Canadian Affair, the UK’s largest tour operator to Canada, will next week commence the first ever direct service to Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

The direct weekly service from London Gatwick, which commences on Tuesday 6th May, will give travellers greater access not only to New Brunswick, but also the three Atlantic Coast Provinces of Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Nova Scotia.  Read the full story at Canadian Affair’s website.

St. Stephen town council  voted recently to remove the $2. daily fee previously charged for using the Town’s two outdoor public swimming pools. Now residents and visitors alike can cool-off for free this Summer! Read the rest of this entry »

April 23rd is St. George’s Day. St. George is the patron saint of England, the Town of St. George, New Brunswick and numerous other locations around the world. In celebration of St. George’s Day the St. George Curling Club is hosting the 4th Annual St. George’s Day 14th Century Dinner & Dance. Read the rest of this entry »

On Saturday, April 19th a ceremony was held to officially commence construction of a new U.S. Land Port of Entry for Calais, Maine. The new $48.3 million facility will be built next to the new third bridge on the outskirt of Calais. The new international bridge across the St. Croix river is already under-construction and should be completed later this Fall. The new U.S. building is expected to be completed by November 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

The Charlotte County Civic Centre project just received a major donation from a former resident of St. Stephen-Milltown now working in Vancouver, B.C.  Robert Quartermain, president, Silver Standard Resources gave $172,724. towards the proposed $15 million regional project. Robert Quartermain is quoted as saying ” I believe that I am who I am today due in large part to the life and opportunities I enjoyed in my early years growing up and learning about life in St. Stephen. If you would like to donate a $1., $172,724 or anything in-between to this community project contact Read the rest of this entry »

The Charlotte County Civic Centre committee officially launched the $3.5 million fundraising campaign yesterday here in St. Stephen. The campaign’s honorary co-chairpersons are David and Diane Ganong. They announced that $1.2 million has already been raised from large corporate and private donations towards the $15 million community project. According to project president Richard Fulton the civic centre could be operational by 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

It is a sure sign that Spring has arrived in Charlotte County when Scoops ice-cream parlour opens for the season just down the street from Blair House in St. Stephen. A wide selection of flavours at a great price. Next week in the St. George area on highway Route #1 the reknowned Ozzie’s Lunch take-out will also re-open for the Summer season. Mmmmm.

The St. Andrews-by-the-Sea Garden Club’s annual “Seaside Gardens” tour will be held this year on Saturday, July 19th from noon to 5:00 p.m. The self-guided tour offers an opportunity to visit thirteen gardens in St. Andrews with a strawberry shortcake reception at Passamaquoddy Lodge from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

The 9th season of the St. Stephen Musical Concert series will again be held every Thursday evening, some Sundays and holiday Mondays during the Summer months. The musicians, singers and dancers perform in the St. Stephen town square located downtown between the Provincial Information Centre and the library. Rain location is in the Border arena. The two Sunday performances will be held at the Milltown bandstand. The 6:00 p.m. free Musical Concert dates are Read the rest of this entry »

Downtown St. Stephen’s Chocolate Museum located in the old Ganong chocolate factory recently announced plans for expansion to it’s displays and services offered to visitors. One of the major changes is the move of all the ‘hand-dipping’ chocolate production from the existing Ganong factory on Chocolate Drive back to the old factory on Milltown Boulevard. In the future, visitors will be able to watch the skilled hand-dippers creating the chocolates then buy them in the museum and store next door. Funding and assistance for the new expansion has come from federal, provincial and municipal governments and Ganong Brothers Ltd. Read the rest of this entry »