Author Archives: Brad Perry
Saint John welcomes new fire chief
The City of Saint John has a new fire chief, but he is no stranger to the organization. Rob Nichol was named to the position after former chief Kevin Clifford retired in January. "It's a big portfolio...
Feb 08, 2024 Rob Nichol is the chief of the Saint John Fire Department. Image: Submitted
Bell plans to sell 45 radio stations, cut 9% of workforce
ore big changes are coming at Canada's largest telecommunications company. BCE Inc. has announced plans to cut around 4,800 positions or nine per cent of its workforce. It is being described as the co...
Feb 08, 2024 Jacob Hodgson / Unsplash
Bell plans to sell 45 radio stations, cut 9% of workforce
More big changes are coming at Canada's largest telecommunications company. BCE Inc. has announced plans to cut around 4,800 positions or nine per cent of its workforce. It is being described as the c...
Feb 08, 2024 Jacob Hodgson / Unsplash
Global tech firm adding jobs throughout N.B.
A global technology firm is expanding and adding more new jobs in New Brunswick. Kyndryl plans to add more than 40 remote and on-site positions throughout the province. The company will hire a mix of ...
Feb 08, 2024 From left: Kyndryl Canada president Farhaz Thobani, and Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Greg Turner, who is also minister responsible for Opportunities NB. Image: Submitted/Government of New Brunswick
NB Power sells head office buildings for $39M
NB Power has sold its two head office buildings in downtown Fredericton as the utility tries to reduce debt and cut costs. Toronto-based Forum Asset Management has acquired the buildings at 515 and 52...
Feb 08, 2024 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/NB Power
Sussex men arrested for break, enter and theft
Two men from Sussex have been arrested following a series of break-ins and thefts in the community. Mounties say tools and equipment were stolen from three businesses in the Sussex Industrial Park in ...
Feb 07, 2024 waferboard / CC
New life for former Saint John school
Dozens of people could soon be living in a former school on the west side of Saint John. Eric de Jong wants to turn the old St. Patrick's School on City Line into a 37-unit residential building. The d...
Feb 07, 2024 The former St. Patrick's School on City Line in Saint John. Image: City of Saint John
Rare 3D fossilized tree found near Norton
A rare 3D fossilized tree is shedding new light on the evolution of early plant life in New Brunswick. The discovery was made near Norton in 2017 by a team from the New Brunswick Museum. Now, nearly s...
Feb 07, 2024 Sanfordiacaulis model with simplified branching structure for easier visualization. Credit: Tim Stonesifer
COVID, influenza hospitalizations down in N.B.
New Brunswick saw a decrease in COVID-19 and influenza hospitalizations during the third week of January, according to Public health data. The latest Respiratory Watch report showed there were six dea...
Feb 07, 2024 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Waste Wise program exceeds targets in 1st year
Saint John's new garbage and recycling collection has been a "resounding success" so far, according to city staff. The Waste Wise program saw curbside recycling roll out to around 22,000 households ac...
Feb 07, 2024 Image: Brad Perry