Author Archives: Brad Perry
New agreement for 55 Quispamsis municipal workers
More than 50 municipal employees in Quispamsis have a new collective agreement. Council held a special meeting on Thursday to ratify an agreement with CUPE Local 3226. The five-year agreement, which e...
Jul 19, 2024 Front row, from left to right: Bruce Rothwell (works), Shelbie Dodge (parks/union president), Mayor Libby O'Hara, Cheryl Emmerson (human resources manager); Back row: Gary Losier (director of engineering and works), Dana Purton Dickson (director of community services), Aaron Kennedy (acting chief administrative officer), Darryl McKenney (arenas and pool), Scott Thorne (utility). Image: Submitted/Town of Quispamsis
Cap-Acadie proposes crime prevention initiatives
Municipal officials and business leaders in Cap-Acadie are working together to address crime in the community. A number of businesses in the region have been damaged or destroyed by fire over the past...
Jul 19, 2024 A fire at the Elphege et Norbert LeBlanc Ltd.
fish processing plant in Petit-Cap on July 9, 2024. Image: Submitted/Code 3 News
Walmart, Costco join grocery code of conduct
All major retailers have now agreed to join the grocery code of conduct. Walmart and Costco have now come on board, federal officials announced Thursday. They are joining Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro as p...
Jul 19, 2024 gemma / Unsplash
UPDATE: Trans-Canada Highway reopens after crash
The Trans-Canada Highway through Moncton has reopened following a Thursday afternoon crash. The collision took place in the eastbound lanes after Exit 446 near Berry Mills before 3 p.m. Both eastbound...
Jul 18, 2024 Image: Staff photo
Gasoline, diesel prices heading down in N.B.
New Brunswick drivers are in for a break at the fuel pumps, according to an industry source. Gasoline prices are expected to drop by around three cents per litre on Thursday night. Diesel users will s...
Jul 18, 2024 engin akyurt / Unsplash
Part of Union Street to be closed for construction
More traffic headaches are coming for drivers in uptown Saint John starting on Friday. Union Street will be closed to through traffic between Waterloo Street and Dorchester Street. The city said the c...
Jul 18, 2024 Pete Alexopoulos / Unsplash
Seamus O'Regan resigning as labour minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is losing one of his cabinet ministers. Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan has announced he will resign as of Friday. O'Regan said he will stay on as MP for St. John's South-...
Jul 18, 2024 Seamus O'Regan. Image: House of Commons
Saint John launches immigration resource website
Saint John is making it easier for the region's newcomers to find the resources they need. The city and the Saint John Local Immigration Partnership (SJLIP) have launched a new website. NewToSaintJohn...
Jul 18, 2024 Image: NewToSaintJohn.ca
Dieppe looks to honour 8 pioneering women
Dieppe is seeking the names of pioneering women to name eight trails throughout the city. It is part of the Women Trailblazers Bank project to showcase the city's women through a heritage tour and a p...
Jul 18, 2024 Dieppe City Hall. Image: ©2022 Google
DEC dissolution case to be heard in November
It will be several months before the New Brunswick government's request to dissolve an education council will be heard. Education Minister Bill Hogan has asked the courts to dissolve the Anglophone Ea...
Jul 18, 2024 The Moncton Law Courts. Image: Staff photo