Anniversary tour remembered
In May 1994, a wonderful tour was arranged through the Bathurst Legion by Linda and Graham Wiseman in honour of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Looking back: When the chickens come home to roost
As China prepares to host the summer Olympics, and with violent protests erupting in Tibet and elsewhere, having a Chinese exchange student living with us has proven to be a thought provoking exercise.
Fulfilling a newspaper’s responsibility to the voters of this city
Information is knowledge and knowledge is power.
It starts with a single ballot
All roads to the polling booth next Monday, as voters in the Chaleur region and elsewhere across the province decide who will form their municipal governments for the next four years.
Flashback
The owners of Danny's Speedbowl Ltd. predict that the 1968 stock car season at the bowl should prove to be the best season yet.
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Letters to the Editor
Re: BHS amps up its energy level to stage High School Musical, April 15.
Info on home being sought
We at the Nepisiguit Family History Research Centre, in the Nepisiguit Cultural Centre, building, are requesting the help of the public to locate a home that was occupied by Patrick Henry Melvin and family in the late 1800s to about 1920.
A road block for a cause
Members of the Teens Against Drunk Driving committee from Bathurst High School held a road block in front of the high school on King Avenue last Wednesday.
Charlo, Tremblay mayors critical over airport plans in Bathurst
Bathurst wants to get a new airport — and that is drawing criticism from some people in Restigouche County.
Same old, same old is not what Bathurst needs to move forward
There's an old saying that when someone asks how's it going, the reply is, "Same old, same old." I believe most of the voters in Bathurst would agree that "same old, same old" is not what we want of our elected municipal council.
Belledune council criticized for lack of transparency
Re: "Fireworks fly during passing of Belledune rural plan," April 22.
Opinion in Pictures
Looking Back: The 3rd Earl of Bathurst
St. Peters was renamed Bathurst in 1826 in honour of Henry, 3rd Earl of Bathurst, 1762 to 1834. He was an important figure in the pre-Confederation history of Canada, even though he never came to this country.
Bathurst UCT donated a million dollars to help build a new Foyer Notre Dame de Lourdes 10 years ago
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Being up to the task
In the liner notes for the reissue of Kind Of Blue, a landmark album by jazz great Miles Davis, critic Robert Palmer writes,“You can’t get more out of theexperience than you’re capable of bringing to it.”
Signs are a symptom of election fever’s return
With municipal election signs popping up like dandelions, election fever is in the air.
Sad story of falling through the cracks earns award nomination
I'm very pleased to announce that reporter-photographer James Mallory is a finalist in this year's Better Newspapers Competition.
Letter to the editor | NB Power, Aliant don't want to see election signs on poles
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Letter to the editor | Candidates ignoring requests about signage
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Letter to the editor | Bathurst citizens need some fresh faces on council
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Letter to the editor | Province should spend money on roads as opposed to golf courses
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Looking Back | When Moncton hosted a Papal visit
Pope Benedict XV1 made his first official visit to the United States last week. That monumental occasion brings back memories of when Pope John Paul II came to Moncton's Magnetic Hill in 1984, which is when this photo was taken.
A missing part of the summertime landscape is the death of drive-ins
“Down at the drive-in/A big buttered popcorn and an extra large coke/ A few chili dogs and man I’m goin’ broke.”
Flashback | ‘Ultra modern’ Unemployment Insurance Commission building constructed in Bathurst forty years ago
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Helping Bathurst take that first step
One didn't have to dial a 1-900 psychic hotline or make use of a crystal ball to know what the big issue would be in the Bathurst municipal election on May 12. Based on interviews we've had with some of the city council candidates coming forward to replace the incumbents, their main focal point is about finding ways to spur job growth in our city.
Thinking our weather debt is now paid in full
Could it be that spring will come after all? I was getting concerned that the Global warming scenarios were all a huge Hollywood hoax, and we were actually moving into a new ice age.
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