Author Archives: Brad Perry

More EMT Training Set To Begin In January
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story indicated that the English-language training program costs about $5,300. A spokesperson for the Department of Health said that is not the case. New Brun...
Brad Perry Oct 21, 2022 Image: Facebook/Ambulance New Brunswick

Transport Truck Leaves The Road In Welsford
A transport truck left the road and jackknifed on Route 101 in Welsford early Friday morning. The Welsford Volunteer Fire Department said they responded to the scene just before 6:30 a.m. "The lone oc...
Brad Perry Oct 21, 2022 A transport truck left the road and jackknifed in Welsford on Oct. 21, 2022. Image: Facebook/Welsford Volunteer Fire Department
Fundy Regional Service Commission Rejects Budget
The Fundy Regional Service Commission is pushing back against downloaded costs from the province. On Wednesday, commission members unanimously rejected the commission's 2023 budget. Grand Bay-Westfiel...
Brad Perry Oct 21, 2022

Eight Years In Prison Following Drug Trafficking Investigations
Eight years in prison for a Moncton woman arrested after what is believed to be the province's largest crystal meth seizure. Courtney Kenny pleaded guilty to six charges in June, including possession ...
Brad Perry Oct 21, 2022 Items seized on Jan. 5, 2022, during a drug trafficking investigation in the Moncton area. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP

Dedicated Cricket Field For Saint John
Plans are in the works to develop a dedicated cricket field in the city of Saint John. Council recently approved a cricket field as one of five new recreation initiatives for 2023. Sumit Gour with the...
Brad Perry Oct 21, 2022 Alessandro Bogliari / Unsplash
Diesel, Heating Oil Prices Down Nearly 9 Cents
An unexpected drop in diesel and heating oil prices overnight in New Brunswick. Prices for both fuels fell when the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board invoked its interrupter clause. The new max...
Brad Perry Oct 21, 2022

Man Arrested After Colliding With RCMP Cruiser
A 23-year-old man from Mayfield has been arrested for impaired driving after reportedly hitting a police car in St. Stephen. Mounties say an officer patrolling King Street around 2 a.m. Sunday saw a v...
Brad Perry Oct 20, 2022 An RCMP cruiser. Image: staff photo

Progress Report On Poverty Reduction Plan
The number of New Brunswickers living in poverty fell by more than half between 2015 and 2020. The Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation has released a progress report on its poverty reduction pla...
Brad Perry Oct 20, 2022 Scazon / CC
Little Movement In N.B. Fuel Prices
Little change in fuel prices after the weekly setting in New Brunswick. The maximum price for gasoline fell just two-tenths of a cent. The most you are paying for regular self-serve is $1.76 per litre...
Brad Perry Oct 20, 2022

Quispamsis Councillors Frustrated Over Facility Cost-Sharing
There is growing frustration among Quispamsis councillors amid the ongoing local governance reform process. One of the biggest concerns is how municipalities outside of Saint John will fund regional f...
Brad Perry Oct 20, 2022 The town hall in Quispamsis. Image: Brad Perry
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