Author Archives: Tara Clow
Rain and wind expected in N.B. for the weekend
The warnings of heavy rain and winds continue, but Environment Canada has decreased amounts. Special weather statements remain in effect in New Brunswick. Up to 80 kilometres an hour winds over expose...
Oct 06, 2023 Mikey / CC
Official name given to bridge between Moncton and Riverview
The causeway over the Petitcodioac River between Moncton and Riverview officially has a name. It honours late senator and former MLA Brenda Robertson and will be known as the Honourable Brenda Roberst...
Oct 06, 2023 Image: Tara Clow
N.B. gas prices drop, cost of diesel up
Ups and downs for gas prices this week. The maximum cost for regular self-serve is down 6.7 cents a litre to 176.1. This after the Energy and Utilities Board made its weekly price adjustments overnigh...
Oct 06, 2023 Tony Webster / CC
Fire damages Dieppe duplex
No word yet on what caused a duplex fire in Dieppe. Platoon Chief Stephane Leblanc says there was smoke coming from the Amirault Street home when they arrived at around 10 a.m. Thursday morning. The f...
Oct 05, 2023 Image: Tara Clow
Gas prices heading down, diesel prices going up
Another big dip in gasoline prices is expected this week in New Brunswick. An industry source says the maximum price will drop more than six cents per litre on Thursday night. That is when the New Bru...
Oct 05, 2023 Mark Morgan / CC
Input required for development on Moncton's 'Vision Lands'
Public input is needed as consultants consider the future of the Vision Lands. The 1400-acre piece of land north of Wheeler Boulevard boundaries McLaughlin Road, the Trans-Canada Highway and Mapleton ...
Oct 05, 2023 (Photo: submitted)
N.B. man climbing to 17,500 feet for charity
A Dieppe man is using one of his passions to raise money for Breakfast Clubs of Canada. Adventure enthusiast Mathieu McCaie began his trek to the Mount Everest base camp in Nepal on Tuesday, "The bigg...
Oct 05, 2023 (Photo: submitted)
Kitchen fire on Derby Street leaves several residents displaced
Five adults have been temporarily displaced after a fire in a Moncton home. The Canadian Red Cross says the kitchen fire broke out at around 3 pm Wednesday afternoon in a one-and-a-half-storey residen...
Oct 05, 2023 Image: Tara Clow
Task force continues to examine operations at AIM's metal recycling plant
A task force examining American Iron and Metal operations in Saint John will continue to meet on a regular basis. Jeffrey Earle of Dillon Consulting will lead the environmental site assessment, workin...
Oct 05, 2023 Smoke could still be seen coming from a smouldering pile of crushed cars at AIM Recycling in Saint John on the morning of Sept. 15, 2023. Image: Brad Perry
Wind and rain for Thanksgiving weekend in N.B.
It could be a wet and windy Thanksgiving weekend. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the province. An intense low-pressure system is expected to interact with Tropical Storm...
Oct 05, 2023 Josbert Lonnee