Martin Boys celebrate first East Coast Music Award

Martin Boys celebrate first East Coast Music Award

Paige Morgan, River Valley Sun, Local Journalism Initiative The Martin Boys took home their first East Coast Music Award for Country Release of the Year during the music celebration week in Sydney, Nova Scotia, from May 20 to 24. “We were super stoked when we found out. We were actually driving from Winnipeg to Thunder […]

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 SJDA student builds massive LEGO tribute to Haida art

SJDA student builds massive LEGO tribute to Haida art

Grade 11 Sir James Dunn Academy student Henry Campbell used more than 15,000 LEGO bricks to recreate a celebrated Haida artwork for CLASS 2026, a student exhibition now on display at Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre. The 17-year-old’s piece reimagines “Skaagi – Haida Dog Salmon,” a 1974 serigraph by acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid. […]

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 U.S. sand sculptors win competition at New River Beach

U.S. sand sculptors win competition at New River Beach

Sand sculptors were shaping sand-crafted art at New River Beach as part of an international competition.  The Bay of Fundy Sand Sculpture Festival returned this summer season for another few tide cycles – working against Mother Nature and the competition clock.  The festival has dug out a new model expanding from one day to three.  […]

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 Campobello’s Fog Festival rolls in for 14th year

Campobello’s Fog Festival rolls in for 14th year

Campobello Island’s Fog Festival is coming back this year for another season of art, music, and island culture. The festival started 13 years ago, when residents of the island decided they needed extra support for the local economy, according to Fanina Alexander, a volunteer with Fog Fest. “We have many performing artists who are coming […]

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 Saint Andrews group is weaving its history together

Saint Andrews group is weaving its history together

In Saint Andrews, a unique initiative is unfolding—one that is not just about art, but about collective memory, identity, and civic engagement. The Saint Andrews Tapestry Project, led by Sara Brinkhurst and Bessie Bartlett, is transforming local history into an intricate, community-stitched masterpiece that tells the town’s story through embroidery. This grassroots effort is more […]

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