Author Archives: Tara Clow
New sub restaurant to open in North Moncton
Another new restaurant for Moncton. Firehouse Subs will open a location at 1633 Mountain Road. Job postings have gone up online looking for roles including a General Manager. Two former firefighters s...
Aug 26, 2024 Image: From Firehouse Subs Canada Facebook
YQM Country Fest brings millions of dollars in economic benefits
Cowboy hats and boots are a common sight around Greater Moncton again on Friday. It's day two of YQM Country Fest. City of Dieppe Director of Community Development Denis Leblanc says the area is benef...
Aug 23, 2024 Image: Kevin Northup
Contract awarded for bread products at N.B. hospitals
Mrs Dunster's will provide bread products to New Brunswick's hospitals over the next two years. The bakery recently signed a $1 million contract with the provincial government. "One of our primary res...
Aug 23, 2024 Blair Hyslop is the co-owner and co-CEO of Sussex-based Mrs. Dunster's. Image: Submitted
Garage fire on Route 126
An auto shop business has been significantly damaged by fire. Moncton Fire Platoon Chief Brad Calhoun says they were called to the 3900 block of Route 126 at around 4 am Friday. Flames could be seen c...
Aug 23, 2024 Image: Tara Clow
Car and motorcycle collide on Mountain Road
A crash between a motorcycle and a car has left one person injured. Moncton Fire Platoon Chief Brad Calhoun says it happened at around 9 pm Thursday on Mountain Road near Hildegard Drive. One person w...
Aug 23, 2024 Collision on Mountain Road August 22, 2024
Image: submitted by Kelsey Bennett
Big dip for N.B. gas prices
A bit of a break at the gas pumps for motorists this week. The Energy and Utilities Board reduced prices with its weekly price adjustment. The maximum for regular self-serve is down 6.3 cents a litre....
Aug 23, 2024 Ensuper / Depositphotos.com
Two entangled humpback whales rescued this week
A successful rescue of an entangled whale in the waters off Campobello Island. Whale watch boats from Saint Andrews spotted a young humpback whale at around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Mackie Greene, director of ...
Aug 22, 2024 Image: Courtesy of Canadian Whale Institute and Danielle Dion
Combined funding for U de M upgrades and renovations
Federal and provincial funding for equipment and renovations at Universit de Moncton campuses. The facility will receive $2.7 million over two years, to help modernize specialized equipment at all thr...
Aug 22, 2024 Florian Krumm / Unsplash
$5 million Lotto 6/49 winner in N.B.
Someone in New Brunswick is a lottery winner. A ticket sold online at alc.ca for last night's Lotto 6/49 draw is worth $5 million. It matches all six numbers for the classic jackpot win. Winning numbe...
Aug 22, 2024 Image: Atlantic Lottery Corporation
N.B. premier says feds should takes steps in potential rail strike
New Brunswick's premier is calling on the federal government to intervene in the railway dispute. Blaine Higgs says he is very concerned about the impacts of a potential work stoppage at CPKC and CN. ...
Aug 21, 2024 New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs reacts to the federal budget on April 16, 2024. Image: Zoom video capture