Author Archives: Brad Perry
Motorcyclist injured in hit-and-run involving pickup truck
Kennebecasis regional police are investigating a hit-and-run in Quispamsis over the weekend. Officers were called to Route 119 and Chamberlain Road around 2:20 p.m. Sunday. "A black Dodge pick up truc...
Jul 31, 2023 A Kennebecasis Regional Police Force cruiser. Image: Staff photo
Improvements coming to insulin pump program
We are expecting to learn more this week about changes to the New Brunswick Insulin Pump Program. Health Minister Bruce Fitch will announce program improvements during a news conference in Moncton on ...
Jul 31, 2023 Alan Levine / CC
Traffic stop leads to drug seizure
A Moncton woman has been arrested following a traffic stop in the Hampton area earlier this month. Mounties said they got a call about a possible impaired driver on Route 1 around 9 a.m. on July 22. "...
Jul 31, 2023 waferboard / CC
N.B. participates in Jeux de la Francophonie
Several people are representing New Brunswick at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie. The Games are taking place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. "This major gathering is an opp...
Jul 31, 2023 First row, from left: wrestling coach Don Ryan; wrestler Tania Blanchard; mission staff member Armand Doucet; and Pierre-André Doucet, who is representing the province in literature. Second row, from left: wrestlers Elena Sehic, Koen Poirier, Vivian Kutnowski and Jonathan Sherrard; assistant wrestling coach Jeff Allen; wrestler Raymond Hazell; and Guillaume Lépine, who is representing the province in painting. Image: Government of New Brunswick
Teachers to vote on tentative agreement in September
New Brunswick teachers will soon vote on a new tentative collective agreement, but the details remain unknown. On Friday, officials announced a tentative agreement between the province and the New Bru...
Jul 31, 2023 Connie Keating is the president of the New Brunswick Teachers' Association and co-president of the New Brunswick Teachers' Federation. Image: Twitter/New Brunswick Teachers' Association
Army reservists training at Saint John park
Do not be surprised to see Canadian Army Reservists in a Saint John park this weekend. Members of 37 Signal Regiment will be conducting training at Rockwood Park on Saturday. They will also have a pop...
Jul 29, 2023 Rockwood Park in Saint John. Image: Facebook/Rockwood Park
Curbside recycling changes coming in Saint John
Curbside recycling will soon expand to larger apartment buildings in the city of Saint John. This is one of many recycling changes residents can expect to see over the coming months. On Monday, counci...
Jul 28, 2023 Image: Brad Perry
Tentative agreement reached between province, teachers
A tentative collective agreement has been reached between the province and the union representing New Brunswick's public school teachers. News of the tentative agreement was made public in a late Frid...
Jul 28, 2023 Norton Gusky / CC
2 arrests in fentanyl trafficking investigation
Two arrests have been made in an ongoing drug trafficking investigation in the Saint John area. A 31-year-old Saint John man and a 37-year-old Quispamsis woman were arrested Thursday. In a news releas...
Jul 28, 2023 The Saint John Police Force headquarters, located at One Peel Plaza. Image: Staff photo
2 men arrested after Charlotte County incident
Police found more than they expected after responding to a weapons call in Charlotte County. RCMP were called to a home on Route 725 in Little Ridge, near St. Stephen, around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. They...
Jul 28, 2023 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police