Author Archives: Brad Perry
Tentative agreement for N.B. correctional workers
A new tentative agreement has been reached for around 750 correctional workers in New Brunswick. The deal between the provincial government and CUPE Local 1251 was announced by the province on Thursda...
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Wildcats' Gardiner MacDougall named QMJHL's top coach
Two big honours for the Moncton Wildcats after a highly successful season for the junior hockey team. The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) handed out eight Golden Pucks on Thursday. Gardi...
Jun 05, 2025 Gardiner MacDougall, head coach of the Moncton Wildcats, speaks during a community celebration on June 2, 2025. Image: Brad Perry
Irving Oil undertaking $100M project at Saint John refinery
A massive upgrade is set to begin at Canada's largest oil refinery over the coming weeks. Irving Oil has announced a $100-million modernization project at its Saint John refinery. The work will focus ...
Jun 05, 2025 The Irving Oil refinery in Saint John. Image: Submitted/Irving Oil
Median ER wait times continue to grow in N.B., report finds
Emergency room wait times in New Brunswick continue to grow, according to a new report from a Quebec think-tank. The Montreal Economic Institute finds that patients typically waited around four hours ...
Jun 05, 2025 The Saint John Regional Hospital. Image: Brad Perry
Anglophone educators recognized by the province
Eleven educators in the anglophone sector are being recognized for their outstanding work. The teachers, principals and early childhood educators have received the Minister's Excellence in Education A...
Jun 05, 2025 Eleven educators in New Brunswick's anglophone sector were recognized with the Minister's Excellence in Education Awards on June 3, 2025. Image: Submitted/Government of New Brunswick
The Courier relaunches in Charlotte County
An iconic Charlotte County newspaper has made its return to newsstands after a one-year hiatus. The Courier was officially taken over by Saint Andrews-based television station CHCO-TV in October. Onli...
Jun 04, 2025 CHCO-TV news director Vicki Hogarth (left) and The Courier editor Nathalie Sturgeon (right) with the first edition of the paper. Image: Submitted/Vicki Hogarth
N.B. keeps 3% rent cap in place
New Brunswick will keep its rent cap at three per cent for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The province says the cap is meant to limit big spikes in rents and the displacement of tenants. Housing Minister Da...
Jun 04, 2025 The New Brunswick legislature in Fredericton. Image: Brad Perry
Air quality renewal process for Lake Utopia Paper
You can have your say on the air quality approval renewal for a Charlotte County pulp and paper mill. The province has started the 180-day public participation process for J.D. Irving's Lake Utopia Pa...
Jun 04, 2025 Lake Utopia Paper in Charlotte County. Image: Facebook/J.D. Irving, Limited
Still no council vote on Saint John industrial park expansion
The public hearing for a proposed industrial park expansion in Saint John's Lorneville community continued for a third night on Tuesday. More than a dozen people added their voices to the chorus of op...
Jun 04, 2025 Saint John is considering expanding the Spruce Lake Industrial Park on the city's west side. Image: City of Saint John
Saint Andrews delays wharf project to commission new study
Saint Andrews council has voted to delay putting out a tender for its nearly $8-million wharf project by several weeks. Instead, it has commissioned an engineering consultant to conduct a coastal stud...
Jun 03, 2025 The wharf has been debated for the better part of seven years and the council is running out of time for both the project timeline and funding. Image: Nathalie Sturgeon, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter