Author Archives: Tara Clow
Demand at N.B. food banks doubled in past 2 years
Additional financial assistance for the Food Depot Alimentaire. The province is providing $2 million to benefit community food banks and soup kitchens. "We know the need is great and we are providing ...
Jan 29, 2024 Food Depot Alimentaire. Image: Tara Clow
U de M reaffirms decision to keep its name
A working group will be formed to develop strategies and tools to contextualize the origin of the name on the three campuses of Universite de Moncton. This comes after the Board of Directors met over ...
Jan 29, 2024 abdallahh / CC
City of Moncton making approval changes as housing demand grows
The City of Moncton continues to review its development approval processes, to build more homes faster. This comes as the demand for housing continues to grow. It predicts by 2046, the population is p...
Jan 29, 2024 Crane in downtown Moncton
(Photo: Acadia Broadcasting)
N.B. minimum wage increasing April 1
If you're a minimum wage earner, your paycheque is going up. On April 1, rates will rise to $15.30 in New Brunswick. That's an increase of 55 cents from the current $14.75. Currently, New Brunswick ha...
Jan 29, 2024 Lauren Siegert / CC
Charges laid after deaths of two horses in N.B.
A 30-year-old Moncton man is facing charges in connection with the deaths of two horses. The New Brunswick SPCA launched an investigation in November last year. Two horses were found dead and four oth...
Jan 29, 2024 (Photo: Courtesy of NB SPCA)
UPDATE: Missing man found, say police
Saint John police say a "vulnerable adult" reported missing earlier in the week has been located. The 41-year-old was last seen at the Saint John Regional Hospital on Monday evening. "Police are conce...
Jan 25, 2024 A Saint John Police Force cruiser is pictured in this file photo. Image: Aaron Sousa
Big crowd for 2024 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Moncton
Lots of action at the Avenir Centre as the top prospects took to the ice. The 28th edition of the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game was played in Moncton on Thursday night. It was the first time the event ha...
Jan 25, 2024 Avenir Centre in Moncton. Image: City of Moncton
Province refuses to cover DEC's legal costs for Policy 713 challenge
A request from the Anglophone East District Education Council to have the province cover legal costs to challenge Policy 713 has been turned down. Council members made the request back in November. Su...
Jan 24, 2024 Cam Steeves / CC
Six storey apartment buildings proposed for Riverview
More proposed housing for the Town of Riverview. Planner Kirk Brewer presented a rezoning application to Town Council this week for the corner of Pine Glen and Whitepine Roads, on the former site of P...
Jan 24, 2024 (Photo: submitted by Town of Riverview)
Dragons' Den positive experience for N.B. entrepreneurs
Dragons' Den wasn't originally in the plans for the creators of Sum Good electrolyte freezies, based in Moncton. Co-founder Matt Pennell says the company was founded in 2021, and as they've grown, it ...
Jan 23, 2024 (Photo: submitted)