Author Archives: Brad Perry
2024 Remembrance Day ceremonies
Canadians will gather on Monday to acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country. Remembrance Day ceremonies large and small will take place in cities and towns across New Br...
Nov 08, 2024 hobvias sudoneighm / CC
2024 Remembrance Day ceremonies
Canadians will gather on Monday to acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country. Remembrance Day ceremonies large and small will take place in cities and towns across New Br...
Nov 08, 2024 hobvias sudoneighm / CC
Have your say on proposed Saint John tiny home community
You can have your say on a proposed affordable housing community project in Saint John. Council voted last week to open a 30-day comment period on the Sunnyside Tiny Home community. Up to 80 homes wou...
Nov 07, 2024 An overview of the Sunnyside Tiny Home Community being proposed in east Saint John. Image: Saint John council packet
Saint John adding more speed cushions in 2025
Saint John will look to install speed cushions on 12 more streets throughout the city next year. Last week, council approved an extra $450,000 for traffic calming measures in 2025. Transportation Dire...
Nov 06, 2024 A speed cushion set up on a Saint John street. Image: City of Saint John
Shelter Movers expanding across N.B.
It has been about two years since Shelter Movers launched its first New Brunswick chapter in Greater Moncton. Now, the national non-profit that provides free moving and storage services to people flee...
Nov 05, 2024 Two Shelter Movers volunteers unloading items. Image: Submitted/Michelle Tupy
Saint John's cruise ship season scheduled to end Monday
Here is another sign that the winter season is not too far away now. The cruise ship season in Saint John officially comes to an end Monday. The Insignia is the final cruise ship scheduled to make a s...
Nov 04, 2024 Three cruise ships stop in Saint John during one of the triple ship days in 2022. Image: Submitted/Port Saint John
Quispamsis hosts 2024 National Women's U18 Championship
Some of Canada's top women's hockey players are in New Brunswick this week. Quispamsis is hosting the 2024 National Women's Under-18 Championship. This is the first time the championship is being held...
Nov 04, 2024 From left to right: Hockey New Brunswick President Todd Pye, Quispamsis Acting CAO Aaron Kennedy, Hockey New Brunswick Executive Director Nic Jansen, Quispamsis Community Services Director Dana Purton Dickson, and Quispamsis Mayor Libby O'Hara. Image: Tim Roszell
Nominations open for 16 local government vacancies
Some New Brunswickers will be heading to the polls again in just a few short weeks. Nominations open Monday for the upcoming local government byelections on Dec. 9. There are 16 vacancies to be filled...
Nov 04, 2024 Image: Submitted/Elections NB
Escaped inmate located and back in custody in Saint John
An escaped inmate from Saint John Regional Correctional Centre has now been arrested. Saint John police said they responded to the jail on Old Black River Road around 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Police said the...
Nov 03, 2024 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
Fredericton police seek help in recent scams
Police in New Brunswick's capital are warning about a surge in phone scams and are asking for help to identify a suspect. Fredericton police say multiple people have reported being contacted by scamme...
Nov 02, 2024 Image: Fredericton Police Force