Research brings community member to New Zealand

Look for a gap in research — that’s what students starting their master’s degree are often told. So Danielle Root drew from her own experience. Root is raising her daughter while attending Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. When…

DJ XS7 is working hard

Alex Jerome has been building a career one step at a time. Gesgepegiac to Campbellton, to Moncton, to Halifax, to Toronto. Next – Europe, and rest of the world. As DJ XS7, Jerome has been developing his skills for years. He now lives off…

Exploring Mi’gma’gi (video)

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Exploring Mi’gma’gi

For Sheila Swasson, finding a reason to get outside during the winters has made all the difference. Swasson can often be seen encouraging people to join her on snowshoe treks behind her house, the former Busteed land. “Sometimes there…

LMDC Career Fair

Listuguj students had the opportunity to explore future plans on Feb. 24. The LMDC organized a career fair, and invited a mix of professionals to represent their fields.  The hope was to create an event that was engaging. “Not just to…

Items at the Listuguj Market (Photos by Abby Metallic)

Listuguj First Nation Community Market

Listuguj Market

Abby Metallic moved home, but missed the markets she had gotten use to in Moncton. That’s why she started the Listuguj Market on Sundays. Sometimes over two dozen vendors come out. Some even travel from as far as Saint-Quentin, or Big Cove.…

Walgwan Center

The Walgwan Center in Gesgapegiag is not a detox center, it’s a rehabilitation center. “It’s a rehabilitation center, in the sense of wanting to have a healthier way of life. A healthier way of being, and conducting one’s life,”…

Chaleur Terminals lawsuit on track for mid-March

The application in the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench in Campbellton to stop the Chaleur Terminals Inc. project in Belledune will proceed on March 14 and 15.  It has been delayed from the original date, Jan. 18. People are encouraged…

Playground Update

Numbers have just been released for all the expenses and plans for the $83,938.76 raised by the community, for the community playground. The expenses are online at news.listuguj.ca. There is $12,920.28 remaining, which will be used to buy…