Community & Events

Tempers and the weather both were threatening on November 13 as members of the Grand Manan Fishermen's Association (GMFA) gathered at the office for a speakerphone meeting with MP John Williamson regarding the sale of lobster licenses away from Grand Manan.

The tall ship that had been a centerpiece for this year's Eastport Pirate Festival was a victim of Hurricane Sandy in the early morning hours of October 29.

As this year's Veterans Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies are observed in the U.S. and Canada, more of the military service personnel are veterans of the war in Afghanistan.

As this year's Veterans Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies are observed in the U.S. and Canada, more of the military service personnel are veterans of the war in Afghanistan. Events on September 11, 2001, led to that war, which has now lasted over 10 years and is

Well-known biologist and environmental activist Alexandra Morton brought her salmon-farming presentation to Grand Manan on October 17, when she spoke to a small audience of about 20 at the Grand Manan Museum. Morton hails from Echo Bay, B.C.

The party of peacocks at Kingsbrae Garden in St. Andrews has been joined by two mature peacocks hailing from White Head Island off Grand Manan.