Author Archives: Brad Perry
Conciliators recommend 15% wage increase for teachers
New Brunswick teachers should get a 15 per cent wage increase over five years, according to a conciliation board. The six-page report, dated July 17, was made public by the New Brunswick government on...
Jul 21, 2023 Norton Gusky / CC
E. coli closes 2 Quispamsis swimming areas
Two more swimming areas in the Saint John region have been closed due to high levels of bacteria. The latest closures involve Gondola Point Beach and Ritchie Lake in the town of Quispamsis. Officials ...
Jul 20, 2023 Image: Twitter/Town of Quispamsis
Canada junior golf championship coming to Hampton
New Brunswick will play host to the 2023 Canadian Junior Girls Golf Championship next week. Dozens of female golfers from across the country will compete at the Hampton Golf Club. The annual event pro...
Jul 20, 2023 mk. s / Unsplash
New foundation to foster non-profit innovation
A new foundation is bringing opportunity for innovation to the non-profit sector in southern New Brunswick. The IF-ADAPT Foundation was recently created by Dave and Jane (Bourque) Grebenc. Funding wil...
Jul 20, 2023 Image: United Way Saint John, Kings & Charlotte
Saint John baseball team raises money for breast cancer patients
There will be no shortage of pink on Thursday night at Memorial Field in Saint John. The Saint John Alpines baseball team will host their third annual Pink in the Park event. It is a fundraiser for th...
Jul 20, 2023 Image: Craig Young
NB Power seeks environmental approval for Mactaquac project
Another milestone for NB Power and its Mactaquac generating station rehabilitation project. The utility announced this week that it had applied to the province for environmental approval. "This projec...
Jul 19, 2023 Image: Submitted/NB Power
Three Saint John swimming areas closed temporarily
Three popular Saint John swimming areas have been closed to the public until further notice. City officials said Wednesday that the closure of Lily Lake, Fisher Lake and Little River Reservoir was due...
Jul 19, 2023 Rockwood Park in Saint John. Image: Facebook/Rockwood Park
Province to take over Fundy Trail Parkway
The New Brunswick government will take over the Fundy Trail Parkway by the end of the year. On Wednesday, the province announced it will assume operation and management of the park. The parkway has be...
Jul 19, 2023 The Fundy Trail Parkway in southern New Brunswick. Image: fundytrailparkway.com
Charges laid after St. Stephen church break-in
Charges have been laid following a break-in and theft at a church in St. Stephen this spring. Mounties said they were called to a break-and-enter at a church on Union Street on May 6. At least one per...
Jul 19, 2023 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
N.B. and N.S. will apply for Chignecto Isthmus funding
Estimates to protect the Chignecto Isthmus between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have ballooned to $650 million. The new figure comes ahead of Wednesday's deadline to apply for federal funding for the...
Jul 19, 2023 Image: Government of New Brunswick