N.B. maintains vet lab, privatizes veterinary service

N.B. maintains vet lab, privatizes veterinary service

By Estella Rosebush, Reporter The New Brunswick government is addressing the future of veterinary services in the province.   According to the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) and Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (AAF), the departments conducted a feasibility study and said the province will maintain responsibility for provincial veterinary and foreign animal […]

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 N.B. gives conditional approval for natural gas plant

N.B. gives conditional approval for natural gas plant

The provincial government has attached 45 conditions to the construction and operation of a natural gas plant set to be built in Tantramar.  An environmental impact assessment was conducted on the proposed facility to determined what conditions would need to be met before moving forward. “Before ProEnergy can begin construction, seven conditions must be met […]

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 St. Stephen municipal staff recommend against vagrancy bylaw

St. Stephen municipal staff recommend against vagrancy bylaw

Staff from the Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) have asked the council not to proceed with creating a vagrancy bylaw for the community, according to a report filed by the town’s chief administrative officer.  “If council wishes to address identified public-space concerns, administration should instead be directed to assess specific behaviours, existing legal authorities, […]

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 Police seek information on copper wire theft

Police seek information on copper wire theft

The St. Stephen RCMP is asking for the public’s help to identify a man following the theft of copper in the community.  RCMP said in a release on July 7 at 4:30 p.m. the police were called to a report of copper theft that occurred at a business on King Street.  “A man approached the […]

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