Matt Blanchard in his workshop at Nimble Instrument Repair. (Malachi Lefurgey/AQ) Matt Blanchard, a former employee at Tony’s Music Box,  recently opened his own instrument repair shop: Nimble Instrument Repair Shop.   “I'll be doing this not until I'm retired but until I'm dead,” he said.  Located in the heart of downtown Fredericton,  Blanchard has taken up space to preserve the sweet melody of music for hobbyists and musicians.  “The support has been amazing ... everything

Alex MacLean working through his shift at St. Thomas University, where rising costs are making life harder to afford. (Credit: Suzanne Shah/AQ) Alex MacLean realized something had shifted when a routine grocery trip in Fredericton cost around $150. “I did not expect us to be where we are now,” he said. MacLean works full-time as a cleaner at St. Thomas University. For years, steady employment meant stability. Rent was manageable, groceries were predictable and budgeting felt

A tunnel of lights brightens Officer’s Square during Fredericton’s annual FROSTival. (Credit: FROSTival official site) For Fredericton locals looking for fun ways to wait out the cold, Atlantic Canada’s largest winter festival, known as FROSTival, has arrived.  Running for three weekends, from Jan. 22 to Feb. 8., the festival has a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities for locals to enjoy. During the last weekend of January, three local rinks hosted free skates, with

The Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with St. Thomas University, delivered Fredericton's Health Care Summit II at the Kinsella Auditorium last Nov. 13. (Credit: STU Communications) On Nov. 13, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with St. Thomas University, the City of Fredericton and the New Brunswick Medical Education Foundation,   hosted the second annual healthcare summit at the Kinsella Auditorium. The summit was composed of three panels whe