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Arlene Benham

2017

Former lightkeeper recalls experiences

The allure of lighthouse keeping has intrigued people for a long time, but few fall so far under the spell as to take it up as a career. One of those rare people is Chris Mills from Ketch Harbour, N.S.

2017

Wild salmon recovery project at Dark Harbour nets promise

An innovative project to rebuild populations of wild Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick rivers has been quietly under way in a corner of Grand Manan, and on June 8 another stage was marked with the introduction of over 700 more fish to the sea cages at Dark Harbour.

2017

Dark Harbour eyed as site for $60 million wind farm proposal

About 60 people attended a public meeting at the Grand Manan school on April 5 with representatives of Innergex, a Longueuil, Quebec-based company, that is proposing a wind farm at Dark Harbour on the western side of the island.

2017

Memorial chair sails to island and back

It sounds like a good Irish lark: a chair placed near Market Square in Saint John in memory of a Northern Ireland native found its way into the Bay of Fundy, rode the winter currents to Grand Manan, and is now back where it started and only a little the worse for wear...

2016

Schools facing busing issues

Some Grand Manan students had a difficult start to the school year with a reduction of school buses from four to three. Parents and students have reported confusion with schedules and overcrowding on buses, and the Anglophone South School District is working to address the problem.

2016

Islanders get down and dirty for mud run

When Grand Mananer Susan Benson posted a tentative inquiry on an island Facebook page in April, she had no idea what kind of response she would get. The query as to whether anyone would be interested in doing a mud run if one was organized generated surprising enthusiasm.

2016

Drug epidemic fight needs community help

About 170 people gathered on May 5 at the Grand Manan school for a Community Policing Forum, a joint effort between the village and RCMP prompted in part by residents' concern about drug abuse.