LOOKING BACK – Historical Vintage Business Promotions

Promos from “BACK IN THE DAY” for MRA, Art MacKay Studios & more when most layouts were by hand but computer systems were just starting to provide major creative opportunities. IF THE PDF ISN’T VISIBLE BELOW, JUST CLICK ON THE … Continue reading LOOKING BACK – Historical Vintage Business Promotions

FISHERIES: Just how much have things changed in 90 years you ask!

Art MacKay: 06 Nov 2017   Some of us remember the Passamaquoddy Bay Region on the Maine – New Brunswick border, as a bustling centre of activity fed by the abundant fisheries of the area. Major changes have happened since … Continue reading FISHERIES: Just how much have things changed in 90 years you ask!

LOOKING BACK – LNG: The 10 year battle to stop LNG development in Passamaquoddy Bay. AND IT’S NOT OVER YET!!

Lessons learned while protecting one of the Fundy areas most important areas ABOUT Occupying the shared border between Canada and the United States, Head Harbour Passage, Friars Roads, Western Passage, Passamaquoddy Bay, Cobscook Bay and St. Croix River Estuary are … Continue reading LOOKING BACK – LNG: The 10 year battle to stop LNG development in Passamaquoddy Bay. AND IT’S NOT OVER YET!!

ISSUES: Sisson Mine project was given approval in NB 2015 … But project has been abandoned!

  Approval article Sisson Mine project given EIA approval, Brian Kenny saysNorthcliff Resources’s open pit mine project, near Fredericton, is approved, subject to 40 conditionsCBC NewsSisson mine modelThe Sisson mine project’s environmental impact assessment has been approved by the Department … Continue reading ISSUES: Sisson Mine project was given approval in NB 2015 … But project has been abandoned!

POISON IN YOUR CHOWDER: Hunting for Answers: Dead Herring, Krill, Copepods and Demoic Acid – 2016

2016 – As many folks were aware, thousands of dead Atlantic herring washed up along the shores of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia and citizens and researchers considered a multitude of explanations. Is it a virus? a bacterium? … Continue reading POISON IN YOUR CHOWDER: Hunting for Answers: Dead Herring, Krill, Copepods and Demoic Acid – 2016

Nova Scotia : Hector Heritage Quay – The Symbol of Scottish Immigration

If you are visiting Nova Scotia, be sure to include this in your “bucket list”. On September 15th, 1773, the Hector sailed into Pictou harbour. Aboard were 189 Scottish  immigrants who had boarded the ship in Loch Broom more than … Continue reading Nova Scotia : Hector Heritage Quay – The Symbol of Scottish Immigration