A new annual report from the Local Governance Commission says local governments have largely been left on their own following local governance reform, despite requests for guidance from the provincial government. Five recommendations were made to New Brunswick’s Local Government Minister, Aaron Kennedy. Commission chair Giselle Goguen said in the report the LGC believes it […]
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By Brian Owens, Reporter The annual Charlotte County Fall Fair, held at Ganong Nature Park, in St. Stephen was one of the largest yet in the event’s 15-year history. “It keeps growing every year, and we’re seeing great attendance,” said Colleen Winchester, chair of the organizing committee. More than 1,600 people attended on Saturday, Sept […]
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For Geraldine Aiken and Irene Adams, a newly built gazebo outside their St. Stephen apartment building is the kind of magic a group of women, with a little help from their friends, can achieve. Aiken hosts coffee in her apartment on Wednesday mornings. “One day, Irene said it is too bad we don’t have a […]
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North Atlantic right whales, which spend much of the summer in the oceans off Canada’s East coast, are the most endangered whales in the world — with a surviving population of less than 400. Several conservation measures have been put in place to help protect them from the human activities like fishing and shipping that […]
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The Chart Room Restaurant & Provisions says it will take on the school lunch program at the Grand Manan Community School (GMCS) following a delay in the launch due to a lack of a provider. Jamie Moses and Evan Wise moved to Grand Manan in December 2025 and purchased a restaurant. “We are still working […]
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By Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Charlotte County man has been convicted following a second trial on an allegation that he sexually assaulted a child. Richard Allen Sutherland, 65, stood trial in May on a charge of sexual assault dating between 2014 and 2017. Sutherland was previously convicted in 2024 of the […]
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Joseph C Allen was born on March 16, 1908 in Douro Township, ON, the third of seven children, to John James Allen (1876-1961) and Mary Agnes (Leahy) Allen (1880-1942). It was here he spent his first five years before the family relocated to Edmonton, AB. After finishing high school, he enrolled at Camrose Normal School […]
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Last summer, the St. Andrews Film Society joined the Toronto International Film Festival’s Film Circuit Program. Film Circuit offers smaller communities across Canada the opportunity to screen films that were recently (within the past year) shown at the annual TIFF festival held in mid-September. Following the success of our first TIFF mini-festival in March, the […]
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Volunteer firefighter Eric Grant packed a small cooler with snacks and some reading material before climbing into the bucket of the St. Stephen Fire Department’s ladder truck, where he would spend the next 50 hours suspended at least 50 feet above King Street. Over more than two decades, the fundraiser has become a St. Stephen […]
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The main floor of the Garcelon Civic Centre was bustling Saturday as hundreds of people moved among more than 70 booths, discovering just how many services exist in Charlotte County and how easily even valuable resources can go unnoticed. Upstairs, eight workshops covered topics including fraud prevention, personal safety, nutrition, budgeting and legal resources. A […]
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