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16/12/2025

13/12/2025

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13/12/2025

Holiday Waste Collection Schedule Updates


Holiday and weather can affect collection schedules—but we’ve got a simple way to keep everyone on track.



Our free waste-collection reminder service sends automatic alerts to residents whenever their pickup day changes. It’s fast, reliable, and includes a handy sorting tool. When people sign up, it dramatically reduces call volumes across the region.



You can help us spread the word! Encourage residents to sign up in just a few quick steps:

1. Visit our Waste Collection Calendar & Wizard page

2. Enter an address and follow the prompts

OR download the Fundy Recycles app on Google Play or the Apple App Store



A few clicks today can prevent a lot of confusion later—let’s help our communities stay informed and prepared this holiday season!

11/12/2025

“Common sense is not a gift, it's a punishment — because you have to deal with everyone who doesn't have it.” — George Bernard Shaw
Shaw delivers a sharp observation about the frustration of clear thinking in a world full of confusion. People with strong logic and awareness often feel burdened because they notice irrational behavior everywhere. His words reflect the loneliness of being perceptive among the careless. Instead of arrogance, this quote invites patience and understanding. Insight can feel heavy, but it also empowers wiser decisions.

09/12/2025

An open letter to Phil Ouellette CEO of the Fundy Regional service commission

Good afternoon CEO

Subject: Misuse of Public Funds – FRSC Summit Lacked Purpose, Outcomes, and Value

I along with a colleague from the Rural district Advisory Council attended the FRSC summit on November 20th 2025.

In our opinion the summit held by the FRSC in November represents an unnecessary and unjustifiable use of public funds. The event delivered no measurable outcomes, no strategic direction, and no tangible benefit to the Commission nor to the taxpayers who financed it.

1. High Cost, Zero Return

Significant funds were spent on venue rentals, hospitality, staff time, and travel. In return, there were:

No action items

No decisions

No work plans

No outcomes whatsoever

We question if this is a justifiable investment or is it a waste of taxpayers money?

2. No Purpose, No Objectives

The event proceeded without a clear agenda, defined goals, or expected deliverables. Terms like “networking” and “collaboration” were used to justify the summit, but without measurable outputs these are simply excuses for discretionary spending.

3. Misaligned with Current Realities

The FRSC is under financial pressure, faces ongoing operational challenges, and continues to struggle with public trust. Choosing this moment to fund an aimless summit demonstrates poor judgment and a disregard for fiscal responsibility.

4. Absence of Transparency

No detailed cost breakdown or substantive post-event report has been provided. It has been requested for the summit in 2024 but never provided.There is no explanation of who approved the expenditures or what value—if any—the public received in return. This lack of transparency is unacceptable.

5. Reputational and Governance Damage

The Commission cannot afford unnecessary controversies, yet this summit invites criticism. The decision to spend public money on an event with no deliverables reflects poorly on management practices and undermines confidence in the organization.

Conclusion and Required Action

This summit provided nothing to justify its cost. Moving forward, the Commission must:

Provide a complete accounting of all summit-related expenses to the taxpayers

Explain the rationale for approving an event with no defined purpose or outcomes.

Implement strict rules requiring clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and Board approval before any future discretionary spending.

Public money must serve the public interest. This event did not.

Respectfully
Ray Riddell

07/12/2025

This was the reason given for closing Lonewater Farm .

“Although the building is in need of upgrades, Neal said Horizon also decided to move the Lonewater program to Ridgewood because clients there have easier access to addiction-based services.

Those services include a detox unit, a 28-day rehabilitation program and a team of outpatient counsellors.”

07/12/2025

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/lonewater-farm-closing-2020-horizon-1.5435915

A live-in facility for men struggling with addiction is closing its doors in the fall because the building is in need of repairs.

07/12/2025

Genetic studies reveal a haunting truth: when Vikings settled Iceland, nearly half the female ancestry was Irish. That’s not poetic, it’s the legacy of slavery.

Let’s talk about something that rarely makes it into the Viking fanfare: the women who were taken. When we picture Vikings, we think longships, raids, and rugged warriors. But behind that image is a brutal reality, especially for Ireland. From the late 8th century onward, Norse raiders repeatedly struck Irish coasts, not just for treasure, but for people. And the most “valuable” captives? Women.

These women were taken as thralls, the Norse word for slaves. Some were sold, others kept. Many were transported across the sea, eventually ending up in places like Iceland, which was colonized by Norse settlers in the late 9th century. But here’s the twist: modern DNA studies show that while Iceland’s male ancestry is overwhelmingly Norse, the female ancestry is about 50% Gaelic, mostly Irish and Scottish.

That means the women who helped build Iceland’s population weren’t Norse wives, they were captives. Enslaved. Displaced. And yet, they became mothers, workers, cultural carriers. Their mitochondrial DNA, passed from mother to child, still echoes through Iceland’s population today.

It’s a sobering reminder that colonization isn’t just about conquest. It’s about who gets taken, who gets silenced, and who gets woven into the story without ever being named. The sagas may glorify Norse heroes, but the genetic record tells a quieter truth: Irish women helped build Iceland, not by choice, but by survival.

So next time someone romanticizes the Viking age, remember the women whose strength shaped a nation, without ever being asked.

06/12/2025