Author Archives: Brad Perry
Nearly 1,300 units proposed in Rothesay mixed-use development
A mixed-use development with nearly 1,300 residential units is being proposed in the town of Rothesay. It would be located on nearly 23 hectares of land bounded by Campbell, Millennium and Wedgewood d...
Jul 16, 2025 A rendering for the proposed mixed-use development in Rothesay. Image: Town of Rothesay
Horizon Health asks province for help to free up hospital beds
Horizon Health is dealing with a record number of patients waiting in the hospital for long-term care placement. That has prompted the health authority to request critical state admission prioritizati...
Jul 15, 2025 The Saint John Regional Hospital. Image: Brad Perry
Riverview may soon allow more 4-unit residential buildings
Riverview council will soon consider several major changes to the town's planning documents. The updates are being proposed as part of the town's new municipal plan and zoning bylaw. One of the bigger...
Jul 15, 2025 Image: Town of Riverview website
Canada's inflation rate inches up in June
Inflation appears to be heating up again, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada. The Consumer Price Index rose 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in June, up from 1.7 per cent in May. Of...
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Riverview council approves new agreement with firefighters
A new agreement for Riverview Fire and Rescue members has been approved by town council. The four-year deal with IAFF Local 2549 includes a wage increase of 18.75 per cent for firefighters and paramed...
Jul 15, 2025 Image: Tara Clow
SiRT investigating incident involving Sussex RCMP officer
An independent police watchdog is investigating after a man sustained a "serious injury" in Sussex. Mounties were called to a disturbance at a residential home on the evening of June 26, according to ...
Jul 15, 2025 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
3rd measles case confirmed in Sussex region
A third case of measles has been confirmed in the Sussex region, one day after an outbreak was declared by Public Health. The additional case was reported on Tuesday through a dashboard created on Pub...
Jul 15, 2025 The Sussex Health Centre. Image: Twitter/Horizon Health Network
6,700 kilos of suspected cannabis seized in Saint John
It is described as the largest cannabis seizure on record in a decade, and it happened in Saint John. Canada Border Services Agency officers seized more than 6,700 kilograms of suspected cannabis at P...
Jul 15, 2025 Nearly 400 boxes containing over 6,700 kilograms of suspected cannabis seized by border services officers at Port Saint John on May 21, 2025. Image: Submitted/Canada Border Services Agency
NB Power announces details of new generation facility
NB Power's first new generation facility in more than two decades will be built in southeastern New Brunswick. PROENERGY has been selected to build and operate the facility in the Midgic and Centre Vi...
Jul 15, 2025 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/NB Power
Measles outbreak declared in Sussex region
A measles outbreak has been declared in the Sussex area as Public Health confirms another case of the virus. There are now two confirmed cases in the province, with other potential cases currently und...
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