Author Archives: Brad Perry
Changes would speed up supportive housing approvals
Saint John is looking to make it easier for supportive housing projects in the city to move ahead. Proposed changes to the city's zoning bylaw passed the first and second reading at council this week....
May 03, 2023 The exterior of Saint John City Hall is pictured in this file photo. Image: staff photo
Police seek suspect, witnesses after attempted armed robbery
Saint John police are looking to identify a suspect and two witnesses after an attempted armed robbery on the east side. Police said they were called to a restaurant in the 300-block of Rothesay Avenu...
May 03, 2023 Police say a man allegedly armed with a weapon tried to rob a restaurant in east Saint John on May 2, 2023. Image: Submitted/Saint John Police Force
Man charged in Charlotte County shooting
A 22-year-old man is facing charges after a man was shot in Charlotte County earlier this week. RCMP say the incident happened at a home on Glebe Road in Chamcook around 5:15 p.m. Monday. "When police...
May 03, 2023 Image: Facebook/Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Four more COVID deaths, hospitalizations increase
Four more COVID-related deaths have been reported in New Brunswick as the province reports an increase in hospitalizations. The new deaths, announced in the province's latest COVID report on Tuesday, ...
May 03, 2023 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Redevelopment work continues at Rockwood Park
Phase three of redevelopment work at Rockwood Park in Saint John has begun. Construction got underway on Monday, according to the city's director of parks and recreational facilities. Marc Dionne said...
May 02, 2023 Image: Submitted/City of Saint John
UPDATE: Power restored across southwestern N.B.
Power has been restored across southwestern New Brunswick following a large outage that spanned over two days. The lights first went out at more than 16,000 homes and businesses in Charlotte County be...
May 02, 2023 bengt-re / CC
Saint John police launch 'Chief for a Day' contest
Saint John is in search of a new police chief - but just for one day. The force is holding a "Chief for a Day" contest as part of National Police Week from May 14 to 20. Candidates must be between the...
May 02, 2023 Cayden Liu, 6, won the Saint John Police Force's Chief for a Day contest in 2022. Image: Submitted/Saint John Police Force
St. Stephen-area fire displaces one person
One man has been forced from his home after a fire in the St. Stephen area. Crews were called to a bungalow on Pleasant Street around 3 a.m. Monday, according to the Canadian Red Cross. The organizati...
May 02, 2023 Ian Carroll / CC
Carbon tax rebate payments will begin in October
New Brunswickers will receive their first carbon tax rebate from the federal government this October. The province announced in February that it would join the federal backstop and dump its own carbon...
May 02, 2023 Scazon / CC
Input sought for Loch Lomond Watershed management plan
Saint John Water is seeking input as it looks to update its management plan for the Loch Lomond Watershed. Utility officials are holding two public engagement sessions over the next couple of weeks to...
May 02, 2023 The City of Saint John sign is pictured in this file photo. Image: Brad Perry