'Peaceful' fiddlehead gathering in Neqotkuk First Nation
Social Sharing
This is part of a series called Ann's Eye, featuring the work of Ann Paul, a Wolastoqey content creator. You can see more Ann's Eye pieces by clicking here.
Hiya Nicholas is a plumber by trade, and knows too well how fiddlehead skins can get stuck in pipes.
That's why when he takes people out to gather fiddleheads with him, he also teaches them how to properly clean the green ferns, a popular springtime dish in New Brunswick.
WATCH | Connecting to culture through fiddlehead-picking:
Ann's Eye: A day by the Tobique River with a lifelong fiddlehead harvester
3 hours ago
Duration 2:47
Indigenous peoples, of course, have been gathering fiddleheads for centuries, said Ann Paul, who recently went fiddlehead picking with Nicholas and his grandson, Easton Sockabasin, along the Tobique River in Neqotkuk First Nation.
"I appreciated going to get teachings from a different community," said Ann, a member of St. Mary's First Nation. "It was so calming and peaceful."
It's the act of connecting with creation that inspires peace, she said.
"When you feed yourself with the food from creation, it calms your soul."
Scroll through the photos and watch the video to learn more.
Ann's Eye
Photographer Ann Paul brings an Indigenous lens to stories from First Nations communities across New Brunswick. Click here or on the image below to see more of her work.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CTV News
7 hours ago
- CTV News
Extra Extra: St. Croix Courier newspaper returns to Charlotte County, N.B.
CHCO-TV News Director Vicki Hogarth is pictured holding a picture of the first edition of the revamped Courier. (Avery MacRae/CTV Atlantic) There a lot of things easier to try and find in 2025 then a newspaper. As news outlets shift their focus to digital platforms, the classic newspaper filled with current affairs, comics and puzzles is becoming a thing of the past. Last year, the St. Croix Courier stopped printing in May after serving residents of southwestern New Brunswick since 1865. CHCO-TV in Saint Andrews purchased the paper in late 2024 with the goal of reviving the iconic paper. At first, the TV station continued writing articles that would go in the paper to be posted on their website. Then, on June 1 the first edition of the new Courier paper was made available for residents of Charlotte County. 'We decided to approach the print edition in a modern way,' says CHCO-TV Director Vicki Hogarth. 'Which is to do a curated monthly edition of the Courier that has some really great think pieces, some columns, some investigative pieces that people will turn to hopefully month-to-month, and then just continue to visit the website for breaking news.' Saint Croix Courier Copies of the first edition of the new Saint Croix Courier are pictured. (Avery MacRae/CTV Atlantic) Hogarth says reviving the paper has been a humbling experience, especially in an age where newspapers are 'drying up' across the country. She says there was a great deal of community interest to see the paper brought back and it's available for residents free of charge for the first year thanks to a $20,000 grant provided by the federal government. 'I think because it wasn't in the community for a year, it's making people appreciate that presence again and having it in their hands,' Hogarth says. 'I heard a lot of great, happy feedback, I've also had a lot of happy tears when I've been able to hand it over to people in person, and a lot of phone calls after they've read the first edition and felt that it speaks to the community again.' Businesses have been reaching out to CHCO to get copies of the Courier for there storefronts. Café Drewhaven co-proprietors Tina Howlett and Shawn Richard look forward to having The Courier available for customers. 'Some people just want to come in and have a cup of coffee and sit by themselves,' Richard says. 'And I think this is going to be a great addition to that.' The two life-long Charlotte County residents have fond memories of the paper from their youth. Both have had their picture in the paper and in the small seaside community, they say there are few things bigger then being featured in the Courier. 'To have a physical copy in your hand to just like bring back all that memory,' says Howlett. 'Like, wow, this is taking me right back to my childhood.' Residents around Saint Andrews are thrilled over the return. 'It's been so long since it's been in print that I really can't remember,' says Mike Craig. 'But, I am looking forward to seeing what's inside.' Café Drewhaven co-proprietors Café Drewhaven co-proprietors Tina Howlett and Shawn Richard are pictured holding copies of the Saint Croix Courier. (Avery MacRae/CTV Atlantic) Saint Andrews resident Charles Creaser says it's a great local paper. 'I know it's appreciated by a lot of people, especially in the communities of Charlotte County.' Hogarth says the paper is community driven and they will listen to residents to serve them to the best of their ability. Hogarth says 3,000 copies of the first edition of the new Courier have been published, a number that will change depending on the demand. New editions of the paper will be available on the first of every month at a wide range of locations in St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, and St. George, N.B. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CBC
8 hours ago
- CBC
Miramichiers say Centennial Bridge sidewalk needs to stay
Social Sharing Since the Centennial Bridge opened in 1967, Miramichiers have been able to walk, bike or roll across it, but after it gets a long-planned new deck, this will no longer be an option.. Sidewalks running along both sides of the bridge will be removed during the upgrade that starts next summer, and they won't be replaced. "When I found out that they were planning to take the sidewalks out, that's not right," said Daniel McGraw, who crosses the bridge about three times a week on his mobility scooter. The bridge is the fastest way of getting from Miramichi east, formerly Chatham, to downtown Miramichi, formerly Douglastown. Plans to make it inaccessible to people on foot or in chairs provoked a protest at the kilometre-long bridge on Sunday. The only other way for people in the area to cross the Miramichi River is to take a 20-kilometre detour and use the bridge in Newcastle. "I've actually attempted to drive from where I live through to Douglastown, through Newcastle, and I made it halfway before [my chair] died," McGraw said. When McGraw heard about the rally being organized to protest removal of the sidewalks, he and his scooter were at the front of the group. Miramichiers protest removal of sidewalk on Centennial Bridge 7 hours ago Duration 1:51 Not in the budget The overhaul of Centennial Bridge has been a long time coming. It was first announced in 2015 by the Liberal government of Brian Gallant, with a nine-year timeline, but the project quickly faced delays. The next government, under Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs, cancelled contracts, and the timeline was set back further by rising costs. A sidewalk was taken out of the plans but eventually put back in. "Myself, the other MLAs, folks from the city council had met with the department and the then minister was minister Green," said Miramichi East Conservative MLA Michelle Conroy. "And we fought to have the sidewalk put in because of the same reason: it's essential." Now, with a new Liberal government, the project is on track to be finished in 2027, for a total cost of $195 million. But in question period last week, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Chuck Chiasson said a sidewalk was never a part of the plan, even under the former PC government. "The sidewalk was not part of the scope of the project. Your government had six years to do so to put it into the scope of the project," Chiasson said when asked by the Opposition. "It was never put in. It was never budgeted for." Conroy is determined to keep pushing for the sidewalk alongside other Miramichiers. "It's essential for people. "A lot of people use that bridge, and we need to be able to get across on foot." Dangerous and potentially deadly About 50 people gathered to walk in the rain to the midpoint of the bridge for the protest. Cars and transport trucks zoomed by — the posted speed limit is 80 kilometres an hour — splashing water onto the marchers, who weren't deterred from chanting "Save our sidewalk." Sadie Rose Trudelle started organizing the march about a month ago, and started a Facebook group in support of a sidewalk on the bridge, which she said has about 400 members. "There's all kinds of reasons that people might not be able to drive a car or use the public transit or whatever, and I don't think we can count those people out," Trudelle said. Trudelle said her son walks across the bridge every day at 4:30 a.m. to get to work, and she'd worry for his safety if there wasn't a sidewalk. "They keep telling us it's finances," Trudelle said. "But honestly, the first person that gets hurt on that bridge, it's going to cost a heck of a lot more." Others at the rally voiced similar concerns. "I don't think I'd want to walk on it unless there was a sidewalk or some sort of barrier," said resident Laurence Lynch. "It was built with a sidewalk. So I don't know why they don't fix the bridge and still have a sidewalk." "It's kind of treacherous now and with different weather conditions that we get blowing winds, rain," said Miramichi resident and business owner Karen Daley. "Taking the sidewalk out. It's just a moment of time before something fatal, and an accident does happen." The right kind of sidewalk The government has said the projected cost of a sidewalk is about $50 million, since it would have to include on-ramps and separation from vehicle traffic. But residents said they don't need that, they just want to be able to cross safely. "I understand the bridge needs to be maintained and fixed up, but that doesn't mean that we have to lose a sidewalk," said McGraw. Miramichi Mayor Adam Lordon told CBC's Maritime Noon that taking away the sidewalk would be a detriment to the promise of increasing active transportation along the river. "When it was announced to the community, a sidewalk was a part of the project at the beginning," he said. "And so I don't think it's unreasonable for the community to expect that a sidewalk will remain as it always has been, and as we were told it would be up until recently." At the legislature, Chiasson said his department is more than willing to "engage the community on transportation solutions," and he hopes to hold a public meeting in the community soon. But Trudelle and other residents say they aren't giving up on the sidewalk, and are gathering signatures in an online petition that they hope to present to the government before it's too late. "We're not going away," Trudelle said. "We're not going to be quiet."
CBC
8 hours ago
- CBC
Prosecutor asks to have law firm removed from double-murder case
A New Brunswick Crown prosecutor has asked that a criminal defence firm be recused from representing a man co-accused of murdering two people whose bodies were found in Chipman, N.B., last fall. Crown prosecutor Robert Johnston told a judge Monday that Nathan Gorham and others in his firm are in a conflict of interest in representing Corey Agnew, who was charged in January with two counts of first-degree murder. Johnston did not say what the exact source of the alleged conflict is when addressing provincial court Judge Natalie LeBlanc, but added that the recusal order should also apply to all other lawyers working for Gorham Vandebeek LLP. "[In] my discussions with Mr. Gorham on Friday ... he was in complete agreement that he is in a conflict of interest, that he will not be continuing," said Johnston. "But the focus of your decisions should be on whether or not other members of his firm may continue." The bodies of Robert Waugh, 47, and Victoria King, 23, were found on Nov. 25 inside a burning vehicle in Chipman, about 60 kilometres northeast of Fredericton. On Jan. 20, RCMP announced Mark Elley had been charged with first-degree murder, and two days later, Agnew was charged. Law firm should be allowed to stay on, says lawyer Lawyers for both sides were supposed to make arguments on the issue Monday, but the matter was adjourned because of Gorham's inability to attend the proceeding. In his place, Alexandra Youssef, an associate at his firm, appeared in court and said issues being dealt with in other cases prevented her firm from adequately preparing for Monday's appearance. However, she offered a brief summary of her argument that the firm should be allowed to continue representing Agnew. "Our position is that if Mr. Waugh's character was required to be impugned in any way, then our office would step off the file," Youssef said. "But if this is a defence, if this is a case where the defence does not require any impugning of Mr. Waugh's character then our position is that it is appropriate for our firm to represent Mr. Agnew." LeBlanc tasked Youssef with having her firm submit written arguments by June 13, giving the Crown a chance to reply in writing by June 16.
