A 66-year-old man from St. Stephen has been arrested after police say they seized a loaded firearm during a traffic stop near Brockway. RCMP said on July 2, at about 10:05 p.m., a member from St. Stephen’s detachment received a report that a man had left a property after an altercation. “The man was believed […]
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The Municipality of Eastern Charlotte has approved funding for a new childcare facility in the community. It has a joint funding agreement with the federal and provincial governments for a 40-40-20 split. The project is estimated to be $2.69 million. The facility has long been a priority for the council. It was planned as a […]
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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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Three options have been presented to the public for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Market Wharf and Market Square. Fundy Engineering was contracted by the Town of Saint Andrews following the rejection of an overpriced tender in the fall of last year. Roughly 70 people attended the open house. John McKelvey, Fundy’s director of survey, […]
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When I was young, I was convinced I’d spend my life working at fashion magazines. And for a while, I did. But unfortunately, in all my youthful dreams, I’d never really planned for life after a certain age. When you’re young and naive, even 30 sounds ancient—so far off in the future that it doesn’t […]
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About 92 per cent of municipal leadership local government training in Saint John, which was recommended to be mandatory by the Local Governance Commission (LGC). The Department of Local Government confirmed 550 local councillors and mayors attended the two days of training in the port city. It served as an introduction for both new and […]
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A new survey by the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC) shows only one in three people can get an appointment with their primary care provider within five days. Stephane Robichaud, the CEO of NBHC, said this trend is not a surprise to the council. “There is a growing proportion of people with increased frailty, many […]
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St. George RCMP say a 17-year-old boy from Utopia has died following a single vehicle crash in Lepreau. Police said in a release they received a call about a single-vehicle crash on Route 1 near Lepreau. “The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene as a result of his injuries,” the […]
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A 23-year-old man from Bayside has received a total sentence of a little more than two years in connection to a drug trafficking investigation. St. Stephen RCMP said Miles Burton Johnson Jr was charged with three counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, unsafe storage of firearms and failure to comply with […]
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