Perth-Andover News

The Perth-Andover Community Choir sings 'Silent Night 'at the Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph Hospital's Light a Memory fundraiser on Dec.

Erma Fowlie of Miramichi has claimed Atlantic Lotto's Set for Life top prize of $675,000. "I'll never forget the three flippers and the parrot," Erma says, referring to the first play area she scratched on her ticket .

A new 65-bed nursing home will be constructed in Perth-Andover to replace Victoria Glen Manor, New Brunswick's oldest active nursing home, Larry Kennedy, Victoria-Tobique MLA, announced last week.

The island located between Caraquet and Bas-Caraquet is now officially Ile de Caraquet.

Loch Lomond Villa, Saint John - 54 new beds for total of 250; Nashwaak Villa, Stanley - No new beds; Villa des Jardins, Edmundston to be combined with Foyer Saint Joseph de St.

The American midwestern state of Idaho has become somewhat of a renegade in the matter of potato sales, according to Joe Brennan, chairman of Potatoes New Brunswick's board of directors, and because of that they now have a pot of cash to overcome any problems that may arise with other potato producing states or provinces.

The City of Bathurst and the group representing downtown businesses continue to be optimistic about prospects for developing a prime piece of land on Main Street.

Among those who will be taking part in the Maritime Gospel Music Association's Christmas concert Joy to the World, are, from left: Christine Crain, Penny McGuire, Todd McGuire, Christy Crain, Burrell Cross, Barb Prosser Winder, Arend Laagland Winder and Danny Crain.

New Brunswick will soon have a new player in the energy field - other than Hydro-Quebec - if a purchase deal goes through as planned.

Will the planned sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec mean the end of Perth-Andover Electric Light Commission's claim to the cheapest power in New Brunswick? Dan Dionne, the chief administrative officer for the village, said the community is still trying to determine exactly how the planned sale will affect New Brunswick's smallest electrical utility.

Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. says it agreed with Integrys Energy Services Inc.

The students of Middle School got a surprise last Friday afternoon when New Brunswick's newly appointed Lieutenant-Governor Graydon Nicholas arrived for a visit and an inspirational talk with the students who gathered in the gym.

Dr. Brian Sykes, for decades the head of surgery at Perth-Andover's Hotel Dieu of St.

No law stops music Singer-songwriter Linda Brooks studied to be a lawyer but finally had to follow her heart By ANDREA NEMETZ Entertainment Reporter Sat.

Dr. Jose Morales, head of surgery at Hotel Dieu Hospital, is using the new Olympus Evis Exera II universal imaging platform, thanks to an $80,000 purchase by the Hotel Dieu Hospital Foundation committee.

Last Friday was a busy day at Perth-Andover Public Library as these pre-school youngsters got to carve a jack-o'-lantern during the StoryTime program.

Unless there is a rush of paying curlers in the next few weeks, there will be no curling this winter at the Legion Curling Club in Perth-Andover. Last week the club president, Steve Leonard, told the Victoria Star that there were not enough curlers and therefore not enough volunteers to continue the programs for adults, juniors, and Little Rocks.

The Department of Health will spend an estimated $1 million to have an Ontario firm review examinations performed by a former Grand Falls-area radiologist.

Perth-Andover village council will encourage local business owners to register their commercial enterprises with the Grand Falls Region Global Positioning System project, councillors decided at their Oct.

Many Victoria County residents have reported seeing bears or signs of bears this fall, but one Perth-Andover couple came closer than most to the large creatures.