Yearly Archives: 2007

Going Fishing

Going Fishing  By David J. Boyle July is traditionally the best month to go salmon fishing on the mighty Miramichi River. The big run has come in from the Atlantic and there are plenty of fish in the pools along the main river. After lunch I went down to the river and found a nice… Continue Reading

August is Loon Season

August is Loon Season by Alexandra & Rebekah Chassé May 2004 I’ve just gotten a call from my brother Marc, who’s on his way to my parents’ house near Moncton and will be driving through Fredericton at lunchtime. Through lucky coincidence, my uncle Joce (whom, like all of our French Canadian uncles, we call “Mononcle”)… Continue Reading

The Winter of My Life (Part IV)

The Winter of My Life (Part IV) by Joan Cripps, March 2005 Early Years at Benson House Years at the Benson House were very happy years. This was a large Victorian house belonging at one time to a Dr. Benson. The house had many beautiful big rooms. My Duplessis grandparents had rooms upstairs. Their kitchen… Continue Reading

Sisters’ Day

Sisters’ Day By Sandra Rita Reed   It was Sunday—the day my sister Carol always calls. When I heard the long distance rings, I could hardly wait to catch up on all the news. “Just a sec,” I said, “while I put on my headset. I don’t want to get a headache from holding the… Continue Reading

The Bubble Blunder

The Bubble Blunder by Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe One calm sunny morning in the mid-1950s, a small fishing boat’s motor was making its familiar sound as it left the harbour of Burgeo, Newfoundland, a small community we were living in at the time. The familiar “pick-a-putt, pick-a-putt” rhythm of the Make and Break engine added to the… Continue Reading

Where the River Meets the Ocean—Tabusintac

Where the River Meets the Ocean—Tabusintac By Kellie Underhill “If you build it, they will come.” In the 1989 film, Field of Dreams, they were literally talking about a ball park, but for many people this line has come to represent a “can-do” attitude for life and business. One Miramichi community has adopted this philosophy,… Continue Reading

Fishing and an Experience of the Heart

Fishing and an Experience of the Heart                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 by Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe The rain stayed and stayed, it ran in little rivulets down the side of the windows, taking dust and debris as it went. When the showers stopped everything looked so fresh, smelled so wonderful, the greens so bright that it was difficult to stay angry… Continue Reading

The Winter of My Life (Part I)

The Winter of My Life (Part I) by Joan Cripps, March 2005 Winter Is Here My Dear Children: As we all know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching us unaware of the passing years. It seems like yesterday that I was a young woman, just married and embarking on life with my… Continue Reading