The Chickahominy Mountain Band embodies rural New Brunswick in more than just their music. “We’d be walking off stage like, ‘Make sure to tip your bartender, and if you’re from Sussex like Patrick Gushue, make sure to go home and tip your cows. Thanks!’ ” Sam Astorino, the band’s lead said, laughing. They are a […]
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Cat socials are a vital part of the adoption process at the Charlotte County SPCA (CCSPCA). Florence Small, the shelter ambassador, handles all volunteering opportunities at the shelter. She said the socialization helps with the cats’ boredom, but also helps them get exposure to people. “I’ve seen some cats get more comfortable around people,” she […]
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A moratorium for a temporary ban on AI data centres brought forth by the New Brunswick Green Party was voted down by the government. Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton’s motion was due to a proposed hyperscale data centre in Spruce Lake Industrial Park, just outside Lorneville near Saint John. The data centre is proposed by Beacon […]
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The St. Stephen Food Bank has seen increased use as the cost of living continues to strain household budgets. Volunteer Stan Oag said it exists to help people who don’t have enough food, a separate issue from homelessness or addiction. “People come to the food bank because they’re hungry,” Oag said. “There’s not enough food […]
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Charlotte County-based Cooke Aquaculture has entered into an agreement to move forward with the purchase of Mowi Canada East, part of one of the world’s leading fish farming companies. Mowi has 250 employees across New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Joel Richardson, the vice president of public relations at Cooke, said the […]
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William Boyle was just 16 seconds away from beating the 1981 record for the annual Saint Andrews Father’s Day Road Race. He said the punishing five-mile race was possibly his final race with his friends from the University of New Brunswick (UNB), who finished second and third and all recently graduated. “Running means everything to […]
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As the frost season shortens, scientists have observed that blood-sucking arachnids commonly known as ticks are surviving longer and appearing earlier in New Brunswick. “Warmer temperatures and changing weather are helping blacklegged ticks spread and survive in more parts of New Brunswick and Canada,” Tara Chislett, a spokesperson for the New Brunswick Department of Health […]
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Wanda Cain’s dream was that no other family would ever have to experience the loss of a loved one from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) again. Her friends, Debbie Doucet and Elaine Thompson, said the dragonfly was an important symbol to her and her son, representing resilience, strength, and transformation of living with ALS. Cain’s funeral […]
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Under the belly of a North Atlantic right whale, inside the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, is a collection of things that cannot be disposed of — created by local artists Carol Miller and Alanna Baird. Baird and Miller brought Indisposable — a fashion exhibit highlighting the impacts of pollution. The clothes in their exhibit were […]
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Mayor Steve Backman and six councillors were sworn in to serve the Municipal District of St. Stephen for the next four years. The council saw a nearly clean slate with the exception of Wade Greenlaw — the only incumbent to secure a new mandate. Backman said he feels very excited and optimistic moving forward, noting […]
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