On the night of April 1, 1987 an extremely high water level forced residents to evacuate, including a seniors home and the hospital.

The morning of April 2, 1987 the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge was demolished by the large ice jam, and many buildings and homes along the river in Perth-Andover were flooded.

CP Rail tried to blame NB Power for failing to control water discharges from its hydro-electric dams on the river.

On March 23, 2012, a high spring freshet coupled with an ice jam caused a rise in water levels surpassing those in the 1987 flood.

Perth-Andover's population meets the requirements for "town" status under the provincial Municipalities Act; however, it has not applied to change from village designation.

[1] Perth-Andover is host to the annual Gathering of the Scots Festival[9] at Veteran's Field on the last weekend in May and the Larlee Creek Hullabaloo[10] in August, held at Baird's Campground.

Neat Perth Andover, the Tomlinson Lake Hike to Freedom Trail explores New Brunswick's role in the Underground Railroad for African Americans escaping enslavement who crossed the border from the Maple Grove Friends Church near Fort Fairfield, Maine.