Plaster Rock News

A flowering crab tree was planted on the grounds of the Tobique-Plex in Plaster Rock on Thursday, June 25 to commemorate 100 years of aviation history.

Should they plant a voyageur or flowers? Plaster Rock village council must make a decision on whether to replace the wooden sculpture of the pioneer paddler in his canoe or opt for a floral display to beautify the corner of the Plaster Rock Tourist Park that borders the main highways.

The village of Plaster Rock ended 2008 with a small surplus, council learned during the presentation of its audited financial statements on June 15.

The gloomy economic picture and cuts to a provincial student summer job program have left many youth in the Upper River Valley area scrambling to find summer work.

Each share is accompanied by one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles its holder to purchase one additional Quest share at a price of $0.40 for one year.

Last week was graduation time in Grand Falls, Plaster Rock and Perth-Andover as grade 12 students, their relatives, school staff and friends gathered to celebrate the biggest achievement in a young graduate's life, the successful completion of their high school education.

Canada Day will be celebrated in local communities with a variety of events. The nation's birthday will be observed on Wednesday, July 1. In Arthurette, the fun will start at 1 p.m. with a parade from the Royal Canadian Legion to the ball field and St.

The mill's sulphite operation is set to restart on July 5 while its groundwood pulp is scheduled to resume on June 22.

There is no reason to be bored in Plaster Rock today. First of all, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., there are fiddle, piano, guitar and mandolin workshops and jam sessions at the United Baptist Church across from the Blue Mountain Pharmacy, followed by a public dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. at Fraser School.

Pulp and paper company Fraser Papers Inc. is seeking bankruptcy protection in Canada and the United States, the company said Thursday.

Teacher Susan Harrison and student Jenaha Simpson carefully plant a poppy in the Garden of Peace.

Registration for the Grand Falls Public Library's Summer Reading Club begins June 18.

A petition that gathered more than 1,600 names in 48 hours was delivered to the New Brunswick legislature on Friday asking the province to allocate more Crown wood reserves to Fraser Papers for their Plaster Rock sawmill.

The sight of a bone china teapot neatly ringed by delicately-patterned cups and saucers conjures images of elegant ladies reclining for afternoon tea.

You might feel as though you never see the bottom of your laundry pile but it's not nearly as deep as that found in the laundry department at the Dr.

Trevor Sean Pickard, 34, received a suspended sentence and a 12-month supervised probation when he appeared for sentencing before Grand Falls provincial court Judge Jacques Desjardins on May 26 on charges of committing assaults on Michelle Taylor on Jan.

Some of Canada's top fiddlers and old-time country musicians will take centre stage at Tobique Valley Middle High School auditorium on June 19, the start of a week of fiddle fun planned for Victoria County.

Support staff throughout District 14 are reeling from cuts to their positions that will affect one-third of the 240 library assistants, teacher assistants, school intervention workers and administrative support workers.

School students, clubs and organizations put their best foot forward for the Tobique Lions Club annual walkathon held in Plaster Rock recently.

The Wednesday, May 20, Seniors Fair held at the River Valley Civic Centre in Perth-Andover presented a wealth of information for seniors about things like healthy diets, the wonder of cats, Alzheimer's Disease, home safety, obtaining a passport, Service Canada services, RCMP, composting and recycling, Parkinson's Disease, retirement homes, ...