Plaster Rock News

As the government continues to tout the virtues of the proposed sale of NB Power, many observers are left weighing the benefits for residential customers versus those for large industry.

After nine months of deafening silence, the saws at Fraser Papers Inc. lumber mill in Plaster Rock will once again be humming in a little more than a week.

Fraser Papers Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter ended October 3, 2009.

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.

Workers for Morin Curbing installed a new concrete curb and sidewalk along East Riverside Drive in Perth-Andover. The $130,000 project is almost complete.

As I have looked over the story of the burnt covered bridge near Hartland in the Thursday edition, it brought to mind that the government has a policy of not replacing covered bridges.

Forestry: Fraser Papers Inc. awarded $33.1 million in tax credits, returns to court demand for paper and a rising Canadian dollar," he said.

Plaster Rock and District Fire Department members were blazing a trail of education and fire prevention when they visited schools in their community last week.

Albert Jean Bourque, 43, pleaded not guilty to speeding on July 21 in Plaster Rock when he appeared in Grand Falls provincial court on Oct.

An extensive selection of collectibles and memorabilia displayed by Paul Murray, a local resident and avid collector, is in the cabinet until mid November.

Kathy Kyle is worried her husband isn't the only one. Submitted Photo Terry and Kathy Kyle, along with their son Logan, 10, and daughter Abigail, 7, are shown in a photo from their wedding last month.

The structure unofficially known as the Roulston Lake Pavilion continued to take shape in the Plaster Rock Tourist Park last week.

Liberals in the Tobique-Mactaquac riding are pinning their hopes on Charles Chiasson of Grand Falls as their candidate to face-off against current MP Mike Allen in the next federal election.

An independent medical firm will help the provincial government re-examine about 30,000 radiology procedures, including some for patients in the communities of Perth-Andover, Bath and Plaster Rock.

The case against Rosaire Michaud, 59, was adjourned until Nov. 13 when a pre-trial conference will be held.

It's good to see the replacement of the overcrowded and outdated Woodstock Middle School is at the top of School District 14's capital construction priority list.

Rose Johnston has taken on the role of Emergency Measures co-ordinator for the village of Plaster Rock.

When someone has a heart attack, every second counts. The faster the patient can get help, the better their chances of survival.

Gertrude White is sure that a little hard work never hurt anyone. "I think it's good to keep busy," Gertrude said as she prepared to celebrate her 100th birthday with a party on Sunday, Sept.

WWE wrestling legend Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake poses with some of his young fans when the Wrestling Supershow visited Plaster Rock on Sunday.