Author Archives: Brad Perry
10 PM: 100K customers without power across N.B.
Tens of thousands of people are in the dark as the latest storm continues to impact New Brunswick. NB Power reported more than 620 outages impacting 100,000 homes and businesses without electricity as...
Dec 18, 2023 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/NB Power
Pace of housing starts falls 22% in November
Canada's annual pace of housing starts declined 22 per cent in November compared with October. That is according to new figures released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). November...
Dec 18, 2023 Josh Olalde / Unsplash
N.B. has 'unsustainable' municipal financing model: report
A new report finds New Brunswick's municipal financing model is unsustainable following local governance reform. The independent report, released Friday, said up to one-third of local governments coul...
Dec 18, 2023 Glen Savoie. Image: Zoom video capture
N.B. plans to hire up to 24 clinical assistants
A new opportunity for internationally trained medical professionals coming to New Brunswick. The province announced Friday that it will hire up to 24 clinical assistants over the next three years. Cli...
Dec 18, 2023 The Saint John Regional Hospital. Image: Brad Perry
Heavy rain, strong winds to start the week
More heavy rain and strong winds to start the week across much of New Brunswick. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for southern, central and western regions. Rainfall totals between 30 ...
Dec 18, 2023 Brazil Topno / Unsplash
Man dies from gunshot injuries in Saint John: police
The Saint John Police Force's Major Crime Unit is investigating a weekend sudden death. Officers were called to a residence on Pleasant Street West around 8:20 p.m. Saturday. They had received a 911 c...
Dec 18, 2023 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
More heavy rain, strong winds possible next week
We could be in for another round of heavy rain and strong winds to start next week. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for southern and central New Brunswick. It warns that a po...
Dec 15, 2023 Eutah Mizushima / Unsplash
Auditor general worried about NB Power's ability to self-sustain
New Brunswick's auditor general says he is concerned about NB Power's ability to self-sustain its operations. Paul Martin said in his latest report that the utility has more than $5 billion in debt, a...
Dec 15, 2023 Paul Martin is the auditor general for New Brunswick. Image: Submitted/Auditor General of New Brunswick
NB Power seeks 9.8% rate hike in each of the next 2 years
New Brunswick residents could see big increases in their power bills over the next few years. NB Power has asked the Energy and Utilities Board for 9.8 per cent residential rate hikes in each of the n...
Dec 15, 2023 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. Image: Submitted/NB Power
Cofferdam collapses during Milltown dam decommissioning
Work to decommission the Milltown Generating Station had to be suspended earlier this week. This after a temporary earthen cofferdam was washed away following recent heavy rain. NB Power said no one w...
Dec 15, 2023 The Milltown Generating Station in St. Stephen. Image: Submitted/Atlantic Salmon Federation