Miramichi’s Ukrainians: The River’s Newest People
“We came with our suitcases, our hope, and our credit cards,” was how community activist, Yuliia Kondtratska put it.
NB municipalities cry foul where there is none
A piece done by Global News on March 21, 2024, entitled, “Some N.B. municipalities angered by extra property tax pamphlet, Union says” cries out for a response.
Who do you think you are?
How we see ourselves - self-identification - is at the heart of everything we do. Can we operate outside our own self-image?
La tempête de fin octobre
They sit in their vehicles behind the Centre communautaire, high-beam headlights illuminating but a sliver of the temperamental Strait
Guest post: The miracle of life – Our soils
My friend from Daysland, AB, retired farmer Ken Eshpeter, is always pondering the future of agriculture and the environment, so I welcomed him to share some of his poetry here.
Pachelbel and the liberal arts
Notwithstanding pre-existing personal bias and a considerable amount of immaturity, I was able to hear Pachelbel’s Canon and listen to the CBC news right afterward with an entirely different mindset.
How the River became a magnet for Ukrainian settlement after February 2022
Prior to February 2022, there was only a handful of people of known Ukrainian heritage living in the Miramichi area. Now, there are over 150...
Guest post: How About Service Life
My father-in-law, Howard McDowell, had a long and fulfilling career in the Canadian Forces (Air Force) and, toward the end of his tenure, penned an article on what he calls "Service Life".