Town of Saint Andrews Special Council Meeting: November 12, 2024
Town of Saint Andrews Special Council Meeting for November 12, 2024 on CHCO Television.
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‘This is devastating’: Teen sentenced in fatal Pennfield crash
By Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A judge said that no sentence can address the loss felt by the family of a 16-year-old killed in a fatal accident as she handed out a maximum-length probation term to the driver. Judge Kelly Ann Winchester sentenced an 18-year-old Charlotte County woman to a two-year probation […]
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Passamaquoddy Lodge Foundation seeks community help funding $75k for needed items
The Passamaquoddy Lodge Foundation is appealing to the public to help raise $75,000 for much-need items for its care home. Donne Smith said the foundation’s purpose is to help fill the gaps in funding for items not provided for by the provincial government. “They are supported and owned entirely by communities,” he said of the […]
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‘It is a criminal act’: MADD, first responders begin Red Ribbon Campaign in Saint Andrews
RCMP Cpl Jayson Hansen’s mother Beryl Hansen was killed by an impaired driver. It’s something, now 25 years on, he carries with him like his duty belt around Charlotte County to keep people safe. He participated in a ceremony to mark MADD Canada’s Red Ribbon campaign, which runs from Nov. 1 to Jan. 6 – […]
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Fundy Shores School set to get much-need YMCA after-school program
The Southwest New Brunswick YMCA is setting up a new after-school program in Fundy Shores. It is something the organization said is needed in the small rural community outside Saint John. A survey done by the community and the Fundy Shores school revealed a need, which resulted in it submitting a proposal to the Department […]
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Cooke’s Inc set to acquire Peru-based fish company
New Brunswick-based Cooke’s Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase Corporacion Pesquera Inca SAC (Copeinca) of Peru – the country’s world’s largest fishmeal and fish oil producers and exporters. Copeinca, according to a release from Cooke’s, was established in 1994 and has grown to become Peru’s largest fishing company with 2,770 employees, 45 vessels, and […]
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Tribunal hears testimony in appeal application for Chamcook lobster holding facility
The hearing for an appeal decision with the Assessment and Planning Appeal Tribunal for a lobster holding facility in Chamcook was held in Saint Andrews on Tuesday. The appeal application comes after the Town of Saint Andrews planning advisory committee revoked a prior decision to allow Sistansisk (St. Mary’s) First Nation – based in Fredericton […]
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Union representing some Canada Post workers issues 72-hour strike notice
The union representing some Canada Post workers in the country has given 72-hour strike notice after what it says is more than a year of negotiations. “Today, your national executive board issued what is known as a ‘72-hour strike notice’ to Canada Post for both the RSMC and Urban bargaining units,” the union said in […]
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‘Saint Andrews is with you:’ The Herring Pub in Saint Andrews sustains damage in fire
A local Saint Andrews restaurant sustained heavy damage in a fire on Saturday. The Herring, located on Water Street next to Market Square, saw fire rip through the back area of the restaurant – which is believed to be the kitchen area. On social media, the restaurant posted “all is fine and thanks to everyone […]
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