Author Archives: Tara Clow
Nova Scotia and PEI responding following imposition of U.S. tariffs
Both Nova Scotia and PEI plan to remove US-based products from liquor stores. PEI Premier Dennis King says they will be gone by Tuesday. American wines, beers and spirits will also be removed from the...
Feb 03, 2025 PEI Premier Dennis King and NS Premier Tim Houston
Images: Government of PEI and submitted
Seniors programming proves to be popular, will continue in 2025
More funding for two groups who stepped up to provide for seniors. Dans Encorps and Royal Canadian Legion Branch #6 will again offer programming in 2025. Legion President Bob Dupuis says numbers have ...
Jan 31, 2025 Dans Encorps inc. seniors programming
Image: courtesy of Dans Encorps inc.
Small decreases for fuel in N.B.
It's going to cost you a bit less for fuel this week in New Brunswick. For those heating their homes with furnace oil, the price has dropped by 4.7 cents a litre to a maximum of around $1.60. Maximum ...
Jan 31, 2025
Recommendations made after inquest into youth's death
Several recommendations from the coroner's inquest that examined the death of Kaytlyn Hemsworth in Moncton. A five-member jury found that Hemsworth's death at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hosp...
Jan 30, 2025 dreamingofariz / CC
Ontario man charged in Moncton drug trafficking investigation
A 22-year-old York, Ontario, man is facing several drug trafficking charges after an investigation in Moncton. On January 23, members of the Codiac Regional RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit and Moncton's I...
Jan 30, 2025 Image: submitted by RCMP
School buses delayed due to road conditions
Snow and ice covered roads delayed school buses for some students on Thursday morning. Francophone South school buses in Moncton, Dieppe, Shediac, Grand-Digue, Grand Barachois, Cap-Pele and Memramcook...
Jan 30, 2025 jenoche / Depositphotos.com
Acadian group continues to press for U de M name change
An outside citizens group continues to push for a name change for the Universit de Moncton. They launched in 2023, with a petition that was submitted to the school, but at that time the university's b...
Jan 29, 2025 Rosella Melanson, Spokesperson for Citizens Group wanting U de M name changed
Image: submitted
YQM celebrates record-breaking year
A busy year overall for the Greater Moncton Romo LeBlanc International Airport. A record-breaking number of passengers walked through its doors in 2024 at 661,629. That's up over 10 per cent from 2023...
Jan 29, 2025 JESHOOTS.COM / Unsplash
Zoning by-law amendments being considered for additional housing
An average of 700 new housing units per year are needed to accommodate the city's expected growth in the coming years. Amendments to zoning by-laws are being considered to allow additional housing opt...
Jan 29, 2025 volgariver / Depositphotos.com
Tri-community mayors call for collaboration
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton hosted the 2025 State of the Tri-Communities event on Tuesday morning at the Delta Beausejour. Chamber CEO Kim Wilson asked the three mayors questions durin...
Jan 29, 2025 From left: Dieppe Mayor Yvon Lapierre, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton President and CEO Kim Wilson, Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold and Riverview Mayor Andrew LeBlanc. Image: Tara Clow