Author Archives: Brad Perry
How will Clean Fuel Regulations impact fuel prices?
New Brunswickers will pay considerably more at the fuel pumps when Ottawa's new Clean Fuel Regulations come into effect. The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board (NBEUB) has approved a new formula...
Jun 14, 2023 futureatlas.com / CC
Soldier On Atlantic Golf Invitational in N.B.
Atlantic Canadian business leaders are golfing for ill and injured veterans on Wednesday. The Soldier On Atlantic Golf Invitational is happening at Riverside Country Club in Rothesay, N.B. The charity...
Jun 14, 2023 Chris Urbanowicz / CC
UPDATE: Missing 14-year-old in Saint John located
Saint John police say a 14-year-old boy reported missing earlier in June has been located. The teen had last been seen in the Duke Street South area on the evening of June 3. Police said Tuesday that ...
Jun 13, 2023 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
Man arrested in St. Stephen property crime investigation
Mounties have made an arrest after an investigation into property crime in St. Stephen. RCMP say an officer spotted a suspicious vehicle in the driveway of a burned house on May 16. They also saw a ma...
Jun 13, 2023 waferboard / CC
Jim Lavigne, Saint John radio legend, dies at 67
Saint John is mourning the passing of renowned local radio host Jim Lavigne. Known by many as "Jimbo," Lavigne died over the weekend at the age of 67. Lavigne spent more than four decades gracing the ...
Jun 13, 2023 Jim Lavigne was an on-air host at Country 94 for more than two decades.
RCMP looks to bring N.B. applicants back to province
New Brunswickers looking to join the RCMP could now be guaranteed a posting in the province. Mounties in the province are now offering what is known as "pre-posting agreements." Const. Martine Losier-...
Jun 12, 2023 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Rescind Policy 713 changes, says civil liberties group
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is threatening legal action over changes to Policy 713. Controversial revisions to the policy, which protects LGBTQ+ students in schools, were announced...
Jun 12, 2023 Islay Hayward, left, and Adelle Read, right, attend a Saint John rally in support of Policy 713 on May 15, 2023. Image: Brad Perry
First disc golf course, accessible tennis court open in Saint John
A cloudy Saturday did not dampen the celebration at a city park in the north end of Saint John. Residents gathered at Shamrock Park for the grand opening of the city's first disc golf course and acces...
Jun 10, 2023 Saint John's first disc golf course officially opened in Shamrock Park on June 10, 2023. Image: Brad Perry
NBCC launches mobile learning trailer
New Brunswick Community College wants to bring hands-on skilled training opportunities to more people. The community college launched a new 53-foot custom-built mobile learning trailer earlier this we...
Jun 09, 2023 New Brunswick Community College launched a new mobile learning trailer on June 7, 2023. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick Community College
Unemployment rate rises for first time since August
Canada's economy shed a modest 17,000 jobs in May, according to Statistics Canada. It pushed the country's unemployment rate up to 5.2 per cent - the first increase since last August. The national une...
Jun 09, 2023 Scott Graham / Unsplash