Perth-Andover News

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.

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.

Local optometrists believe it's more important than ever that New Brunswickers take steps to protect their eyes.

"These kids go through a lot and a wish gives them something to look forward to," Children's Wish Foundation chapter co-ordinator Lisa Wilson said.

The plane came to rest against a fence near the Rockcliffe Flying Club runway. A pilot is heading back to Perth-Andover, N.B., after walking away unhurt from a small plane crash at Ottawa's Rockcliffe Airport.

Rev. David Ferrell of the Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Church was in Washington on Thursday to read the prayer that officially opened the session of the United States House of Representatives.

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.

Story Time: All preschoolers are invited to join us for stories, songs, games, science, crafts, and laughs on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. On Oct.