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The Fall 2004 cover art is entitled “Child’s Play.”

This issue is all about  change:

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Our cover artist is Nancy Holt.

Remember When?   The Moncton skyline was irrevocably changed in 1914-1915 when several landmark buildings burned to the ground. “Remember When?” recalls this time period. It also features the memories of Cyril Humes (who grew up at Moncton’s # 3 firehall), Al McEachern (a member of Riverview’s first fire department) and George Bastarache (Dieppe’s former chief and a fireman for fifty years).   by Katie Cushing

 

No Joyful Noise ... by columnist Helen MacDonnell. A child grieves the loss of a pet.

 

At the Zoo ... There are changes afoot as Mother Nature prepares for winter.

 

Sharp Turn Ahead ... Meet three NBers who made major revisions to their life plans. Interviewed by Wayne Harrigan, Jeanne Whitehead and Kate Merlin.

 

So how do I change this body of mine? A real life story of “the Freshman 15” (and beyond).

 

Come On In! For this issue we went looking for an “extreme renovation”.  We found one on the banks of the Richibucto River. In less than a year, Wade and Judy Wry transformed their riverside farmhouse into an executive home.

 

What's changes are ahead for Dieppe, Moncton & Riverview? Kate Merlin interviewed those in the know in each of our communities.

 

Street Rodding 101 Former teacher Rick Wood doesn’t just restore cars.  He reinvents them.

 

Unfinished Business ... (Gggghost stories)   by Pat Winans.

With this issue being all about “change” it is appropriate, indeed, that our cover artist is Nancy Holt. Three years ago Nancy, renowned for her fibre art, began working in a brand new medium. The images that she produces today (although sometimes mistaken for paintings) are collages created from layers and layers of hand dyed paper.

 

Nancy says:  “There are so many things in life that are gifts to each one of us. Nothing exemplifies this more than those moments when, with camera in hand, my eye is guided to a quite unexpected image and an ‘OH MY’ moment unfolds. So often what is being unveiled is the intricate surprising beauty of a common object. These photographs are the building blocks from which my artwork evolves ...”