Author Archives: Brad Perry
Up To 40 Nuclear Engineering Jobs Coming To N.B.
As many as 40 new nuclear engineering jobs could be coming to New Brunswick over the next three years. Kinectrics Inc., a firm based in Toronto, has set up an office in Saint John, the province announ...
Nov 22, 2022 The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station can be seen in the background. Image: Submitted/NB Power
Fake Missing Person Reports Popping Up On Facebook
Police are urging people to think twice before sharing information they find on social media. Fake social media posts with reports of missing people have been popping up on Facebook. The posts often a...
Nov 22, 2022 waferboard / CC
Body Of Missing Man Found In Tent, Say Police
Saint John police say a 35-year-old man reported missing last week has been found dead. Police were called to a wooded area behind Lou Murphy Park off Milford Road on Monday morning. "It was reported ...
Nov 21, 2022 Cody Bartlett. Image: Saint John Police Force
Uptown Restaurant Closes Due To Flooding
An uptown Saint John restaurant has been forced to close until further notice due to major flooding. The owners of Cask & Kettle Irish Gastropub on Prince William Street posted about the damage on...
Nov 21, 2022 A file photo of the patio outside Cask & Kettle Irish Gastropub in uptown Saint John. Image: Elizabeth MacLeod
Man Accused Of Arranging Mortgages Without A Licence: FCNB
The Financial and Consumer Services Commission has started enforcement action against a Saint John man and his company. Robert Johnson of Oak Bay Consulting is accused of arranging two separate mortga...
Nov 21, 2022 Scott Graham / Unsplash
L'Arche Saint John Receives $5K Donation From Port SJ
L'Arche Saint John is getting a financial boost for its Brighter Futures Fund. On Monday, the organization announced it had received a $5,000 donation from Port Saint John. "The Port's commitment to c...
Nov 21, 2022 L'Arche Saint John presented an original painting made by artists at their day program, Creative Connections, to Port Saint John in thanks for the Port's $5,000 donation to L'Arche. From left, the Port Community Co-ordinator Chisom Ezeh, L'Arche Saint John member Adrian Morgan and executive director Zoël Breau with Port Saint John CEO Craig Bell Estabrooks and Paula Copeland, Vice-President, Engagement & Sustainability at the Port. Image: Submitted/L'Arche Saint John
Cooke Completes $1.5B Acquisition Of Australian Seafood Company
New Brunswick-based Cooke Aquaculture has completed its acquisition of Australian seafood producer Tassal Group Limited. The company announced Monday that the $1.5-billion deal was recently approved b...
Nov 21, 2022 Image: Submitted/Cooke Aquaculture
Saint John To Host Inaugural InnovateNB Celebration
Three of New Brunswick's largest economic development agencies are teaming up to celebrate innovation. Officials are putting the final preparations together for the inaugural InnovateNB Celebration in...
Nov 21, 2022 Paulette Hicks is the CEO of Envision Saint John. Image: Submitted
Taxi Driver Pulls Motorist From Burning Vehicle After Crash
A taxi driver pulled an unconscious driver from a burning vehicle in Saint John after a collision, according to police. Staff Sgt. Sean Rocca said emergency crews were called to a collision on Douglas...
Nov 20, 2022 Saint John police say a car struck a parked vehicle and burst into flames on Nov. 19, 2022. Image: Submitted
Thousands Of Ballots Cast In First Day Of Advance Voting
Thousands of New Brunswickers have exercised their right to vote ahead of the upcoming local government elections. A spokesperson for Elections New Brunswick said more than 16,000 people had already v...
Nov 20, 2022 Image: Submitted/Elections NB