Author Archives: Brad Perry
More speed needed to protect Chignecto Isthmus: N.B. MLA
A New Brunswick MLA says she hopes ongoing bickering has not slowed down work to protect the Chignecto Isthmus. "There have certainly been a lot of attempts to score political points by the different ...
Jul 24, 2023 Megan Mitton is the housing critic for the Green Party and the MLA for Memramcook-Tantramar. Image: Zoom video capture
Revitalized N.B. Museum could cost $150M: officials
Revitalizing the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John will likely cost somewhere in the range of $150 million. The figure comes as officials announced the new museum will be in its original home on Doug...
Jul 24, 2023 The New Brunswick Museum building on Douglas Avenue in Saint John. Image: Submitted
2 killed after side-by-side collides with pickup truck
Two people have died after their side-by-side collided with a pickup truck in central New Brunswick. RCMP said the collision happened on Little Southwest Road in Little Southwest, west of Miramichi, a...
Jul 23, 2023 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
UPDATED: Emergency alert ends in the Minto area
An emergency alert issued for an armed person in the Minto area has ended. In an update around 6:40 p.m. Sunday, RCMP said residents can now leave their homes again. "An Alert Ready incident in the Mi...
Jul 23, 2023 waferboard / CC
Boil water advisory in Sussex Corner
Residents on the Sussex Corner municipal water system are being told to boil their water before consuming it. A boil water advisory was issued Friday after routine testing showed the presence of colif...
Jul 22, 2023 Imani / Unsplash
Woman dies following head-on crash in Welsford
One person has died after a head-on crash between a car and a one-ton truck in Welsford, north of Saint John. Mounties said emergency crews were called to the scene along Route 7 at around 7:15 a.m. F...
Jul 22, 2023 Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP
UPDATE: Man arrested on Canada-wide warrant
Saint John police say a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested. Police said Bryan Delbert Cogswell was taken into custody around 5:30 p.m. Friday. A warrant was issued earlier in the da...
Jul 21, 2023 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
Quispamsis considers restricting flyer delivery
Quispamsis has become the latest municipality to look at restricting commercial flyer delivery within the community. A draft bylaw being considered by council would allow residents to opt-out by placi...
Jul 21, 2023
Location of revitalized New Brunswick Museum announced
The revitalized New Brunswick Museum will be located in its original home on Douglas Avenue in Saint John. Officials with the museum made the long-awaited announcement in a news release on Friday afte...
Jul 21, 2023 The New Brunswick Museum building on Douglas Avenue in Saint John. Image: Submitted
3 arrests in cocaine trafficking investigation
Three people have been arrested as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation in Saint John. Saint John police said they launched Project Volcano in May with a focus on cocaine trafficking. On ...
Jul 21, 2023 The Saint John Police Force headquarters, located at One Peel Plaza. Image: Staff photo