Author Archives: Tara Clow
WestJet and pilots union reach tentative agreement
A sigh of relief if you've got a WestJet flight booked. The Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l union says it has a tentative agreement with the airline. The deal averts a strike which was set to begin...
May 19, 2023 Richard Eriksson / CC
Small increase in price of N.B. fuel
Filling up for the long weekend is going to cost you more. The maximum cost for regular self-serve increased 1.5 cents a litre to 160.6. That means you're paying around 157.9 at the pumps this morning...
May 19, 2023 OER Training / CC
Halifax man charged in inmate's death at Atlantic Institution
Second-degree murder charges have been laid against a Halifax man in connection with a death at a correctional facility. Thirty-one-year-old Christian Enang Clyke was charged earlier this week, in con...
May 18, 2023
Cooler nights not deterring ticks this season
Ticks have returned with a vengeance. this season, according to a Pest Control expert. Orkin Canada Technical Director Sean Rollo says the cooler nights haven't scared any of them off, "We're seeing a...
May 18, 2023 Fyn Kynd / CC
Anglophone East DEC to take legal action over proposed changes
Legal action will be taken by the Anglophone East District Education Council, against proposed changes removing decision-making from DEC's A new Education Act was introduced in the legislative assembl...
May 18, 2023 (Photo: Courtesy of Anglophone East District Education Council Facebook page)
DEC member describes Premier's comments on Policy 713 as deplorable
Strong opinions from the Anglophone East District Education Council about dismantling Policy 713. The Department of Education and Early Childhood has announced a review of the policy that helps to cre...
May 18, 2023 (Photo: From Anglophone East District Education Council Facebook page)
Spellers raise funds for literacy
Five teams put their heads together to come up with the right letters for some tough words at the fourth annual Spelling Bee for Literacy. It was held Wednesday night at the Dan Bohan Centre in Riverv...
May 18, 2023 (Photo: Allan Dearing)
ECBL season ending early on May 21st
The Eastern Canadian Basketball League will end regular season play earlier than scheduled. Their last regular season games will be played on May 21. The inaugural ECBL Championship Shootout Tournamen...
May 17, 2023 Karl Baron / CC
Abandoned vehicle struck by train in downtown Moncton
A car was extensively damaged after it was struck by a train on the tracks between St. George and Victoria Streets. Moncton Fire Acting Platoon Chief Scott Brown says the abandoned vehicle was struck ...
May 17, 2023
Spellers needed for annual 'The Bee' fundraiser for literacy
Spell Gobbledygook, that's just one of the words that could be used at the fourth annual Moncton Regional Learning Council Spelling Bee fundraiser. It's an adult-based event, with judges, where teams ...
May 16, 2023 Alex Griffioen / CC