Author Archives: Tara Clow
Finding substitute teachers for rural areas challenging, Anglophone East says
Filling teacher's roles in rural areas is getting tougher and tougher. Recruitment and retention were discussed at a recent Anglophone East District Education Council meeting. "The vast majority of ou...
May 27, 2024 (Classroom via Acadia File)
NBTA says province needs to act now on teacher shortage
At a recent New Brunswick Teachers' Association annual general meeting, teacher recruitment and retention were top of mind. Despite repeated calls for change, classrooms went without a teacher for ove...
May 27, 2024 Peter Lagacy is the president of the New Brunswick Teachers' Association. Image: Submitted/New Brunswick Teachers' Association
Residents want AIM scrapyard in Moncton moved
Residents continue to express concerns over the AIM scrapyard on Toombs Street in Moncton. They held protests on Friday and Saturday. "We are trying to relocate to a heavy industrial park. They're cur...
May 27, 2024 Image: submitted
Natural gas leak in Caledonia Industrial Park
Emergency crews are on scene in the Caledonia Industrial Park after a natural gas line was cut. Moncton fire crews were called to Frenette Avenue just before 1 p.m. Friday. Platoon Chief Mike Lake sai...
May 24, 2024 Image: Tara Clow
MFU encourages dialogue between DFO officials and inshore fishermen
The Maritime Fishermen's Union is expressing the need for change after the recent crisis affecting lobster fishermen in northern New Brunswick. Protests erupted last week after an entangled North Atla...
May 24, 2024 ccaetano / Depositphotos.com
New baby lemur at Magnetic Hill Zoo
Spring means babies at the Magnetic Hill Zoo. On April 23, they welcomed a ring-tailed lemur to the world. "It was first thing in the morning when the staff checked on the animals and we saw there was...
May 24, 2024 Image: Tara Clow
Cyclists to race in Salisbury
There will be a lot of spinning wheels in the Town of Salisbury this weekend. Around 60 cyclists will participate in the Salisbury Road Race between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday. The town hosts the ra...
May 24, 2024 Vrabelpeter1 / Depositphotos.com
Slight increases for fuel in N.B.
Prepare to pay a little bit more for fuel this week. The Energy and Utilities Board made its weekly price adjustments overnight. Maximum cost for regular self-serve is up 1.6 cents a litre. Diesel and...
May 24, 2024 sippakorn yamkasikorn / Unsplash
Indigenous artwork to be displayed at new policing headquarters
A public art piece for the new regional policing headquarters has been approved for $200, 000. It's called 'Spirit of Reconciliation' and is the first Indigenous installation under the City's Percent ...
May 23, 2024 Image: submitted by City of Moncton
Local heroes honoured for helping save hockey coach
Honours for four people who helped to save the life of a local hockey coach. On March 18th, during a U15C Lewisville Lightning hockey practice, a coach suffered a sudden heart attack and collapsed on ...
May 23, 2024 Image: Tara Clow