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From Pages to the screen
How Local Author Pierre-Luc Cool Is Turning His First Novel Into A Movie Pierre-Luc Cool is the author of three novels, and also a screenwriter who is currently working on an adaptation of his first novel, L’été des mouches. From Petit Rocher, Pierre-Luc Cool always knew he wanted to write stories. “I remember saying as…
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The More People That Love the outdoors, Will Respect the outdoors
A New Entrepreneur Provides Rentals On The Beach Kristin Neville is one of Bathurst’s newest entrepreneurs and owner of East Coast Adventure Company. ECA Rentals & Canteen began operation on June 28th the start of Canada Day weekend, a day that Kristin says, “was busy and a great learning experience.” ECA Rentals & Canteen offers…
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Bathurst’s new music shop
How Ben Lavigne Took The Leap And Opened Up His Own Music Shop Ben Lavigne always wanted to work for himself. Growing up in a house where his father was self-employed, and a musician, Ben realized he wanted to be around music. For the past seven years before this new venture, Ben worked in the…
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Local rock and roll music
How ThrillFire Was Formed And Where They’re Heading If you’re from the Bathurst area, you may have seen Phil Joe Robichaud and the rest of ThrillFire playing at 13 Barrels, the July Block Party on Main Street, or the many private events they provide the soundtrack for. The band comprises guitarist/vocalist Phil Joe Robichaud, Charles…
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Those Situations Are What We Train For
How Captain Gray Became A Firefighter And Helped Handle Bathurst’s Biggest Fire Becoming a firefighter wasn’t Captain Chris Gray’s first choice for a career path, but now he couldn’t imagine himself doing anything else. Chris knew he wanted to work outdoors. Being born and raised in East Bathurst, the forest always surrounded him. He thought…
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Easy access to healthy food
A Wholesale Program To Ensure Everyone Can Afford Fruits And Vegetables Chaleur Eat Fresh was born out of the question, “what could make life better for the people of the Chaleur Region? Every couple of years, the Chaleur Regional Service Commission holds public consultations where they ask different groups in the region, “what’s a challenge…
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The Opportunity To Create Something Different
Eight years after arriving in Bathurst, Pizza 13 owner, Antoine Attard is showing no signs of slowing down In 2016, Antoine Attard moved from France to the Bathurst region. With a background as an electrician, he began working at Thru Shine. First cleaning cars, and after a few months becoming a business manager, where he…
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Classical Music Coming To The Chaleur Region
Two Intimate Shows will take place on July 17th and July 20th On the 17th and 20th of July, classical music is coming to the Chaleur Region. ClassikFest is a mini-festival started by Dave Scott back in 2012. Now, 12 years later, the festival is gearing up for two intimate shows. Feeling like his life…
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Ten Years Of Hidden Treasures
How Curtis and Yaima Run A Shop That Promises To Help You Find Exactly What You’re Looking For I arrived at King’s Hidden Gems on a rainy Thursday to speak with Curtis Daigle and Yaima Molina. The store contained antiques and furniture from end to end, which is something Curtis prides himself on. “We make…