Author Archives: Brad Perry
N.B. won't change change Saint John River name to Wolastoq
New Brunswick has no plans to change the name of the Saint John River back to Wolastoq, despite requests from Indigenous leaders. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn made the comments during a com...
Apr 28, 2023 Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn speaks before a committee of the legislature on April 26, 2023. Image: Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick video capture
Economy grows 0.1% in February: StatCan
Canada's economy grew slightly in February, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. The country's GDP climbed 0.1 per cent, following a 0.6 per cent increase in January. StatCan reported that...
Apr 28, 2023 Praveen Kumar Nandagiri / Unsplash
Second Giant Tiger store coming to Saint John
A Canadian-owned family discount store plans to expand its presence in Saint John. Giant Tiger is opening a new location at 450 Westmorland Road on the east side. According to the company's website, t...
Apr 28, 2023 Dave Shaver / CC
$155M expansion coming for Saint John hospital
The Saint John Regional Hospital will undergo $155 million in renovations over the coming years. Officials from the province and the regional health authority were on hand Friday to announce the proje...
Apr 28, 2023 From left to right: Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon; Labour Minister and Portland Simonds MLA Trevor Holder; Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Jeff Carr; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Saint John East MLA Glen Savoie, Horizon Health interim president and CEO Margaret Melanson; and Horizon Health vice president Jeff Carter. Image: Brad Perry
April 28 marks National Day of Mourning
Many flags are lowered to half-mast today in recognition of the National Day of Mourning. The day commemorates workers who have died, been injured, or suffered illness from work-related incidents. It ...
Apr 28, 2023 David Tomaseti / Unsplash
Lower house prices, less supply expected for 2023
Unaffordable housing prices will continue to put upward pressure on rent prices, according to a new report. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its latest housing market outloo...
Apr 28, 2023 Étienne Beauregard-Riverin / Unsplash
Community-based sexual violence services expanding
New Brunswick is expanding community-based sexual violence services to more regions throughout the province. The recent provincial budget included $800,000 to expand specialized crisis support and tra...
Apr 28, 2023 Scazon / CC
Picketing impacts mail delivery in parts of N.B.
If you did not get any mail over the past couple of days, it is likely due to the strike by federal public service workers. Canada Post employees are not part of the strike, but there has been seconda...
Apr 27, 2023 Stephen Andrews / Unsplash
Saint John aims for universal water metering by 2031
Saint John Water hopes to fully transition its customers to universal metering by 2031. That is one of the targets in the utility's 10-year long-term financial plan presented to members of the city's ...
Apr 27, 2023 The exterior of Saint John City Hall is pictured in this file photo. Image: staff photo
Provincial tourism association optimistic for 2023 season
Officials from New Brunswick's tourism industry association are feeling optimistic heading into this year's season. Tourism numbers dropped across the province over the past couple of years as a resul...
Apr 27, 2023 Ruben Ortega / Unsplash