Author Archives: Brad Perry
Mock Exercise At Saint John Airport
Do not be surprised to see emergency vehicles at the Saint John Airport on Wednesday. A mock emergency exercise is taking place at the airport from 10 a.m. until noon. Officials said the exercise will...
Sep 28, 2022 A mock emergency exercise is taking place at the Saint John Airport on Sept. 28, 2022. Image: Submitted/Saint John Airport
Construction Along Gondola Point Road
Expect delays along Gondola Point Road in Rothesay starting Monday, Oct. 3. NB Power will be doing work near the railroad overpass by Clark Road. Traffic will be reduced to one lane, and work is expec...
Sep 28, 2022 Acadia Broadcasting file photo
Another Drop In COVID Hospitalizations In N.B.
New Brunswick is reporting a drop in the number of people admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19, according to the latest weekly COVID report. There were 18 hospital admissions for the week ending S...
Sep 27, 2022 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Federal Court Certifies RCMP Lawsuit
A national class-action lawsuit against RCMP has been certified by the Federal Court of Canada. The certification on Sept. 20 followed the Supreme Court of Canada's dismissal of Canada's leave to appe...
Sep 27, 2022 waferboard / CC
Power Outages Linger For Thousands
Thousands of homes and businesses remain without power in New Brunswick after Fiona. NB Power says 3,545 homes and businesses were off the grid as of 12 p.m. Tuesday, mainly in southeastern parts of t...
Sep 27, 2022 Damage from post-tropical storm Fiona in New Brunswick. Image: Twitter/NB Power
Saint John Appoints New CAO
The City of Saint John will soon have a new chief administrative officer. On Monday, council voted to appoint Brent McGovern as incoming CAO. He will take over the top municipal role when City Manager...
Sep 27, 2022 Brent McGovern. Image: Submitted/City of Saint John
West Side Fire Deemed Suspicious
An early morning blaze in west Saint John is being treated as suspicious, according to fire officials. Platoon Chief Ed Moyer said crews were called to a report of an outside fire in the Germain Stree...
Sep 27, 2022 A Saint John Fire Department truck is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa
More Time For Systemic Racism Commissioner To Finish Report
New Brunswick's independent commissioner on systemic racism will have more time to complete her final report. Manju Varma was given until the end of September to finish her report and submit recommend...
Sep 26, 2022 Dr. Manju Varma is commissioner on systemic racism in N.B. (Image: Submitted/GNB)
L'Arche Launches Independent Living Pilot Project
L'Arche Saint John has launched a new independent living pilot project for adults with intellectual disabilities. Four adults will each have their own apartment in "The Wellington" building currently ...
Sep 26, 2022 L'Arche Saint John announced a new Supported Independent Living program at its sold-out Building Community gala on Sept. 20, 2022. Making the announcement are, from left, L'Arche Saint John Executive Director Zoël Breau, Saint John Non Profit Housing Past President Lisa Keenan and Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard. Image: Submitted/L'Arche Saint John
Timelines For 'The Wellington' Opening Pushed Back
February or early March of 2023 is the new timeline for "The Wellington" mixed-use building that's under construction in uptown Saint John to be move-in ready. Supply chain issues have led to construc...
Sep 26, 2022 Image: Narinder Singh, Saint John Non Profit Housing