Arlene Benham

Grand Manan resident Jeanne Ingalls, 91, combines creativity, recycling and goodwill by recycling used greeting cards into booklets that she gives to others at Christmas and other occasions.

When asked about rescue pets, people far and wide Downeast and in the Fundy Isles immediately beam with delight at the stories they have to share. If they don't have one themselves -- and this appears to be a rare state of affairs -- they know many who do and have happy anecdotes to relay.

Many people would like to leave something tangible by which they'll be remembered. Grand Manan resident Myrtle Dow -- "Mert" to her family and friends -- will leave a legacy of kindness that stretches across Canada and even across an ocean.

Grand Mananers, as well as many in the marine conservation world, mourn the recent passing of Laurie Murison, who died on January 3 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 61.

In its most ambitious and expensive venture to date, the Nature Trust of New Brunswick (NTNB) recently announced a project to conserve 860 acres on Ross Island, adjacent to Grand Manan.