Author Archives: Brad Perry
Province, DEC each handed wins in Policy 713 dispute
The Anglophone East District Education Council is celebrating what it calls its "first court win" over Policy 713. The Court of King's Bench ruled Wednesday that the elected council can seek an injunc...
May 30, 2024 Education Minister Bill Hogan speaks with reporters on Nov. 30, 2023. Image: Government of New Brunswick YouTube video capture
$1.1B upgrade proposed for Saint John pulp mill
Irving Pulp & Paper, Limited is embarking on what it describes as a "generational upgrade" for its Saint John pulp mill. The company announced this week that it had submitted a preliminary applica...
May 30, 2024 A rendering of the new recovery boiler with the Reversing Falls Bridge visible in the background. Image: Submitted
Districts illegally stopped teaching hundreds of kids: advocate
New Brunswick school districts have illegally stopped educating hundreds of vulnerable children, according to the province's child and youth advocate. Kelly Lamrock, in a new report released Thursday,...
May 30, 2024 New Brunswick Advocate Kelly Lamrock. Image: Submitted
AG report into travel nurse contracts coming next week
We will soon get a more detailed look into the management of the province's travel nurse contracts. Auditor General Paul Martin is expected to release a report by his office next Tuesday morning. Mart...
May 30, 2024 Auditor General Paul Martin delivers a report to the legislature on Sept. 7, 2023. Image: Submitted
Suspects sought after Saint John weapons incident
Saint John police are looking for several suspects after a weapons incident in the city's north end. Officers responded to reports of armed people at a Cranston Avenue residence around 11:30 p.m. Tues...
May 30, 2024 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
Citizens ask Saint John not to develop Rockwood Park land
Community pushback continues after Saint John council declared part of Rockwood Park as surplus land. As we first reported in February, councillors voted to declare four city-owned properties surplus....
May 30, 2024 1671 Sandy Point Road, which the city considered rezoning in 2017, is one of four properties that have been declared surplus. Image: File photo
N.B. cities among most affordable places to buy a home
Two New Brunswick communities have made the list of the most affordable cities in Canada. Saint John is number two on the list from Royal LePage, while Fredericton came in at number 11. The report loo...
May 30, 2024 Image: www.freeimages.com
Winners of Disability Awareness Week Awards honoured
Three New Brunswickers and one organization have been honoured at the 2024 Disability Awareness Week Awards. Rothesay doctor Shawn Jennings was the recipient of the Honourable Andy Scott Award. Christ...
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Outage leaves 2,200 without power in Dieppe
Many residents in Dieppe are returning home Wednesday afternoon to no electricity. NB Power is reporting more than 2,200 homes and businesses in the city without power. According to the utility's webs...
May 29, 2024 More than 2,200 homes and businesses in Dieppe were impacted by a power outage on May 29, 2024. Image: NB Power
CHCO-TV in talks to take over The Saint Croix Courier
Charlotte County's weekly newspaper is pausing publication amid a potential ownership change. The Saint Croix Courier, founded in 1865, is currently run by Halifax-based Advocate Media. In a story pub...
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