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A Giant From Another Age Returns Home Albert County Historical Society President Dawne McLean and Albert County Museum Managing Director Janet Clouston share details with The River View of the Museum’s new Natural History exhibit, a replica of a Mastodon whose fossilized remains were discovered in Albert County.

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n 1936, workers on Conrad Osman’s property in Hillsborough uncovered one of the most complete mastodon skeletons ever found in North America.

Nicknamed “Marmaduke,” the young adult mastodon (estimated 15–18 years old) left behind 312 fossils. For nearly 90 years, these remains have been housed at the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John. Now, the Albert County Historical Society is commissioning a stunning, life-sized, scientifically accurate replica to be displayed for the first time in Albert County.

The new exhibit will

feature the full mastodon replica, standing over 8 feet tall, set within a detailed diorama of its ancient, forested habitat, along with replica fossils and artifacts on loan from the New Brunswick Museum.

Local artist and sculptor Robin Hanson of French Lake was commissioned to create the mastodon. Hanson, whose bust of Prime Minister R.B. Bennett is already on display at the museum’s Court House, said: “I’m deeply honoured to help bring this piece of New Brunswick’s ancient story back to life, right here at home with local hands

and hearts.”

Albert County Historical Society President, Dawne McLean, explains, “the Mastodon natural history exhibit will take Museum visitors back in time in Earth’s history to learn about the climate, landscape and life of Ice-Age giants roaming where we live today. This provides a fascinating learning experience for everyone.”

The project has received partial funding from the Government of New Brunswick’s Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, with support from the New Brunswick Museum for its important loan of fossils, and the

UNESCO Fundy Biosphere Region & Stonehammer Geopark.

What provided the impetus to bring the Mastodon home to Albert County?

Janet Clouston: The Albert County Museum and R.B. Bennett Centre have primarily been a museum telling the stories of the human history of the inhabitants of Albert County - their way of life, traditions, and culture, being preserved and shared by the displays and artefacts.

About five years ago the word “geology” was added by the Society to the list of themes for

Janet Clouston and Dawne McLean with the Mastodon sculpture

museum exhibits. When Resurgo shared their Albertosaurus with us to

exhibit for two seasons, there was great interest in the dinosaur exhibit

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he Albert County Museum in Hopewell Cape, explains Managing Director Janet Clouston, has long been a “museum of civilization,” focusing primarily on the human history of Albert County.

Over the past few years, the museum has branched out to include more natural history; that effort continues with a new exhibit devoted to the discovery in 1936 of a nearly complete Mastodon skeleton near Hillsborough.

Clouston and Albert County Historical Society President Dawne McLean share with us the story of the Mastodon exhibit, including the creation by New Brunswick artist Robin Hanson of an eight-foot-tall replica on display at the museum.

We believe that this issue also contains the broadest range of stories and photos since our inception in November of 2023. From award-winning writers to tennis, community gardens to Canada Day, ParticiPACTION to the Highland Games and the reopening of Salisbury’s only grocery store after a devastating fire last year, we have tried to bring you the stories of our corner of the world.

And, of course, our regular columnists are all back as well: Evelyn’s Kitchen with a summery recipe, Book Views by Kristen Lawson, Julie Solbak on fitness, student columnist Sophie Duplessis, Jeff Melnychuck on the glorious hours of sunlight we will enjoy in June (after a long winter’s wait), and Shannon Auffrey on real estate.

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and brought increased museum admissions.

That really opened the door to thinking about exhibits that explore natural history and prehistory. That in turn, led to collaborating with the New Brunswick Museum to exhibit some fossils (on loan) from their Mastodon collection, along with other fossils found here in Albert County. I can say that ‘cars pulled in and kids got out!’ With the success of that season, we started talking seriously about a Mastodon exhibit after returning the Albertosaurus to Resurgo.

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Dawne McLean: Remembering a mastodon diorama being on display in Hillsborough

some years ago, it was arranged for the Museum to display this diorama last season, which sparked the interest in creating a Mastodon Exhibit. Researching online a skeletal replica of a mastodon was found, but it was decided ‘a lifelike sculpture would be more impressive.’ So, I called Robin Hanson, a well known NB sculptor and a good friend of the Museum. Very interested in hearing about the mastodon project, Robin asked ‘What can I do to help?’ He wasn’t interested in creating such a large sculpture at this time, but he would

Brian and Sandi Lane performed their popular Karaoke show as part of the museum's fundraising efforts.

contact custom art companies for quotes for us to consider. The quotes were far too costly for the Society! We were rather discouraged until Robin sent an email which included his own quote for creating a mastodon sculpture! His quote was readily approved by the ACHS Board! Unknown to me, Robin had already ordered a huge block of polystyrene which is the foundation of the carved sculpture. Robin no doubt knew that he would be creating the sculpture if the Mastodon Exhibit was to happen at the museum!

On April 11, Robin messaged, ‘He’s done and ready for inspection!’

Thank heavens for Robin Hanson and his talent in creating such an amazing mastodon sculpture!

Note: Transporting the Mastodon was provided

by Geldart’s Moving, and Storage, requiring a transport truck and two tilt-and-load trailers.

Janet Clouston: We have a New Brunswick artist who created this, which is part of our ‘Shop Local’ mandate. The option to have a local artist to

create this for us makes it a New Brunswick story from start to finish.

Dawne and Janet: And now we are fundraising!

A fund raising evening is scheduled for June 6th at the Museum. Tickets can be purchased at www. albertcountymuseum. com/onlinegiftsshop/

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mastodon-openingevent. Tickets can also be purchased, and donations made, by contacting the Albert County Museum at 506-734-2003 or info@ albertcountymuseum.com.

Charitable tax receipts are available for donations.

ACHS memberships and season passes are also for sale.

You’re invited: Annual Antique Car Show Parkland Riverview invites you to attend the Annual Antique Car Show in partnership with the Town of Riverview Sunfest celebrations.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy live music, BBQ, ice cream and lots of fun! Showcasing cars from two car clubs!

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(Rain date: Thursday, July 2) Royal Court parking lot, 822 Coverdale Rd

For more details or to book a personalized tour, contact Alison Baxter, Lifestyle Consultant at 506-387-7770 or abaxter@shannex.com

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Salisbury Receives National Recognition for Net-Zero Ready Fire Rescue Station

he Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) presented the Town of Salisbury with the 2026 CAMA Environmental Leadership & Sustainability Award, in the Under 20,000 Population Category, for its Net-Zero Ready Salisbury Fire Rescue Station. The

town received the recognition during an awards ceremony held at CAMA’s national conference in Whistler, BC. “CAMA is pleased to recognize Salisbury for the municipal excellence demonstrated by their new fire rescue station,” said Brenda Orchard, CAMA President, CAMA

Representative for Ontario, and Chief Administrative Officer for Lennox and Addington County, ON. “The project demonstrates that even small municipalities can successfully deliver complex, sustainability focused capital projects when supported by strong governance, clear communica-

tion, and evidence-based decision making.”

“This Facility ensures that our Town, our volunteer members, and our residents are served by space, equipment, and gear that reflects the needs of a modern firefighting service, even in a rural community that is dependent on volunteers”

said Robert Campbell, Mayor of the Town of Salisbury.

“The Salisbury Fire Rescue Station shows that these critical municipal operations can be advanced while also meeting ambitious environmental targets, beautifying the Town’s Main Street, and show-

casing both environmental and financial sustainability.”

The Town opened the new station in 2025.

It is a net-zero ready facility that addresses the current and future fire and rescue needs for the town, while reducing Salisbury’s environmental impact.

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BOOK VIEWS BY KRISTEN LAWSON

For Canada Day: A Literary Tour of Canada C

anada is full of great stories and authors.

In celebration of Canada Day, here are authors you can enjoy from coast to coast.

Newfoundland and Labrador Micheal Crummey is a perfect candidate to represent the double-named province, having been born on the island and growing up on the mainland.

Crummey’s award-winning novel Galore (2009), set in an isolated outport, evokes Newfoundland’s unique folklore and landscape.

Nova Scotia Cape Breton’s Kate Beaton studied at Mount Allison University before taking a job in Alberta to pay off her student debt.

Best known for her lighthearted historical comic Hark! A Vagrant (2011), Beaton proved she could navigate grittier storylines in her greyscale graphic memoir Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (2022).

New Brunswick David Adams Richards has won both the fiction and non-fiction categories of the Governor General's Award for his works Nights Below Station Street (1988) and Lines on the Water: A Fisherman's Life on the Miramichi (1998).

Antonine Maillet is one of the few authors outside of France to have won the country’s most prestigious literary prize. Her historical novel Pélagie-la-Charrette (1979) follows the aftermath of the Acadian Expulsion.

Prince Edward Island Lucy Maud Montgomery’s precocious red-headed heroine Anne of Green Gables put PEI on the map.

Following this breakout success, Montgomery wrote another seven Anne novels, which still attract fans to the island over 100 years later.

Quebec Roch Carrier’s Le Chandail de Hockey / The Hockey Sweater (1979) has been a staple of Canadian

children’s literature for generations. The story is so iconic that a quote was included on the 2001 $5 bill design: "The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. We lived in three places – the school, the church and the skating rink – but our real life was on the skating rink."

Ontario Michael Ondaatje, best known for writing The English Patient (1992), was born in Sri-Lanka, then lived in England as a child, and finally emigrated to Canada as a teen in 1962.

His 2011 novel The Cat’s Table follows a pre-teen boy sailing to England in the 1950s, mirroring the trajectory of the author’s real life.

Narrated by an older version of the fictional Michael, the story jumps around in time. Moments he had never given a thought to at the time appear to be life-defining events in retrospect. At once a story of the loss of innocence, and the adven-

ture of a lifetime, The Cat’s Table explores what happens when we move from one world into the next.

Manitoba Margaret Laurence grew up in Neepawa, Manitoba, which she fictionalized in her five-novel Manawaka series. Beginning with The Stone Angel (1964) and culminating in The Diviners (1974), each book is narrated by a different woman growing up in the small prairie town, depicting their struggles with physical and emotional isolation.

Saskatchewan W.O. Mitchell has been called “the Mark Twain of Canada.” His vivid tales of young boys' adventures play out on Saskatchewan prairies rather than along the Mississippi. His most popular book, Who Has Seen the Wind (1947), follows the life of 4 year old Brian and the mix of small town characters surrounding him.

Alberta Thomas King’s The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America (2012) explores the long history of Indigenous and settler relations. Insightful and humorous, King takes a new look at historical figures and events, offering a deeper understanding of Canada’s past and present.

British Columbia Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 post-apocalyptic novel Station Eleven follows the lives of multiple characters before and after the fictional Georgia Flu, which wipes out most of humanity.

The main character is 8 years old when the pandemic breaks out in Toronto. Her story picks up 20 years later, as she roams around the Great Lakes with the Travelling Symphony, performing classical music and Shakespeare for a handful of make-shift settlements.

Those who are left have learned to survive; however, the Symphony embodies its (straight from

Star Trek) motto, proving that “Survival is insufficient.” Despite the terror and chaos caused by the collapse of civilization, Station Eleven looks far enough into the future to see humanity beginning to rebuild.

The Territories Robert Service’s poem The Cremation of Sam McGee (1907) brings readers back into the Yukon Gold Rush, giving us the iconic line “There are strange things done in the midnight sun”.

Tanya Tagaq, an Inuit throat singer, provides a more contemporary perspective of Canada’s north in Split Tooth (2018), her brooding, semi-autographical novel set in 1970s Nunavut.

Richard Van Camp writes stories rooted in Dene culture. He is best known for his debut novel The Lesser Blessed (1996), following 16 year old Larry’s comingof-age in the Northwest Territories.

Happy reading, and Happy Canada Day!

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Six weeks of max. daylight delight

BY JEFF MELNYCHUK

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or daylight worshippers, June is akin to living it up at a Las Vegas casino: The fun doesn’t stop and the lights almost never go out. I’ll better explain that in a minute.

For the entire 30 days of June — and three weeks of July — sunset is 9 p.m. or later. The peak sunset at the solstice on June 21 is 9:14 p.m., and it will remain at 9:14 p.m. until the end of the month.

And then, sadly, and slowly, the daylight begins heading in the other direction.

The word solstice is derived from solstitium, a Latin word meaning the sun stands still: The sun appears to pause at

its peak elevation before sliding lower in the weeks that follow.

The daylight gains are rapidly slowing. At the beginning of June, we were still adding 1 minute and 28 seconds a day. By the solstice, the gain is, of course, zero. For perspective, March has the most rapid increases of the year at about 3 minutes and 15 seconds a day.

Maximum daylight is here Sunrise will also be at its earliest of the year, beginning June at 5:31 a.m., backing up to its earliest of 5:27 a.m. on June 20, and ending the month again at 5:31.

It really is the most wonderful, and even celebrated, time of the year because we’re essentially at maximum daylight for about six weeks. I say “essentially” because there are slight changes, but you won’t likely notice them, even across this wide window of solar perfection.

The solstice is of course

the first day of summer and has the most daylight of the year and here’s why (nerd alert). The Earth spins on an axis of 23.5º relative to its orbit around the sun. At winter solstice in December, the axis is fully tilted 23.5º away from sun, at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere. At the summer solstice six months later, the northern hemisphere is fully tilted 23.5º toward the sun (see graphic). The swing is 47º and that directly translates to the sun’s elevation change throughout the year.

never go out, the total daylight at the solstice is, technically, 15 hours and 46 minutes. However, that’s the time the edge of the sun is above the horizon. It’s still light out for hours after sunset and pre-dawn.

In fact, it’s only pitch black (dark) from just before midnight until 2:43 a.m. Total darkness, then, is less than three hours. The faint glow on either side of this window is called Astronomical Twilight, so named be-

cause it’s dark enough for astronomers to begin seeing faint heavenly bodies.

That’s for those of us living at 46º latitude. The farther north someone lives, the smaller the window of total darkness.

Anyone north of 66.6º latitude — the Arctic Circle — essentially lives at the top of the world in the summer (66.6º latitude plus the 23.5º tilt in the Earth’s axis equals 90º, or the top) and has 24 hours of sun-up time at the solstice and beyond.

_________ Jeff Melnychuk, aside from perpetually longing for the days of summer, was on a determined career path to astrophysics when he was bitten by the journalism bug in the early 1990s. He’s a former editor of the Times & Transcript in Moncton and is currently editor-andchief at business magazine Automotive News Canada.

His passion for the cosmos and making it relatable, however, continues.

Spring/summer daylight chart for Greater Moncton

Just a few hours of night So, at its lowest point in December, the sun is just 20.5º high in the sky at solar noon, the maximum elevation for a given day. Six months later at the summer solstice, it’s 47º higher (about 67.5º).

About that Vegas comment and the lights that almost

Darkness

Sunset times

One-hour shift because of time change

24-hour clock

23.5º

Solstice

Sunrise times

(Not to scale)

Sun

(114x the diameter of the Earth)

Earth Us Equator

Solar noon (the highest elevation of the sun during the day)

We are here

June 11-ish Total sun-up time: 15 hours 42 minutes

Astronomical twilight band, about 1 hour and 15 minutes

Months

Daylight

(Light blue area) Summer solstice June 21 Total sun-up time: 15 hours 46 minutes

Little change in sunrise/sunset times in June. Sunset is 9:14 p.m. from the solstice to the end of the month.

Darkness at the solstice 2 hours 45 minutes

Source: timeanddate.com

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Hot meal program expands to include a community garden Note: In our August 2025 issue we profiled the efforts of Don O’Grady and Cheryl Scott of Riverview, who prepare meals for residents of Monarch Landing Shelter in Moncton. Their latest project is a community garden associated with Monarch Landing which allows the shelter’s clients to participate in growing their own food.

O’Grady and Scott continue to serve a hot meal at the shelter each Sunday.

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e have donated pots, garden decorations, and lots of soil. I have made a number of raised beds with wood donated by Downey’s Home Hardware. We are now seeking additional donations of soil.”

With those words Don O’Grady describes the fledgling effort to get the garden project underway. He notes that the garden is intended to be a cooperative effort with Monarch Landing’s clients.

He says that one resident, identified only by her first name of Natalie, has taken the lead on the project.

“She is quite knowledgeable and faces the challenges with resilience and grace.” The garden’s themselves, O’Grady notes, “have added beauty to the surroundings and given a sense of purpose to many.”

He credits a number of other organizations which have contributed as well, both to the incipient garden project and to the meal program. “Contributors include Lighthouse Self Storage, who continue to raise funds through a John Howard Society donation box, and Mountain View United Church which has donated leftovers from their monthly meal program which enables us to cook an additional meal for the shelter wherein we just add meat.

“We have had increased personal donations ranging from canned goods and pasta to winter clothes and hand warmers.

Our word of mouth is growing, and so is our circle of donors.

This community support helps immensely in allowing us to continue our program of offering a hot meal at the shelter.

For example, the New Brunswick Chapter of Alpha Kappa Rho recently donated a meal and plan to continue to support us on a regular basis.

“We want to say thank you to everyone who has helped us continue our work at the shelter. We like to think our combined efforts are making a small difference in the lives of those at the shelter by offering connection, dignity, politeness, and kindness.”

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Walker’s Your Independent Grocer rebounds from devastating 2025 fire and reopens in Salisbury

Residents of Salsibury and area packed the store on re-opening day.

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n September 28, 2025, the only grocery store in Salisbury burned down. On May 15th of this year, the rebuilt store reopened to large crowds.

Says James Walker, who manages Walker’s Your Independent Grocer with his wife Willow, “for myself and my wife, it was outstanding the way the community came togeth-

er to support the store.

“I could not believe it when I arrived here at 5:30 in the morning there was a customer waiting who was five years old, who wanted to be the first one in the store – and he was.”

That first day, he says, “the parking lot was full to capacity and people were parking on the sides of the roads to come to

the store. All we have heard is positive things, people are excited to have it back, so that they do not have to travel to the city to get their groceries.

“Not only is it a grocery store, but it is also a place where people gather and enjoy each other’s company. People lost that for the last eight months, so to be able to

come and socialize here as well as shop is important. For me, it is more than a grocery store, it is a community gathering place.”

He credits many in the community for their support during the rebuilding. “The mayor has been unbelievable, the members of the Lion’s Club, the Legions, the food bank, so

many others. Everybody pitched together to make sure this grocery store is a success.

“It is also important for my colleagues who have waited eight months to return to work.”

Walker also credits parent company Loblaws.

“The minute this store had the fire, my Vice President flew down that

same morning. He put his arm around me and said, ‘we’ll be back, bigger and better than ever.’

He made a call and the President said, ‘build it.’

I have had full support.”

Walker says the store has been busy since reopening. “We have people coming here as many as five times a day. Right now, we just want to be here for our customers.”

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“Tennis Brings People Together”

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he Riverview Tennis Club has been operating the tennis facility located at the bottom of Biggs Drive, and owned by the Town, since 1997. The facility typically operates from late-May to late-October.

Club Vice-President Derek Quann says, “our focus is to serve our community and to promote wellness, recreation and social connection for all skill levels and ages, all at the lowest possible cost.

“We are a non-profit organization, with a volunteer board, student staff and tremendous member volunteer participation.

Unlike most other tennis facilities, RTC relies on volunteers and student staff to set up, maintain and dismantle the courts each year.”

Quann stresses that the club welcomes all interested players, including beginners who are interested in learning the sport. He points to his own experience, noting, “for me it has been a recreational, fitness kind of endeavour. I moved away for work after university, and wherever I was I would find a tennis court and play.

“After moving back to the Greater Moncton area about ten years ago, I started playing at local

clubs again.

“It is a sport that accepts people of all ages and all abilities, and one where people can play side by side and share the same space. There isn’t a separate time for men and for women, there isn’t a separate time for experienced players and inexperienced players.

Tennis brings people together.

“And it is a sport you can play for all of your life. There is a low barrier to entry from a cost point of view. At the Riverview

Tennis Club, we are very much a community-based organization trying to bring tennis to everybody at a low cost.”

The club’s courts are unique in the area in being clay. Quann notes that clay courts, which rest on compacted soil, provide for a slightly different style of play. “The ball will stand up a bit more, providing for longer rallies, for example.”

Clay courts also provide a bit more give, making them easier on the joints. “We attract people

who have had to give up on hard courts. People come from around the area to take advantage of our clay courts.

“The flip side is the maintenance. A clay court requires regular maintenance. We have a clay court guru, and I compare him to someone who looks after putting greens on a golf course, or someone who looks after the ice on curling sheets, in terms of the level of expertise that is required.”

He notes that club members all participate in maintaining the courts, contributing to the welcoming environment.

Membership stands

at about eighty along with a youth program.

“You don’t need to be a member to play. It is a community club that welcomes everybody.”

Tennis’s popularity continues to grow. Notes Quann, a Tennis Canada study from 2025 shows that tennis ranks third among Canada’s most popular sports by overall interest. The driving factor, he says, is fun, both for adults and youth.

“The Riverview Tennis Club is benefitting from this national surge in popularity and is contributing to the rise by offering great tennis experiences in our community.”

Quann notes that there is ample court availabil-

ity in the afternoons and particularly the evenings.

Instruction is available, and the club employs youth during the summer months, including some who become certified as instructors through Tennis Canada.

The club is seeking new members as interest in tennis grows. “Research has shown that tennis is popular with newcomers to Canada. There is a lot of opportunity to meet new people and get to know each other.”

The Riverview Tennis Club can be reached via their email address at riverviewtennisclub@ gmail.com and via its website at www.riverviewtennis.ca.

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MAYORS OF SALISBURY, RIVERVIEW, AND FUNDY ALBERT M

unicipal elections were held across New Brunswick on May 11th. With new councils being sworn in, we spoke with the Mayors of Salisbury, Riverview, and Fundy Albert about what issues and opportunities their respective councils will tackle early in their new mandates. All three mayors note that the elections brought change – Salisbury has three of seven new council members, Riverview five of eight, and Fundy Albert five of six.

Q: What will your newly elected council tackle first?

Salisbury Mayor Robert Campbell: With a new council comes change, excitement, new voices, new people and new ideas.

We know that changes are coming from the provincial government around reform, including assessments, so like all communities we will be keeping an eye on that. It will be a time of change and renewal. We have gone through four very positive years. The new council will immediately begin work on a new strategic plan. I expect many of our priorities will remain – housing development, obtaining health care services for all of our residents, while maintaining the small town and rural quality of life we enjoy. Affordability will be an important focus. And shovels will be in the ground for the new bridge. There will be more construction in Salisbury in the next year than in the previous thirty years combined.

Riverview Mayor Andrew LeBlanc: With five of eight new councillors, we will begin orientation for them, getting them onboarded and familiar with town departments and processes. We will have that mix of new voices and experience. I am really excited about the council team.

Very good people were elected, and we are going

to have a strong council.

Like Salisbury, one of the first things we will look at is the strategic plan. We will do a debrief with elected members to catch up on things like, ‘what did you hear on the campaign trail? What are residents telling you their priorities are?’ That will be a good teambuilding exercise but also a good precursor to the strategic planning process, so that when we go into more formal discussions we will root those discussions in the issues that residents are telling us about. Public safety is an issue in the tri-community. We will look at policing services, about collecting data and our expectations for policing services. We are engaged in secondary planning for the Gunningsville and Bridgedale Boulevard area with a great deal of land available for development there. We are well into that process, but it will need to be formalized by the new council. One of the things that we heard is that residents really want to see green spaces protected, so we are looking at protecting all of the wetlands in that area.

We want to see growth in that area but also to protect the natural spaces; we will be looking to find that balance. And there is fun stuff too – SUNFEST is coming up!

Fundy Albert Mayor Jim Campbell: Our new council represents a diverse group.

We have councillors

who are in business, councillors who work in public works, not for our area but for surrounding areas, and we have a strong group that will bring new thoughts and new energy. We have an immediate staffing need as our Treasurer resigned, so the search is on and that is an important role for us to fill.

Economic development is always on our mind here, we have the challenge of attracting development to an area associated with rural tourism, but we are hopeful. We will continue to work with the province to ensure that they know we are here. Our rural bylaw plan needs to be updated, so that will be one of the first things on the agenda, to form a committee and start working on that. Our audit has been a challenge, but we are hopeful that the 2024 / 2025 audit will be done

by August and we will start planning for 2027.

We continue to focus on bringing the community together from Lower Coverdale to Alma. Our councillors understand that we are one community and we are building that sense of community for us all.

Q: What are the positives on which you are focused?

Salisbury Mayor Robert Campbell: The southeastern part of the province provides the gold standard for working together.

We work well with the Greater Moncton municipalities and other parts of the southeast, all parties benefit from that. From an entrepreneurial perspective, there is so much going on, from agritourism and festivals, things that are bringing a lot of tourists into the entire region. We will continue to build on our identity as the gateway to Atlantic Canada. Development continues to be strong, both with residences and businesses. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well.

Riverview Mayor Andrew LeBlanc: Regional collaboration has never been stronger than it is right now.

In southeastern New Brunswick we work so well together and right now, whether its economic development, whether it is the new mandates we received from the provincial government regarding community and social development, and infrastructure cost sharing, you name it, we are having deep and meaningful conversations with the regional municipalities.

That creates the opportunity and positivity in the region that allows us to work well together.

It also strengthens our voice with the province as we continue to work on fiscal reform, on assessment reform. And people are happy living in our community.

Fundy Albert Mayor Jim Campbell:

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The thing I am most excited about is that there are a lot of people who are excited about this area and want to move here.

Just last weekend there was a potluck in Riverside Albert, and I was amazed at the number of young families with children that were there.

People are moving here

and many are entrepreneurs who are developing small businesses, which we need. We are a rural community, and we value our traditional trades, like our farmers, our carpenters, and our fishermen, and we also welcome new people and new energy.

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Riverview Seed Library is a Free Community Resource E very Tuesday and Thursday, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., gardeners gather at the Coverdale Recreation Centre on Runneymeade Road in Riverview for a free exchange of seeds.

Alicia Clarkson, Riverview’s Community Engagement Worker for Sustainability, says that the Riverview Seed Library “is a free community resource. Anyone living in the Greater Moncton Area is free to use the seed library and pick up free seeds.

“We keep the seed library updated with a seed saving plan, but it was originated by local businesses donating their seeds that they had left over at the end of the gardening season.” Local gardeners also donate seeds.

Clarkson notes, “most of the seeds are for vegetables, but we do have herbs and ornamentals. Currently, we have four hundred and seventy five varieties, which makes us the biggest physical community seed library in Canada.”

She staffs the seed library herself, assisted by students in the summer. She says that on a typical day between six and fifteen people will visit; the visitor tally for April was sixty.

“This is something I really wanted to have for the community garden. It has been here since 2023, with mostly our community gardeners using it until our communication team started to tell people our story. Now that we have everything organized and alphabetized and the community knows we are here, everyone is using it.

“I believe every community should have a seed library. I would not like

to see anyone not garden because of a financial barrier of not being able to afford seeds. We have a five year plan for seed saving to ensure that as something runs out we are planting it out in the community garden to ensure that we keep everything we have in stock.

“People will come and get their seeds and then save their seeds going forward so that they do not need to buy that variety again.”

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Soak up the sun at SUNFEST

BY KRISTEN LAWSON

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UNFEST returns to Riverview on Friday, June 26, kickstarting six days of activities and sweet deals across the community leading up to the July 1st celebrations.

The festival offers food, entertainment, workshops, and events for all ages to celebrate the start of summer.

“SUNFEST has always been our kickoff-to-summer festival, and we really enjoy building up to Canada Day being the grand finale,” says Community Recreation Coordinator Paulette Tingley.

“The old favourites that people ask about are coming back, and there are several new things,” Tingley continued.

“People were asking for more workshops, more arts & crafts. We have a Dreamcatcher workshop this year, and new open-house drop-in voice lessons.”

Art enthusiasts can also look forward to Fuzzyclouds Studio’s annual Art in Your Face outdoor art show, Ji Hyang Ryu Studio is second anniversary celebration, and watercolour workshops.

The sound healing sessions that were offered for Winter Carnival and MapleFest are back by popular demand.

As usual, specials at participating businesses will be available, starting with free lemonade on Friday to launch the festival and help locals “beat

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the heat.”

KENT hosts different events every day, including a maker’s market, gardening and build-it workshops, and community BBQs. Classic crowd-pleasers like family movie night, the petting farm, and the town-wide yard sale are all returning this year.

BGC’s Family Fun Day boasts a carnival theme complete with a petting zoo, splash pad, bouncy castles, and vendors market.

For the first time, CBC’s Alain Clavette is leading a bird watching workshop in Mill Creek.

“I'm really excited about that,” shares Tingley, “We're always keeping our eyes open–is there a new trend, a new group, a new activity?”

Another new addition is the inclusion of the Beat the Bore run, where participants “race nature’s most powerful wave.”

There are many options for getting active during SUNFEST: play volleyball, practice sunrise yoga, compete in disc-golf, or sign up for the annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

Finally, the Skatepark and Youth Centre is inviting everyone to “send your favorite staff, volunteer, or local personality straight into the dunk!”

Dunkorama will have free skateboarding, an open jam session, a BBQ and, of course, a dunk tank. All money raised will go towards Riverview youth programming.

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Salisbury will open their July 1st celebration with a flag raising ceremony and the singing of O Canada.

The traditional Canada Day BBQ and cake will be offered, along with facepainting and lawn games.

The Pat Gillespie Band will be playing again, after inaugurating the new amphitheatre last summer.

2025 saw one of Salisbury’s biggest turnouts of about 1,200 people.

Events Coordinator Katy Doucette talked about the annual colouring contest: “It is an annual tradition that people look forward to. It was something that I participated in when I was a kid. We announce the winners during the flag-raising ceremony, with prizes for first, second, and third place.

Choosing the winners is a lengthy process. It is one of the harder aspects of this event because we get so many entries and they are all so well done. We lay them all out and get staff members to vote on their favorites.”

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Riverview’s July 1st celebrations kick-off with a Brazilian dance demonstration, followed by an invitation for everyone to join in and dance. The national anthem will be sung and cake passed around at 1pm, then the bands will take the stage.

Bluegrass duo The Smalltown Hounds will open the set with their fast picking guitar and banjo. Next up, Kevin Chase will bring his soulful vocals to modern country music. Finally, local favourite Flea Market Underground will close the set with their mix of classic and contemporary hits.

Visitors can enjoy a free BBQ, caricatures, face painting, glitter art, bouncy castles, and a multicultural market throughout the afternoon. Anyone who rides their bike to the park can park with the bike valet and spin their wheel for the chance to win a prize.

Community Recreation Coordinator Paulette Tingley shared what else is new this year: “There's going to be a

green team. We are adding a tent to the middle of the field to provide more shade.

Because of the FIFA World Cup partnership with Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., municipalities were encouraged to apply for a bit of extra money to offer a soccer activity. The Riverview Soccer Association will be offering some skills or try-it activities. We have some fun soccer ball fidget toys, and some pennant flags to celebrate that theme.”

Outside of the park, there will also be an all-ages free swim at Lion Ken Gabbey Outdoor Pool from 1:156:30pm.

For the grand finale, the Tri-Community Fireworks will light up the Petitcodiac at 10pm.

and fireworks as well as an artist market, bike parade, cake walk and free BBQs. All three municipalities

wish to acknowledge the support they receive from Canadian Heritage through the Celebrate Canada Fund.

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Fundy Albert

As of the writing of this article on June 1, the Alma Recreation Council has not yet announced plans for Canada Day in Fundy Albert.

Previous years have seen activities spread across Alma, Hillsborough, and Fundy Park. Typical festivities include bouncy castles, face painting, live music

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From one-day event to multi-day, and multi-community, festival

BY KRISTEN LAWSON

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he Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. What started as a single evening of music, dance and sports in 2006 has grown into a five-day, tri-community festival reaching across the Petitcodiac.

This year’s festival runs June 9–13, with the main event at the Hal Batts Sportsplex.

The Greater Moncton Scottish Association (GMSA) has been promoting Scottish culture and heritage in the area since 1974. Their Games are one of only four full Highland Games on the

East Coast.

“When I say full games, I mean there are competitions,” explains Event Manager/Executive Director Jenna Morton. “There are heavy events: the athletics, the sheaf toss, the caber toss. Highland dancing, piping and drumming.

A lot of events will have demonstrations, but not everyone is able to do full competitions. While it is wonderful to have demonstrations, anyone who is trying to progress through the various traditional elements needs competition events. We provide that opportunity.”

Since joining GMSA

in 2021, she has been fully on board with their expanded festival approach.

“We want it to be something for the entire community, so we wrap the festival around the competitions, and open them to the public. Last year was the first year that we added the free concert in Salisbury, because they built the beautiful new amphitheater.”

The week’s schedule kicks off Tuesday, June 9, with a free concert in Moncton, in partnership with the city’s Acoustica program. The Dunnet Highland Dancers and Lupin will perform at

the Riverview Gazebo on Wednesday. The party moves to Salisbury on Thursday, with the RCMP Pipes and Drums and Sons of Gael at Highland Park.

On Friday, the organizers get everything ready for game day. Saturday’s events include Highland dancing, piping and drumming competitions, heavy events, a 5K Tartan Run, plus bouncy castles, face painting and a lively Ceilidh Tent.

Jenna says that the GMSA offers their free concerts to make Scottish culture accessible: “Not everyone can make it into Moncton, and there is not really

onsite parking where the festival itself is. We want the chance to bring the culture to people with mobility issues, the older population, and families with young kids.”

“Of course, part of it is hoping that they discover the concert and realize there is this other event coming up on Saturday, but it is rewarding to see people that are out for their evening walk, stopping and getting to experience a concert that they were not expecting. If funding were never an issue, we would do it in every little community in the southeast.”

She shares that many of the Games’ volunteers come from Albert County.

“A lot of the families that have kept close ties with their Scottish roots tend to be on that side of the Petitcodiac.”

A dedicated group of about a dozen people organizes the festival each year, supported by around 50 volunteers on the day itself and roughly 400 participants on the field.

Attendance doubled in 2025 when the Games were able to offer free entry to the festival grounds for the first time. Jenna credits the committee’s hard work

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building this event over the past 20 years, and the support they receive from the city of Moncton.

On top of this milestone anniversary, the Games are hosting the Canadian Scottish Athletic Federation’s Men’s Masters Championships, making them the first Highland Games in Canada to host every championship division of the CSAF. Regional athletes will compete in juniors, opens and masters levels, and there will

be a “give it a try” session open to newcomers.

“People always are impressed with the things that are very visual and stir the soul — definitely the caber toss is iconic,” says Jenna.

“We do massed bands as part of the closing ceremony, where all of the pipe bands come out onto the field together. It is quite the spectacle.”

Beyond the competitions, the grounds offer blacksmithing demonstrations,

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The horse and wagon rides are particularly popular.

“Even after 20 years, people are surprised that this happens here. To be fair, in the world of Highland Games, we are a baby.

The Antigonish celebrated 160 years for their Highland Games last year. We just want people to be able to come out and experience this.”

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President Donald Trump Our country, our beat Shubenacadie Sam province, and our region and others by a day this produce some outstandyear, ushering in many ing products, some of weeks – perhaps months which make their way to – of economic winter with U.S. and other markets. his decision to impose But they also sit on our 25 per cent tariffs on all grocery store and retail Canadian imports. store shelves.

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SHE CLIMBED 120 STEPS AT FUNDY. SHE WASN’T SORE THE NEXT DAY.

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udith never thought of herself as a gym person. She joined a local fitness studio quietly, just to try a yoga class. No big goals. No grand plan.

Just show up and see what happened.

Then this summer, she went to Fundy National Park with her family. They hiked multiple trails. One had more than 120 steps up and down. The next morning she woke up and waited for the soreness. It never came.

That moment; waking up fine after a big active day, is what most adults in their 50s and 60s are quietly hoping for. Not sixpack abs. Not a number on a scale. Just the ability to keep up. To say yes to the hike. To not have to pay for it the next day.

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Salisbury aims to reclaim ParticipACTION national prize

BY KRISTEN LAWSON

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he ParticipACTION Community Challenge is a national sports and physical activity challenge that runs from June 1–30 annually.

Salisbury has an impressive track record, having won New Brunswick’s Most Active Community in 2022 and 2024.

In 2023 the Town was named Canada’s Most Active Community and took home the $100,000 national prize after they logged more than 10 million minutes of physical activity in a single month.

Residents voted to allocate the prize money to connecting the Wetland Trail to Parkin Street.

With their sights set on bringing the national grand prize home once again in 2026, the Town is hosting a ParticipACTION Community Challenge Kick-Off on June 6, in collaboration with the Boys

and Girls Club.

With something happening almost every day, the 2026 schedule is packed with group activities ranging from walking to basketball to yoga.

Recreation and Wellness Coordinator Marni Golemba provided more details about Salisbury’s 2026 push.

Tell me about the kickoff event on June 6th.

We are going to be doing that at Highland Park. We will also be releasing our new program that day. We hope to educate the public on what to expect for the month, because things do look a little different this year.

Usually, we set up around the wetland loop, and participants do as many laps as they like, just to get everyone pumped for the month.

There will be water, gran-

ola bars, and freezies.

Our fitness instructor Denise LeClain-Gauvin will be doing a Zumba line dance in the amphitheatre. She is really fun and can get people involved.

All activities are free the whole month of June.

How is it different this year?

The main difference between the years that we have participated in the past and now is that rather than individual physical activity, ParticipACTION is more focused on group activities. It is based more with organizations than individuals now because they want to bring that social aspect into wellness.

Are these activities that already exist, or are they added just for this month?

There’s existing pro-

gramming, and we have added quite a few new things as well. We have a bunch of try-it programs to give people the opportunity to try something they might not have known they would be interested in, like pickleball, baseball, soccer, Zumba, beginner ballet… a whole variety of things. There is a schedule on our website.

And the new pool is opening, right?

The pool is opening!

We are actually ahead of schedule, I might be able to incorporate some swimming into the Participaction schedule, fingers crossed.

The grand opening is scheduled for Friday, June 26th. We collaborate with BGC, so they will come in and we will do a barbecue around noon, then open it up to the public from 3pm until close.

How do people log activities, and what counts?

It is all based on organizations–you can log yourself as an organization or a business. The organization takes a head count and logs how many participants attended each activity.

If you have a neighborhood walking group, you can sign yourself up as the head of the organization and log your neighborhood's activity, as long as it is a group activity.

How does doing this every year benefit the community?

People get super excited.

It is a pride thing because we have held a title for so many years. We start getting questions about in April and May because people know that June means Participaction.

An added bonus to the changes in the last couple of years is that you can celebrate it and work towards it as a team and as a community, as opposed to doing it on your own.

Do the organizations that participate see an uptick in registration?

Definitely. It really helps create awareness. Say, for example, somebody goes to a chair fitness program that they did not know existed, and then they keep going every time they have a chance.

Anything new or exciting this year?

We are launching a new program called Move Together Salisbury.

Anytime anybody goes to a fitness class, they will have a chance to win a fitness pass. Maybe it is a free punch pass, or a free pool pass for the summer.

Summer Summer brings brings tourists tourists to to our our beautiful beautiful region! region!

June is more than the start of summer. It’s the time when visitors return to enjoy the amazing sights and sounds of the riding of Albert-Riverview.

People come for our food, our history, and the warm welcome our communities are known for. But tourism is not just for visitors. It is for us too. We live in an amazing place that is worth exploring. When was the last time you visited one of our own local sights and let yourself enjoy what others travel here to see?

Here are just a few suggestions…

Albert County Museum – The Tides Restaurant – Hopewell Rocks – Cinnamon Soul Café - Sawmill Covered Bridge – Kelly’s Bake Shop – The Green Pig This summer, may we take a moment to enjoy the beauty that’s been right here all along.

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A student's perspective

BY SOPHIE DUPLESSIS

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he future of health and wellness should be centered around balance, innovation, and equal access to care. As society continues to evolve, healthcare must move beyond simply treating illness and instead focus on prevention, education, and overall well-being. Advances in technology, such as wear-

able health trackers, virtual medical appointments, and personalized treatments, are already changing the way people manage their health and will continue to improve healthcare in the future.

Mental health should also remain a major priority. In recent years, conversations surrounding anxiety, stress, and emotional well-being have become more open and accepted, helping reduce

the stigma around seeking support. Future schools, workplaces, and communities should continue to encourage healthy lifestyles that support both physical and mental well-being. At the same time, progress in women’s health is becoming increasingly important.

For many years, certain conditions and concerns affecting women received limited attention in medic-

al research. The future of healthcare should continue addressing these gaps while improving access to accurate care, education, and support.

Ultimately, the future of health and wellness should aim to create a society where people are not only living longer, but living healthier, happier, and more supported lives through accessible and forward-thinking healthcare systems.

Sophie Duplessis is a sixteen-year-old student from Riverview interested in making a change through volunteering and a future career in biomedical engineering. She offers this first person essay on society from a young person’s perspective.

Scotiabank employees from Riverview recently volunteered with local Firefighters to help raise money for Muscular Dystrophy through their annual boot drive. Due to several employees taking part, Scotiabank was able to donate an extra $3000 to this great cause. Pictured are Branch Manager, Suzy Read, with the local firefighters.

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ROAD TRIP - FUNDY ALBERT

A nature walk in Hillsborough's Wetlands Park will bring you close to nature - and the Trail Book Walk.

Markets are always part of the road tripping experience.

No trip to Fundy Albert is complete without a stop at Briggs Maples

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Feed NB Fills an Essential Need

eed NB is a registered charity that serves food banks, community kitchens, and school programs, along with other partnerships, and operates as New Brunswick’s affiliate of Food Banks Canada. Feed NB’s programs range across food recovery and distribution, student nutrition, and advocacy.

Executive Director Stephane Sirios says Feed NB currently works with sixtynine organizations across the province. “We bring food, funding, support, and advocacy with all levels of government.”

He adds that Feed NB distributes almost twenty million dollars worth of food each year, the bulk of which comes from donations. “We receive donations from Food Banks Canada, from corporate sponsors, from the grocery chains. Another important source is food recovery. Retailers, if they have food that is close to expiring, for example, that food comes to us and we sort it and put it into our system.

“The balance of the food, mostly the fresh items, we purchase. We want to make sure that the food we distribute reflects a balanced diet. The food banks and the kitchens also do all of this at their level.”

One of Feed NB’s current programs involves working with the provincial gov-

Makenna and Ava found business brisk at their lemonade stand in Riverview.

ernment to support the provincial school breakfast programs. “We are delivering food to every public school in the province.”

While the system functions well and performs a vital service, Sirios acknowledges that the situation is becoming more challenging.

“Over the past few years, the numbers have gone up significantly. We are reaching our capacity. With the cost of living going up, and with many of our managers and volunteers growing older, we face challenges with our mandate, which is making sure that people are fed.

“After Covid, we saw inflation go up, we saw a big increase in the population and that caused housing prices and rents to go up. Those were the principal drivers. Now, the challenge is shifting more to the price of everything going up, like food and fuel, and earnings lag the living wage.”

Another large-scale wave of inflation, he says, could place an unmanageable level of strain on the system. “We tell governments that we are not a solution, we provide a service.”

For information on how to donate or volunteer, contact Feed NB via their website at www.feednb.ca.

Tickets for a draw for this quilt are available at the Albert County Museum and R.B. Bennett Centre in Hopewell Cape.

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Purpose and Passion Drive Award-Winning Riverview Writer Ruth MacLean

t the Writer’s Federation of New Brunswick’s “WordSpring” festival in Saint John the weekend of May 29 – 31, Riverview writer Ruth MacLean set something of a record; she received four awards at the Federation’s literary competition.

MacLean was awarded First Place in the Douglas Kyle Memorial Prize for Short Fiction for her story Wash Day; Third Place in the same category for First Day; Second Place in the Gwen L. Martin Memorial Prize for Nonfiction for Table For Two; along with an Honourable Mention in the same category for Memory Slippers.

Of Wash Day, the judges said, “in this moving piece the writer takes on a number of complex themes: gender roles as understood at the historical point in which the story is set, differing levels of awareness of a neighbour’s PTSD, the critical role of rituals and habits in making sense of the world, the ever-shifting relationships of siblings, reactions to the confluence of a joyful event and tragic news.

“The writer has given this story the care it deserves, both in artistry and craftsmanship.”

Says MacLean, “I do not think it has happened before that one author has won four awards at the same ceremony. At almost eighty-one, I think that is quite an accomplishment!”

MacLean recalls that she began her professional life as a nurse and

hospital administrator.

“I started writing in the 1990s. I was Director of Ambulatory Care at the Moncton Hospital. I had to leave that because I had a clotting episode and I could no longer stand on the concrete decking at the hospital.

“I was home alone with nothing to do, and I always wanted to write.

We had one of the very old Apple computers and I learned to type. I joined a romance writers’ group called Marshlands Romance Writers and they were great; these women were so productive and so interesting and working so hard to get published.

Three did get published during the time I belonged to that group.

“I then joined Romance Writers of America, the largest writers’ organization in the world. I became the first Chapter Liaison and then Treasurer, the only Canadian to hold either of those posts.

“I kept writing and in 2008 I received a contract offer from Harlequin. Between 2008 and 2018 I published nine books with them.”

When Harlequin, the world’s largest romance publisher, closed the line of titles for which MacLean was writing, she turned to self-publishing which was, she notes, “just coming into its own.” She has published twenty books as Stella MacLean, with another due out in June. “She is my alter ego.”

She has another title in the works as well, in which she imagines the

life of her mother growing up near Sussex. “It is a story told from a single point of view, imagining in my mother’s life as a young teacher. The second book will be about the daughter, growing up in a world where men ran the show and women stayed home and that was that.

“If it was not working out for a married woman, she had nowhere to go.

I wanted to explore that world, what that was like when you had no alternative other than to hope for the best.”

MacLean pitched the book to two local publishers at WordSpring.

“It is a story of New Brunswick in a particular time, from the 1940s until the 1980s, and what

the culture was that we experienced at that time.

Historical fact is not enough to explore that.”

Of her own experiences, MacLean recalls that she when she was working as a nurse qualifications changed, and nurses were expected to have university degree. Instead, she went to Mount Allison University as a mature student and earned a business degree with a major in accounting. She returned to the hospital to manage a transition from old to new systems management there, before turning to writing.

Life will come with twists and turns, she says. “I learned to make my way, to be honest with myself, to have a purpose and a passion.”

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Proudly Announcing "50 Golden Years of Quilting" Submitted by Albert County Historical Society President Dawne McLean

"50 Golden Years of Quilting” celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Albert County Historical Society Quilt Show.

It includes a series of community-based events and creative activities of workshops, exhibitions, public commemorations and family-friendly events. The focal point of the anniversary project is the annual Quilt Show taking place July 16th to 18th. The project highlights local heritage, craftsmanship, and community engagement while promoting tourism and inter-generational participation through arts, storytelling, and

cultural displays.

The project honours the province’s rich cultural and craft heritage by celebrating quilting as a long-standing tradition of creativity, cooperation, and resilience in rural New Brunswick. Exhibits of heritage quilts, storytelling, and public displays such as the Barn Quilt Trail, recognize the generations of quilters who contributed to community life and local identity. By linking past and present practices, “50 Golden Years of Quilting” both preserves and renews an important part of New Brunswick’s artistic and social history.

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July 15 – Official Opening of “50 Golden Years of Quilting” Recognition Evening starting at 7pm- Special exhibits and display of 50 years of quilting in the Court House (by invitation).

July 16 - 18 – Quilt Show and Sale – Community Hall – $3 entry or free with paid admission to the museum during those dates. 10am to 5pm daily.

August 14 – 18 - Children’s Festival – Festival will feature family oriented activities, puppet shows and crafts related to quilting and other themes. Festival included in paid admission to the museum.

August 27 – Community Ice Cream Social – An afternoon to celebrate all things quilting - Swap Tables, Raffle Baskets, Show and Share, Nifty Notions

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Real Estate Marches to the Beat of the Calendar I

f you have ever watched a neighbourhood wake up after winter, you know the exact moment the real estate market hits the gas. It is right when the snow finally melts, people shake off the hibernation blues, and lawn signs start popping up like stubborn dandelions.

Spring is traditionally the undisputed heavy-

weight champion of the real estate calendar. It is a beautifully chaotic rush of buyers and sellers trying to make moves. But this frantic pace has a very specific expiration date: the final school bell of the year.

The moment kids are unleashed for summer; the market takes a collective breath. Suddenly, buyers are trading open

houses for backyard barbecues and beach days.

Activity dips, but here is the secret weapon of the summer market: the buyers who are still looking are not just window shopping. Nobody drags themselves away from a perfectly good patio unless they are dead-serious about signing a contract.

Then comes September. The routines return,

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backpacks are packed, and the fall real estate market gets its second wind. While families generally stay put for the school year, empty-nesters looking to downsize and first-time buyers eager to get in before the frost hit the pavement.

This steady autumn groove carries us right through November.

But by early December,

sugar plums and holiday shopping take over, and the market tucks itself in for a long winter’s nap—until the snow melts, the birds chirp, and we do the whole dance all over again.

Every season brings a shift in energy, proving that while there is never a truly bad time to buy or sell, the market definitely marches to the beat of the calendar.

Shannon Auffrey is a REALTOR® with Royal LePage Atlantic, based in Greater Moncton. She provides us with an overview of the cycle of renewal currently being enjoyed by local real estate.

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New Brunswick beach named among the Best in the World The Hopewell Rocks feature one of the world’s best - and most unique - beaches.

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Tripadvisor has added a new One-of-a-Kind category to their Best of the Best Beaches award, recognizing “Extraordinary Coastal Destinations” beyond sun and sand.

The Hopewell Rocks are the only Canadian beach to make the top 10.

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