Author Archives: Brad Perry
More funding for Imperial Theatre upgrades
More federal funding is coming for energy efficiency upgrades at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John. Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long announced an additional $275,000 through the Atlantic Canada Oppo...
Apr 22, 2024 Imperial Theatre in Saint John. Image: Regis Phillips
Saint John lacrosse club seeks more facility space
Lacrosse players need more space to practice and play in Saint John, according to the city's junior lacrosse club. The Saint John Rapids Lacrosse Club recently wrote a letter to city council to addres...
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Man arrested with loaded firearm in Saint John
Saint John police have arrested a man who they say was carrying a loaded firearm uptown. Undercover officers spotted a man in the Charlotte Street area just before 11:30 a.m. Friday. Police said the m...
Apr 22, 2024 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
Superintendent welcomes community hub in new Saint John school
Community will be a big part of the new K-5 school planned for the north end of Saint John. On Friday, the province announced just over $12 million to pilot a community hub in the school. The hub will...
Apr 22, 2024 Derek O'Brien is the superintendent of the Anglophone South School District. Image: Brad Perry
Natural gas bills could drop in N.B.
If you are a natural gas user in New Brunswick, your bill may soon become lower. Liberty Utility has filed a general rate application with the Energy and Utilities Board, the province's energy regulat...
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Saint John City Market seeks funding for project manager
More resources could soon be on the way to help implement the long-term plan for the Saint John City Market. City staff are requesting up to $200,000 from the city's growth reserve to hire a project m...
Apr 22, 2024 An undated image of the Saint John City Market. Image: City of Saint John
N.B. man wrongfully convicted in 1983 murder dies
One of two New Brunswick men recently exonerated in a 1983 murder in Saint John has passed away. Walter Gillespie died on Friday, the co-president of Innocence Canada, which helped to exonerate him, c...
Apr 20, 2024 Robert Mailman (blue jacket) and Walter Gillespie (white jacket) appear outside of the Saint John Law Courts on Jan. 4, 2024. Image: Brad Perry
N.B. home sales continue to rebound
New Brunswick recorded another month-over-month increase in home sales in March. A total of 656 units were sold last month, according to the New Brunswick Real Estate Board. While that was below avera...
Apr 19, 2024 Maria Ziegler / Unsplash
Environment Minister Gary Crossman resigns
New Brunswick's environment minister is leaving cabinet and stepping down as MLA. Gary Crossman announced his resignation in a social media post on Friday afternoon. "My personal and political beliefs...
Apr 19, 2024 Gary Crossman. Image: Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick video capture
Fires at Back Bay wharf intentionally set: RCMP
Mounties say a series of fires at a wharf in Back Bay, south of St. George, have been deemed arson. Investigators are also asking for help from the public to identify a person of interest. Emergency c...
Apr 19, 2024 RCMP are looking to identify a person of interest in connection with a series of fires at a wharf in Back Bay on April 18, 2024. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP