I was standing in the gallery, cutting final invitations, talking to the gallery owner and guests who had arrived. As the sound of footsteps creep up the hall, I look up to the door. A familiar face, one I hadn’t seen in nearly a year, appeared. I put everything down and in a few long [...]
The Saint John River has flooded its banks, spilling over and swallowing trees where they stand, after a week of rain and warm temperatures. As snow melt makes its way from northern New Brunswick, the river swells, making its path unpredictable. In recent years, the heavy snow fall has led to near-record breaking floods and [...]
We’ve all seen it, and most of us have done it. We put on our Team Canada jerseys, paint our faces, wave Canadian flags and banners with beer in hand and a moose elegantly seated in our laps. A full-size live one, none of those pansy stuffed things. Hockey fever sets in at every world [...]
Soft sunlight filters into the cafeteria in Sir James Dunn Hall on St. Thomas University’s campus, glinting off the polished wood of Stephen Peacock’s guitar. It’s a little rounder and the fret-board is over further than the usual acoustic guitars you see young, long haired students toting around with them. Peacock is a classical guitar [...]
Reggie Peters sits in the Spanish monitor room, books pushed out in front of him. The sun streams in through the beige blinds, creating a soft glow in the room. The light hits Peters and glints off his moustache. “Apparently, there’s cheap beer at the Cellar for anyone with a moustache,” he says. “That makes [...]
The streets are empty as we walk towards a big stone building. The two large towers on either side and grey stone makes it look like you’re going into a castle. Red glows from the arched window from above the main door, and underneath in gold letters it tells you what the building is. The [...]
Bonus: Photo slide show! “How do you not see a six foot chicken?” said Krista Everill. Krista, Eric Pye, Meghan Savoy, Dustin Stevens, and myself were sitting in TD Gardens in Boston after arriving from Salem, Massachusetts. A man dressed in a yellow chicken suit walked by us. It’s not hard to tell it’s Halloween. [...]
Freelance photographer and journalist Born September 28, 1988 | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Current city: Fredericton, New Brunswick I was born and raised in Nova Scotia and am currently attending St. Thomas University. In May, I will graduate with a Bachelors degree in journalism and political science. With this degree, I intend to go on and [...]
Fredericton’s historic churches opened their doors to the public on September 27 as part of Doors Open Fredericton. St. Anne’s Chapel of Ease, St. Paul’s United Church, Brunswick Street Baptist Church, St. Dunstan’s Church, and Wilmot United Church were part of the event. People were left to wander around the churches, examining the windows and [...]
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