Author Archives: Tara Clow

De-escalation training for Moncton businesses
Local businesses are being offered training by the RCMP Community Policing Unit. The one-hour de-escalation training will offer tips on how to assess a situation and find a safe solution when encounte...
Tara Clow Mar 04, 2024 Photo courtesy Huddle

Communities supporting each other after Covered Bridge fire
The charred remains of a well-known business are all that is left in Waterville, near Hartland. The Covered Bridge Potato Chips production facility burned to the ground on Friday night. "I think most ...
Tara Clow Mar 04, 2024 After fire at Covered Bridge Potato Chips Company in Waterville, N.B (Image: Government of New Brunswick)

Pickleball Canada Championships coming to Moncton
Thousands will compete in June in a sport that has seen much growth. Pickleball Canada's Atlantic Regional Championships will be played in Moncton from June 13 to 16. "[The sport] has been around for ...
Tara Clow Mar 04, 2024 (Photo: Courtesy of Pickleball Moncton)

Federal funds for official languages organizations
The importance of official languages was the focus of a federal Minister's visit to Dieppe. Randy Boissonault reinforced a $62.5 million core funding increase over five years for more than 300 officia...
Tara Clow Mar 01, 2024 Randy Boissonnault Image: Facebook

Community outpouring after BGC Riverview vehicles vandalized
Discouragement has turned to hope for the Boys and Girls Club of Riverview. Over the weekend, their three vehicles, a bus, and two vans, were extensively damaged by vandals. They arrived Monday mornin...
Tara Clow Mar 01, 2024 (Photo: Courtesy of BGC Riverview)

Daniel Allain will not re-offer in N.B. election
Another Progressive Conservative MLA will not re-offer in this year's New Brunswick election. Daniel Allain, who represents Moncton East, informed his constituents in a letter on Friday morning. I am ...
Tara Clow Mar 01, 2024 Courtesy Facebook/Daniel Allain

Little change in pump prices in N.B.
Small savings across the board this week for fuel. Diesel prices dipped the most, by 2.6 cents a litre. Furnace oil is down two cents. The maximum cost for regular self-serve decreased by just 0.4 cen...
Tara Clow Mar 01, 2024 OER Training / CC

Visa requirements for Mexican travellers reinstated for Canada
An increase in asylum claims in Canada will mean changes to travel requirements for Mexican travellers. Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced Thursday that they will now require a visa for access...
Tara Clow Feb 29, 2024 Immigration Minister Marc Miller (Photo: CPAC) February 2024

Anglophone East schools taking 'The Great Big Crunch'
What's that sound? You may ask yourself that on Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Schools in the Anglophone East School District are taking part in the annual Great Big Crunch. Community Engagement Coordi...
Tara Clow Feb 29, 2024 DLG Images / CC

Town of Sussex devastated by flooding
The water has begun to recede in Sussex, but the town was underwater earlier in the day on Thursday. "That's a very good way to describe it," Mayor Marc Thorne said in an interview Thursday morning. "...
Tara Clow Feb 29, 2024 Flooding by the metal bridges in Lower Millstream, near Sussex, on Feb. 29, 2024. Image: Melanie Curtis
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