Acadian actress Viola Léger died on Saturday, according to a release from Carol Doucet at Le Grenier musique. Léger was 92. Her most notable role was the character ofLa Sagouine, a humble Acadian cleaning woman. She played the role more than 3,000 times in the play by Acadian author Antonine Maillet. “She has always beenContinue reading “Actress Viola Léger, celebrated as an ambassador for Acadian people, has died”
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Bills, budgets and banking: Saint John teacher preps students for the real world
A New Brunswick teacher is hoping to set up her middle schoolers for success when it comes to financial literacy. Angela Leger, at Forest Hills School in Saint John, teaches Grades 6, 7 and 8 students real-world skills in how to manage their money and plan for their financial future. Growing up with parents who were entrepreneurs,Continue reading “Bills, budgets and banking: Saint John teacher preps students for the real world”
Don’t judge a book by its cover: Hanwell teacher encourages students to unwrap new reads
Books wrapped in brown paper sit in a pile at the front of Megan Young-Jones’s classroom at Hanwell Park Academy, a new school southwest of Fredericton. Each one has the book’s first sentence written on the front, with the book’s title and original cover hidden just below the surface until chosen by a student. The idea, Young-Jones says, is for studentsContinue reading “Don’t judge a book by its cover: Hanwell teacher encourages students to unwrap new reads”
Family separated while trying to leave Ukraine finally reunited in Fredericton
Getting on a plane to come to Fredericton felt “too good to be true” to Shadrach Igogo. He had been waiting months to come to Fredericton with his son Ivan — and be reunited with his wife, Faith Igogo, and their baby, Viktor — after months of trying to flee the war in Ukraine, facing visa delays and gettingContinue reading “Family separated while trying to leave Ukraine finally reunited in Fredericton”
Grab your binoculars! N.B. astronomers say comet not seen for 50,000 years is on its way
Curt Nason, an amateur astronomer and comet enthusiast, went outside looking for the C/2022 E3 comet about two months ago. While looking through the lens of his telescope, he locked in on the spot where the comet should be. He saw a “little fuzzy patch.” “That made me smile,” Nason said. That comet is expected to be seenContinue reading “Grab your binoculars! N.B. astronomers say comet not seen for 50,000 years is on its way”
Saint John man hopes to boost horse racing in Maritimes with new podcast
Scott Waddell of Saint John has seen first-hand the decline in harness racing in New Brunswick over the past 40 years. Waddell, part of the harness racing community, wants people to know what’s happening. He has decided to start a Maritime horse racing podcast called Harness the Talk. “It’s in dire straits right now … here in NewContinue reading “Saint John man hopes to boost horse racing in Maritimes with new podcast”
A green machine: New Brunswicker uses solar to power his electric pickup truck
A future landscape for many might include an electric vehicle powered by a solar grid that can run electricity for a home when the power goes out. But it’s not that futuristic for one New Brunswick man. In fact, it’s his reality. Cory Allen, who lives in Nasonworth, N.B., switched to electric vehicles in 2019,Continue reading “A green machine: New Brunswicker uses solar to power his electric pickup truck”
Christmas in the dark: When thousands lost power, people still found way to celebrate
Trudy MacInnis spent her Christmas holidays in a snowsuit — inside her own house. MacInnis said she lost power at her home in Bath, in western New Brunswick, on the evening of Dec. 23, and it wasn’t until the afternoon on Christmas Day that she got it back. And she wasn’t the only one. The outageContinue reading “Christmas in the dark: When thousands lost power, people still found way to celebrate”
Fredericton B&B inspires Hallmark movie, makes U.S. book cover
A burgundy bed and breakfast in Fredericton, with Christmas decorations peeking through the window, overlooks the St. John River. This very house inspired American author and playwright Karen Schaler to write a Hallmark Christmas movie. She also uses it on the cover of her new book Love Always, Christmas. Schaler stayed at the Quartermain House for the first time inContinue reading “Fredericton B&B inspires Hallmark movie, makes U.S. book cover”
They wanted a few new pen pals. Now these seniors are making friends around the world
Residents of Wauklehegan Manor in McAdam, N.B., wait in anticipation each morning for the mail to arrive — at least since their photos have been seen by thousands of people from around the world. It all started with a single Facebook post on Monday, one that quickly travelled far beyond Atlantic Canada. Debi Bourque, the executiveContinue reading “They wanted a few new pen pals. Now these seniors are making friends around the world”
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