The Saint Andrews Fire Department is seeking new volunteer members. Fire Chief Kevin Theriault said the first year of service can be very demanding on a volunteer firefighter, but finding and keeping new members is a widespread issue for different fire departments. “We do have five or six open slots on the station, said Theriault . “So, […]
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The New Brunswick Liberal government is ready to get its mandate started, according to Premier Susan Holt. In a scrum with reporters, Holt confirmed she would repeal 84-20, which limits abortions in the province. It was something, she explained, is first on the agenda of the first caucus meeting scheduled for Nov. 4. “We have […]
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Saint John Police Force says 44-year-old Darel Dalgleish has been arrested and is in custody nearly 12 hours after he escaped custody at the Saint John Correction Facility. Dalgleish was seen, according to a previous release from the Saint John Police Force, squeezing through the fence “and then eventually evaded capture of pursuing correctional officers” […]
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Madame Premier were the words that filled the chamber of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick with applause and emotion – with Saturday marking the transfer of power to a new government with province’s first female premier. Premier Susan Holt, her cabinet, and the remaining MLAs were sworn in at the legislative assembly in Fredericton. […]
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Premier-designate Susan Holt has announced who will be members of cabinet ahead of the swearing-in on Nov. 2 at the legislative assembly. “Our team is ready to get to work,” said premier-designate Susan Holt in a release. “There is a lot of hard work ahead as we strive to make meaningful change for New Brunswickers […]
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NB Power says the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating station could be offline for several weeks. Nearly seven months ago, the province’s major utility took the facility offline for a 100-day planned maintenance outage. However, in a release, the company said during the start-up protocol, “a critical issue was identified with the main generator which is […]
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There is a new dog in town – at the Algonquin Resort anyway. Her name is Leia and she’s the newest addition to the staff – known as a lobby dog – who came from the Institute for the Blind. The tradition dates back decades. “Sydney, who was our previous dog that sadly passed away […]
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The municipal council is once again grappling with the difficult decision of setting the mill rate for the new amalgamated areas of Chamcook and Bayside – hoping to keep the rates fair and equitable. Recently, the town held a meeting with residents to explain the province’s model, which could have resulted in a nearly 19 […]
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Council in Eastern Charlotte are opening up more of the council meetings to the public, according to its mayor. At it’s October meeting, council voted in favour of making all council meetings open-door meetings, something that has not been the case for some time. “A lot of them were what we call closed door meetings […]
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Saint John East MLA Glen Savoie has been named the interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. It means former Premier Blaine Higgs has stepped down. Higgs lost his seat in Quispamsis, which he held for 14 years, to Liberal candidate Aaron KennedyIn an email, party president Erika Hachey and Glen Savoie […]
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