can go to the project website or QR code to enter a Summer of History contest, featuring an array of tourism-and-travel related prizes. Staff or volunteers will provide them with a special contest code. The province is divided into seven tourism zones, plus a Francophone zone. Albert County Museum Managing Director Janet Clouston initiated the Summer of History idea of collaborating on a promotion. “I started wondering, ‘what would
Each gets a day in the spotlight, educating people about what New Brunswick has to offer for heritage sites, giving all of us a level playing field whether you are a large organization or small, we all have equal representation.
- Janet Clouston, Albert County Museum Managing Director
it look like if we worked together? I started thinking, ‘what if?’ “
Clouston says she worked out an outline of the idea in January; at that time, Summer of History was a working title only, but it stuck. She presented the idea to the board of Association Heritage New Brunswick (of which she is a member). “I started floating the idea around of making 2025 the Summer of History.
“I floated the idea as well to our zone in the Moncton area, and then to all eight zones, including the Francophone zone. Each was asked to contribute towards a seed fund. In March we rolled out our sponsorship program. I am so grateful; twentytwo organizations in the province stepped forward to support the idea. Everyone loves the idea of showcasing the heritage of New Brunswick under one umbrella.”
“Over the one hundred and twenty days of the Summer of History, with additional days for special promotions, a different museum, gallery or heritage site is featured on Facebook and Instagram. Each gets a day in the spotlight, educating people about what New Brunswick has to offer for heritage sites, giving all of us a level playing field whether you are a large organization or small, we all have equal representation.”
“It is our goal to remind New Brunswickers to be proud of the province’s history, and getting younger people coming through and experiencing what we have to offer. We know people love to golf or go hiking, and that is great – but, see a museum or a heritage site that same day.”
Plans are already underway for a 2026 version.
“Tourism New Brunswick is indicating that if there is a 2026 Summer of History they may be able to share this with an even wider audience,” adds Clouston.
They are also showcasing Indigenous heritage through National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st.
And she notes, “This is a bilingual province, so this is a bilingual campaign. It would be wonderful for English New Brunswickers to discover Acadian heritage, which is fascinating and rich, and for Acadians to learn about the province’s English heritage. We hope it will help unify New Brunswick. A highlight of the campaign will be Acadian Day on August 14th with special museums being showcased.
“We’re just creating a megaphone here, to let people demonstrate what they do best.”
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
JOIN THE 2025 SUMMER READING CLUB AT THE LIBRARY
This year, adventure awaits in the stars—get ready to READ, DISCOVER, and CREATE with your library’s Summer Reading Club. Suit up, young astronauts, we’re going to explore space! Your mission: discover the universe through books and activities. From stargazing to rocket building, the cosmos is calling—join the club and launch into a summer of fun at the library!
The Summer Reading Club is designed to encourage young people to read over the summer holidays. When they register, participants receive a logbook in which they can keep track of
their reading throughout the summer. During the months of June, July, and August, all public libraries in the province will present various fun and entertaining activities. The Summer Reading Club is intended for all young New Brunswickers.
Registration for the 2025 Summer Reading Club is now open at the Riverview Public Library. Children who do not know how to read yet can also participate by having a parent or caregiver read to them. Children can also register online by visiting the Summer Reading Club website at http://www.gnb. ca/summerreadingclub.
RIVERSIDE-ALBERT ARTISAN & FARMERS MARKET SET TO OPEN
The Riverside-Albert Artisan & Farmers Market opens on June 15th and will continue every Sunday until September 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Under the market’s colourful tents, you will find local produce, fresh baking, savoury BBQ,
unique creations, and friendly vibes. The market is held rain or shine, except in extreme weather.
The market is located at 5895 King Street in Riverside-Albert.
FATHER’S DAY SHOW AND SHINE SET FOR JUNE 15TH
The Ford Country Club will host its annual Show and Shine at Caseley Park in Riverview on June 15th. Admission is by donation and proceeds support local charities, with food and beverages provided by the Riverview Lions Club.
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Recognizing Riverview Award Recipients
MC - Tosh Taylor
All photos are courtesy of Jason Bowie Photography
Business Award Finalists - Aaron's Coffee, JEM Beauty, Giant Tiger, SE Mutual, Janet's Bakeshop & Crafts, Dayzee's Fashions, Covered Bridge Quiltery, Neroli, Five Bridges, Fox N Hound, The Homestead, Kwong's Chinese Restaurant.
Mayor LeBlanc
On April 29th the Town of Riverview held a special Awards Gala, Recognizing Riverview, at the Riverview Arts Centre. This annual event combines all community awards under one roof in an evening of celebration of volunteerism, athletics, youth, business and community spirit.
Business awards were presented by Mayor Andrew LeBlanc and Town of Riverview Community Engagement Officer Yat-Long Murphy.
All photos courtesy of Jason Bowie Photography.
Sports Wall of Fame Inductee - Andrew Mitton (posthumous)
Sports Wall of Fame Inductee - Mike Miller
Sports Wall of Fame
Inductee - Peter Stuart
Business Awards, Best in Service - Sylvia's Natural Way Skin Care
Business Awards, Business Longevity - The Homestead Restaurant
Jim DeWolfe Community Spirit Award - Sarah Hale
Business Awards, Best in Retail - The Covered Bridge Quiltery
Business Awards, Best in Food and Beverage - Kwong's Chinese Restaurant
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Recognizing Riverview Award Recipients
- Joan Dimock
Appreciation Awards, Essential ServicesCaptain Craig Fitzgerald
Tanya Cormier
Sheila Jack
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Jerry Kirkpatrick
- Helen Keller
EMMA LLEWELLYN
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mma Llewellyn, dance educator and entrepreneur, opened her studio Pointe Taken Dance this spring, offering weekly classes at the Albert County Museum and Alma Rink. Llewellyn is also organizing themed Summer Arts Camps at the museum. We sat down with her in the Hopewell Cape Community Hall to learn more:
Whatkindofprograms areyoudoingherethis summer?
They are Summer Arts Camps for ages five and up. There's dance, arts and crafts, drama, and music. The program will run from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday to Friday.
There will be themed weeks. We have a princess and prince one, Crown & Cape. We have a dinosaur camp, which coincides with the dinosaur exhibit. There’s a Broadway camp, which will be musical theater, and our Forest of Dreams Camp.
Does the forest camp have an ecological theme?
That one will be more in the contemporary dance world, where they extract from nature, and the idea of being grounded. We will do lots of outdoor themed crafts, but we will also bring contemporary art into it with dance and music.
What got you interested in doing these camps?
I grew up in Edgett’s Landing. I always loved going to camp. My parents drove me in. I had a lot of friends that were interested, but they could not always drive in every day. I had been organizing camps in Toronto and loved it. When I moved back, I wanted to do that in the community where I grew up so I could give that opportunity to all the kids in the area.
That is great. When my girls were growing up, they loved these kinds of camps.
It is special because they get to put their own personality into it and grow within the experience. The arts are a safe space for kids, sometimes you draw in ones that need that extra one-on-one care. I love working with children, building them up in that way.
What brought you to doing this kind of work?
I grew up dancing at Dance East, and then I moved to Toronto to study contemporary dance. My plan when I graduated university was to teach dance abroad for a couple of years, but it was peak pandemic in 2020, so that changed.
I took on a job as Dance Director in Oakville. I organized all their shows, helped organize their summer camps, did all sorts of things. Then in 2024 I decided it was time to come back, root myself back in with my family and start something for myself.
Again, I am thinking back to when my daughters were young and doing these kinds of programs. That self-expression seems to build a certain confidence. Yes, doing things as a group, feeling that they are doing something
special, really builds up their self-confidence. Sometimes you have a kid who may be really shy and might not have the words to explain something, but dance gives them a voice. They have this outlet where they can show their emotions. And they are working their bodies out at the same time. The physical activity together with the empowerment of dance is really beautiful.
Do you see a change in the kids over the course of the program? Maybe they come out of their shells?
Yes, when they are meeting someone new, there's always that initial wall. In dance we breathe together, we move together, there is more touch involved, so there is that personal bond. They start to come into their own and feel more comfortable around their peers. Maybe they want to be a leader in class, maybe they just want to add their two cents, or maybe they need someone to tell them what to do.
And there is a performance for the parents and grandparents at the end?
At the end of the week, we will do a little 15-minute performance where the parents can come in and see what we have been doing. The performance is great for them because they get
to put on a costume, be in a uniform together, and show off what they have been working on. They don't always see people clapping for them in their regular class, but then they get to a performance and their parents say “Wow, I didn't know they could do that”, and a kid hearing that thinks “Yeah, I did a really good job.”
It adds that extra confidence boost and helps them believe that they did something important. It helps them want to come back and be like, “Okay, this is not for nothing. I am not just learning dance, I am learning life skills.” They build community bonds.
Looking back, I learned a lot of things when I was little that I carry on into my adult life, like self-discipline and teamwork.
How did the camps come to be at the museum?
I needed lots of space, and I wanted a historical place that means something to the community. So I asked Melody Land what she thought, and she said to check out the Albert County Museum because the community hall is beautiful, there's open space, and it’s a nice middle ground for people of Riverside, Alma, Hillsborough to come to.
Do you see this continuing next summer?
Summer Arts Camps 2025:
Forest of Dreams Arts Camp - June 23rd - June 27th (Ages 8+)
Dino Moves Arts Camp - June 30th - July 4th (Ages 5-8)
Broadway Bound Dance Camp - July 7th - July 11th (Ages 8+)
Crown & Cape Arts Camp - July 28thAugust 1st (Ages 5-8)
Contact Emma Llewellyn directly at emma@pointetaken.ca to learn more about her Summer Arts Camps and registration.
I would love to do summer camps again! I am hoping to start again in September and keep it going throughout the year to give the kids stability.
Jenna, Emma and Maddie are three young entrepreneurs and the co-owners of JEM Beauty Salon. Together they have a passion for the industry and for making people feel beautiful in their own skin. JEM is a small local business located in Riverview, that opened in September 2023. The mission here at JEM is to make everyone feel welcome and comfortable, so that they leave glowing. We Can’t wait to see you!
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NBSCF 2025 Annual General Meeting: A Resounding Success
The New Brunswick Senior Citizens’ Federation (NBSCF) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, at the Legends Room of the Moncton Coliseum. The event brought together numerous members, partners, and special guests for a day of discussion and reflection on senior issues.
his commitment to working for them and defending their interests.
Moncton Deputy Mayor Paulette Thériault addressed the gathering, reminding everyone that "aging should not be a challenge but a time of well-being." Her inspiring message resonated with participants, highlighting the importance of supporting seniors in their continued growth.
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Various standing committees – Management, Government Relations, Marketing and Revenue Generation, and Programs and Services – presented positive reports, demonstrating significant progress in fulfilling NBSCF’s mission. Louise Belliveau presented the financial statements, highlighting the organization’s sound resource management.
Lyne Chantal Boudreau, Minister responsible for Seniors, also emphasized the significance of the event, describing it as a celebration where seniors can not only share their experiences but also propose changes. "My goal is to make the invisible visible and help seniors live with dignity," she stated, underscoring the importance of listening to and supporting older adults.
Jan Seely, representing the LongTerm Care Alliance, described this organization formed by the union of three associations. Its mission is to ensure the best possible care for seniors in New Brunswick. She highlighted the importance of building strong ties with NBSCF to defend seniors' rights and ensure their well-being.
The NBSCF president, Alphonse Dionne, reviewed a busy year marked by participation in numerous community events and celebrations of several clubs’ 50th anniversaries. He expressed his gratitude to the members for their trust and reaffirmed
A memorable moment of the AGM was the testimony of Mr. Georges Marcoux, a participant in the "YAWNS" research program, part of the "Sleep Well" initiative. His testimony demonstrated that people can improve their sleep without relying on sleeping pills, an approach that sparked great interest among members.
Four resolutions were presented and adopted:
Calculation of income for potential residents, submitted by the NotreDame-de-Grâce Golden Age Club, accepted with amendments.
Comfort and clothing allowance, submitted by the Notre-Dame-deGrâce Golden Age Club.
Increase in electricity costs, submitted by the NBSCF Board of Directors.
Reducing congestion in New Brunswick hospital emergency rooms, submitted by the Kent Zone.
The organizers expressed great satisfaction with the AGM’s smooth execution and growing participation each year. Feedback was highly positive, and participants left with smiles and renewed motivation to continue making a difference for New Brunswick’s aging population.
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How to Stay Active During the Sunny Season
Summer is a busy time, and our best intentions to exercise and stay healthy can take a backseat to camping weekends, summer vacations, and backyard barbecues. The long, cold days of winter are behind us, the rainy days of spring have passed, and all we want to do is enjoy the beautiful weather that our short summer season has in store.
All year, we have been adding exercise and regular movement into our days, building healthy habits. So, what can we do when summer fun calls us? Do not let that routine you have worked so hard to establish fall by the wayside!
but it often involves a lot of sitting around. Starting your day with a morning walk is a great way to get those long weekends off on the right foot. Prep some healthy snacks and find a few friends to commit to at least one bodyweight workout with you each weekend. Chances are you are not the only one missing your fitness routine.
When you are off on family vacation, you might spend a lot of time sitting in a car or on a plane. Make sure to have a good stretching or mobility routine ready to go to airports or as soon as you reach the hotel. Even just 10 minutes of stretching can help you feel more
have limited equipment, but if you plan ahead, you can have a workout ready that requires only a few weights, a bench, and a mat. No hotel gym at all? Try a bodyweight workout. Sometimes, the simplest movements are the most challenging.
Prefer walking outside to lifting in the gym? That can work, too! Look for opportunities along your walk to incorporate some strength training while soaking up that vitamin D. See a bench? Try incline push-ups on the high end, dips on the low end, and mountain climbers too. A few sets of each, and you can get back to your walk. Even a small curb can work for quick step-ups or
Activities like walking, biking, and gardening are wonderful and will help you stay active throughout the summer. But it is important not to let your strength, balance, and weight-bearing activities fall by the wayside. Hit your gym when you’re home, especially on cloudy or rainy days, or consider
changing up your routine to get there earlier in the morning. Then, on the sunny days, get outside and enjoy the activities you love while you can. Travelling and camping do not have to be excuses to let your fitness go out the window—find little ways to stay active and healthy wherever
and whenever you can. That way, when fall rolls around, you will not feel like you are starting from scratch again.
Julie Solbak, BscKin, CKA Owner, Just Fit Fitness Center and Just Move Health Studio
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The benches in our parks are often Chickadee Central.
(Photo courtesy of Evelyn Williams).
Indulge in an unforgettable culinary journey at Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park
Taste The Tides - A Low Tide Dining Experience
We invite you to embark on a unique dining experience at Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park, where the breathtaking vistas of the Bay of Fundy become the backdrop for a luxurious three-course meal on the ocean floor.
Delight in an exquisite culinary adventure, complemented by the invigorating sea breeze and the enchanting beauty of towering sea stacks.
Your Culinary Experience Awaits:
Your evening begins at our Interpretive Centre, where one of our knowledgeable interpreters will captivate you with stories about the awe-inspiring tides of Fundy. You will then be guided through the iconic Lover’s Arch and the picturesque flowerpotfilled coves to your stunning dining location at Castle Cove.
Upon arrival, savour a delightful charcuterie board featuring scratch-made dips, local meats, artisanal accoutrements, and crisp crackers. Prepare for an exceptional wine tasting experience as our partners from Magnetic Hill Winery curate perfect pairings for each course, elevating your dining experience to new heights.
The 2025 dates available for this exclusive experience are:
• June 9
• June 24
• July 8
• July 23
• August 7
• August 21
• September 5
• September 19
To register, please contact us at 506-734-3569
*Kindly have your credit card available for payment and be prepared to discuss your menu selections and any dietary restrictions. Thank you.
Pricing (All Inclusive):
Table for 2: $75000
This package includes admission fees, and guests are welcome to explore the park before the event, including the Gift Shop, Demoiselle Beach, North Beach, and scenic lookouts along the main trail. For those wishing to accommodate larger parties, please inquire at registration, and we will arrange for table seating
Important Notes:
• A minimum of three tables must be booked for this event to take place, with a maximum of six tables (four guests each).
• The event will proceed rain or shine; in case of inclement weather, the meal will relocate to the stunning High Tide Restaurant patio, offering magnificent views of the Bay of Fundy, Shepody Mountain, Mary’s Point, and Grindstone Island.
For dietary concerns, including vegetarian or children’s options, please contact Head Chef Anthony Seamone at Anthony.seamone@gnb.ca
Visit the parks page for more information: https://www.parcsnbparks. ca/en/events/taste-the-tides-a-lowtide-dining-experience-2023235
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