2017
Periwinklers save boy stranded by tide
One Grand Manan family had extra reason to celebrate Thanksgiving weekend, thanks to the quick action of some periwinkle pickers early on the morning of October 8.
Arlene Benham
2017
Pair complete 150 walks to Swallowtail
Many events have been held across Canada this year to commemorate the country's 150th birthday. Some have been huge, drawing thousands of visitors; countless others may have been quiet personal acknowledgements of the milestone.
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.