NewsBreak26 With Vicki Hogarth: Highlights From Southwest New Brunswick For August 22-28, 2023

156 top-level golfers aged 25-and-over are competing in the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship at the Algonquin Golf Course in St. Andrews this week. The four-day tournament is considered the second biggest amateur competition in Canada. The event comes on the heels of the Algonquin being named one of the top 20 golf courses in Canada by SCORE Magazine.

Uptown from the the Algonquin a more intimate golf tournament took place at a private par-3 golf course adjacent to Kingsbrae Garden. The John Flemer Memorial Tournament, played annually on a course designed by the late John Flemer, is a beloved tradition for local golf lovers and friends, family and staff of Kingsbrae Garden in memory of man who left a lasting impact on the town. The friendly event is also a fundraiser for the junior golf program in St. Andrews.

As a nod to the Masters, winners of the John Flemer Memorial Tournaments receive green jackets, which they are encouraged to where upon their return to the tournament the following year. This year's winners were Steve Estey, who is notably playing the Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateurs this week, and his partner Kenny Chase.

NB Power officially began the decommissioning the iconic Milltown dam this summer, and this week deconstruction of the main generating building is taking place. Built in 1881, the dam is one of the oldest hydroelectric dams in the world, but today it responsible for generating just 0.8 per cent of the province's hydroelectricity supply. The removal of the generating station will create additional spawning habitats for fish species, and will help restore approximately 16 kilometres of the St. Croix River to its original natural state. The entire process is expected to continue until the spring of 2024.

Finally, Matthew Dickson is striving to be the first person with schizophrenia to travel across Canada by bicycle. Dickson arrived in his hometown of St. Andrews on Friday, having set out on his journey from Vancouver in early June. He aims to reach Newfoundland by late August and has been taking time to meet with Canadians along the way to help end stigma surrounding mental illness and also raise funds for schizophrenia societies and his own Mind Aid charity for mental health. Dickson stopped in the CHCO-TV studio for a full half hour discussion about his epic journey across Canada and his reflections on mental illness and the road towards ending stigma.