The Small Town Players have performed in Rexton for 40 years. Director and founder Jerry Cook says the troupe takes its inspirations from the community and the news, such as the shale gas controversy.

To celebrate its 50th year, staff at the provincial archives decided to find an artist in residence. They settled on Fredericton's Solo Chicken Productions - The Coop, and the result is a living production that mixes theatre and dance with history.

More than 40 master craftspeople are selling their wares at the annual starting Craft NB Christmas Festival this weekend. And one of Shift's lucky listeners has a chance to win a night in the city, and a gift basket.

The Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton is hosting children and families for the Nutcracker Tea this weekend, as well as launching a children's Christmas story. A Beaverbrook Holiday was written by local author Wendy MacLeod MacKnight as a companion to her novel, The Frame-Up.

The Progressive Conservative Throne Speech committed to balancing the budget by 2020, improving health care and education among other things. And more than 31,000 children in the province are living in poverty according to the latest report card from the Human Development Council.

Moncton filmmaker Francine Hebert is premiering her new documentary 'Noah, 18 ans'. The short film tells the story of a young man who changed genders three years ago. Hebert said she wanted to normalize the way we look at transgender people.

Two weeks ago, Alain Clavette watched helplessly as flocks of common eiders flew straight at power lines along their migration route in the Tantramar Marsh. Birds that made contact with the lines dropped to the ground and died. Since then, Clavette decided to find out what can be done to prevent this from happening in the future.

Shift's associate producer Viola Pruss is trying to ditch single-use plastics for a month. Last week, she told us about removing all plastic items from her bathroom. This week, she's focused on food. Specifically, her issue of accessing fresh milk.

Noah Donovan of Quispamsis started making bath products when he was still in High School. Now that he's studying marketing at NBCC, he's launched a second business. It's called Port City Candy Co., making old-fashioned candies, and chances are you'll see him at a Christmas market this season.

La Coopérative de dévelopement régional-Acadie is organizing a series of lectures on the topic of circular economies all around Atlantic Canada. Executive director Marc Henrie said it's about discussing ideas of business models that re-use materials to make something new.