Author Archives: Tara Clow

Total eclipse commemorated on Canada Post stamp
An eclipse will be featured on a Canada Post stamp for the first time. It helps commemorate the upcoming astronomical phenomenon on April 8. In Canada, this spectacle won't be visible here again until...
Tara Clow Mar 15, 2024 Total eclipse of the sun stamp (CNW Group/Canada Post)

Former substitute teacher, YouTuber sentenced for sex crimes
A Moncton man will spend even more time behind bars in what a judge described as actions that were quite disturbing. Several media are reporting that 38-year-old Stephen Blackwood was sentenced on Thu...
Tara Clow Mar 15, 2024 Stephen Blackwood. Image: New Brunswick RCMP

Big dip for diesel and furnace oil in N.B.
It's going to cost you less across the board for fuel prices this week. The price for regular self-serve is down 1.1 cents a litre. Furnace oil is down 9.7 cents. Diesel took the biggest plunge, down ...
Tara Clow Mar 15, 2024 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com

Optimism with project keeping road salt out of waterways
A project created to help keep road salts and other contaminants out of our waterways is producing positive results. Ducks Unlimited Canada created a small wetland between the Berry Mills snow dump an...
Tara Clow Mar 14, 2024 Constructed wetland at Berry Mills snow dump site, June 2018. (Image: City of Moncton)

Security enhancements help crack down on copper thefts
Security enhancements are helping Bell to crack down on copper thieves, but it wants the provincial and federal governments to do more as well. Since January 2022, nearly 1000 security incidents in Be...
Tara Clow Mar 14, 2024 Bell installs aerial alarms on its network to help fight copper theft, resulting in local arrests (CNW Group/Bell Canada)

Cannabis NB to open three more locations
More expansion for Cannabis NB. Spokesperson Angela Bosse confirms new stores will open in Fredericton, Saint John, and Moncton in the coming months. Bosse adds they've recently posted job opportuniti...
Tara Clow Mar 14, 2024 The Cannabis NB store in Rothesay. Image: Brad Perry

Fire damages 180-year-old Fredericton building
A challenging blaze in a historical building in downtown Fredericton. Assistant Deputy Fire Chief David McKinley says they responded to 11 Carleton Street on Tuesday afternoon. "Firefighters found the...
Tara Clow Mar 13, 2024 Image: Courtesy of Fredericton Fire Department

Wolastoqey Chiefs say DFO won't stand up to 'eeligarchy'
New Brunswick's Wolastoqey chiefs say Ottawa continues to prioritize non-Indigenous commercial fishing rights. This comes after the announcement this week by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans of ...
Tara Clow Mar 13, 2024 Image: Submitted

Resident expresses concerns over road work cost to residents
A Riverview resident is speaking out against a bylaw that permits charges for local improvements. Eric Snchal received a proposal for work on Manning Road where he lives, but it also included costs fo...
Tara Clow Mar 12, 2024 Eric Sénéchal, resident of Riverview (Photo: Riverview Town Council)

Former Chamber CEO joins Porter O'Brien
Recently retired CEO of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton is taking on a new role. John Wishart is joining the Porter O'Brien team as their newest consultant. Wishart spent the past eight ye...
Tara Clow Mar 12, 2024 John Wishart (91.9 The Bend Photo)
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