Good morning from the Fundy shore — the tide's turning, and so is New Brunswick. Let's get into it.
### Your potato chips are making the neighbours mad
Alright, so you know Covered Bridge Potato Chips? The ones with the fancy flavours, right? They’re made up there in Hartland, near the world's longest covered bridge. Well, turns out making all those delicious chips isn't exactly quiet work, and their neighbours have been filing claims about the noise and, get this, even the smell. I'll tell you what, I didn't think potato chips could stir up that much fuss, but it sounds like it's been a real… well, a real *stink*, you could say.
Now, the company says they’ve been trying to fix things since last year. They’ve apparently put up a big fence, planted trees, and added some sound-deadening stuff. You gotta figure, when you’re frying that many potatoes, there’s going to be a certain *aroma* that carries, especially if the wind’s blowing just right off the Saint John River. It's a classic small-town industrial problem, isn't it? When the factory is practically in your backyard, you notice everything.
Here's what this means for us, even down here in Saint John:
* **Local Impact:** It shows the challenges of balancing local industry with residential life, something we know all about with the Irving refinery up on the hill overlooking the harbour. * **Brand Reputation:** Covered Bridge chips are a local favourite, a real pride of New Brunswick. You want to see them do well, but not at the expense of their neighbours' peace. * **The Smell of Success?** It's a reminder that even something as seemingly innocuous as a potato chip factory can have a significant footprint.
It's a quirky story, right? But it’s a good example of how even the smallest local business can cause a big ripple in the community. Down here, when we’re sitting uptown, maybe having a bag of those chips, you don't really think about the noise and the smell it takes to get them into your hands. It just goes to show you, New Brunswick is always full of surprises.
Caleb Duguay-Firth, MiTL Sports Desk, Saint John.
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