With seniors spread across the mainland and islands, the Charlotte County Senior’s Resource Centre seeks to alleviate the barriers to aging in place. Tony Miller is now retired after a nearly 40-year career at Ganong and another 15 after that as a pastoral associate at the McAdam church. Whether it was rooming folks who needed […]
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The province issues a bans all activity on Crown land and asks the public to stay out of the woods given the “unprecedented” wildfire circumstances. The province of New Brunswick has issued a ban on all activity on Crown land on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 9 due to the high risk of wildfires. In […]
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After the province received an additional 1,500 immigration spots, they are still looking for more to fill the province’s labour shortage. As Premier Susan Holt seeks to grapple with the “perfect storm in our ER’s” and the demands of the construction sector in the province, she is continuing to negotiate with Ottawa to open more […]
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The operators of Ministers Island say without additional funding they will have to relinquish control to the province, but Holt says all the funding is already up. A lot has been made of ‘nation building’ projects as of late and the fate of the site tied to Canada’s original ‘nation-building’ project is in the hands […]
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The new president of the ASF talks salmon, climate change, and Greenland expansion. The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) announced Nathan Wilbur is taking over as its new president earlier this month. Wilbur started at the ASF in 2015 as New Brunswick Program Director. He went on to become the organization’s Vice President of Regional Programs […]
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Minister Hickey was given a tour of the affordable housing site by stakeholders, although the province still has not confirmed funding for the project. The minister responsible for the N.B. Housing Corporation was given a tour of the Passamaquoddy Lodge siterom local stakeholders in the project. The 1.6 acre lot behind the Picket Fence Motel […]
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As a housing crisis continues to impact the province, the province looks to be a partner for more non-profit projects like this. Stephanie Scott and her daughter Brooklyn were welcomed into their new home in St. George – a home made possible by Habitat for Humanity New Brunswick. Scott, who works at the high school […]
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Canadians–and some Amercians–from all over flocked to Charlotte County to celebrate Canada’s 158th birthday. This year’s Canada Day celebrations felt ever more poignant as Canadians have re-embraced what it means to be Canadian over the last couple months. As our national identity continues to evolve, Charlotte County did what it always does on July 1–get […]
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Canada Day in Saint Andrews regularly draws crowds of 10,000 people, so how have the town and businesses prepared for this year’s celebrations? If someone didn’t know Canada Day was coming up Sean Melady’s nearly two story Canada flag would be a reminder. “I just got it up… it’s been a traffic jam out front,” […]
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After the village called out the oil giant in their alert to the town, they committed to making the dangerous goods crossing but there are questions about who controls delivery. The Village of Grand Manan won’t be without fuel during peak tourism season despite Irving Oil initially refusing to deliver on a dangerous goods crossing […]
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