January 31st, 2008
CALAIS, MAINE Starting today, Thursday, January 31, 2008 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers began asking to see two pieces of identification if folks entering the United States by car did not have a passport. Acceptable documention for adults includes a drivers license as a form of government-issued photo ID and a birth certificate as a proof of citizenship. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 21st, 2008
The latest news on construction of the new third bridge across the international St. Croix river was provided Thursday evening by both American and Canadian government officials. The public meeting was held at the Milltown Legion in St. Stephen, N.B. September 2008 was the original completion date. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 1st, 2007
Newfoundland is an increasingly popular destination this Summer for many guests staying at Blair House bed and breakfast according to innkeeper David Whittingham. Located about mid-way between Boston and the Newfoundland-bound ferry terminal at North Sydney, Cape Breton, Read the rest of this entry »
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July 26th, 2007
“The house looks great”, “The house looks wonderful” were just some of the comments from new and long-time guests upon arrival this month at Blair House Heritage Inn. In late June and early July local painter and steeplejack Les Caldwell spent two weeks scraping and painting the outside of our house.
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June 2nd, 2007
The Bay of Fundy is one of the top contenders for being named one of the Seven Wonders of Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 11th, 2007
Here’s an opportunity to win a free trip to see the wonders that New Brunswick has to offer. Tourism New Brunswick is once again offering their highly successful sweepstakes. Go to their website to find out more and to enter……. www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/10days/EN/index.html Read the rest of this entry »
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May 11th, 2007
The second week of May and it finally feels like Spring has started to arrive. When we had almost overnight frost last week, this week saw day-time temperatures in St. Stephen saw to 27 C - incentive enough to take off Blair House’s storm windows. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 12th, 2007
Our son Gareth was part of the local St. Stephen Midget ‘B’ hockey team that came within one goal of becoming provincial champions. For the full story read the report I submitted to our local paper, The St. Croix Courier ……. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 10th, 2007
I don’t remember the last time that school was cancelled in April due to a snow storm. But that’s what happened Thursday, April 5th. Here in southwestern New Brunswick the snow didn’t start falling until dawn but when it came it really came down heavily. Big heavy snow flakes. But mild. The temperature was hovering just below the freezing mark and the forecast called for it to change to rain later on. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 21st, 2007
“As early as January 1, 2008, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea (including ferries), may be required to present a valid passport or other documents as determined by the Department of Homeland Security. Read the rest of this entry »
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