By Estella Rosebush, Reporter The New Brunswick government is addressing the future of veterinary services in the province. According to the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) and Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (AAF), the departments conducted a feasibility study and said the province will maintain responsibility for provincial veterinary and foreign animal […]
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The provincial government has attached 45 conditions to the construction and operation of a natural gas plant set to be built in Tantramar. An environmental impact assessment was conducted on the proposed facility to determined what conditions would need to be met before moving forward. “Before ProEnergy can begin construction, seven conditions must be met […]
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Staff from the Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) have asked the council not to proceed with creating a vagrancy bylaw for the community, according to a report filed by the town’s chief administrative officer. “If council wishes to address identified public-space concerns, administration should instead be directed to assess specific behaviours, existing legal authorities, […]
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The St. Stephen RCMP is asking for the public’s help to identify a man following the theft of copper in the community. RCMP said in a release on July 7 at 4:30 p.m. the police were called to a report of copper theft that occurred at a business on King Street. “A man approached the […]
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By Estella Rosebush, Reporter As tourism grows and Canada’s population ages, mobility accessibility concerns have become an increasing issue in tourism-based economies like Saint Andrews. The Government of Canada (GOC) defines a person as having a mobility disability if they have difficulty or are unable to either walk on a flat surface for 15 minutes […]
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The provincial government says the projected deficit is expected to hit $1.66 billion, ballooning again from earlier predictions of $1.39 billion. According to the Department of Finance and Treasury Board (FTB), revenues were down $35.8 million. The department said this is largely due to lower federal conditional grants under the integrated bilateral agreement. The Department […]
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Photos Submitted by Dwayne Foote ST. GEORGE – It was a foggy morning when I traveled to St. George to hopefully capture some photos of Eagles. I did see them against the beautiful backdrop of this town, but it was actually my interactions with this Turkey Vulture that caught my eye. It was a much […]
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What began with an old van, a modest supply of plumbing stock and a leap of faith has grown into one of St. Stephen’s most familiar local businesses. Briggs Plumbing is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Owner Ian Briggs launched the company from his home in Brockway in 2001, after completing a one-year program […]
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As students return to school in September, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are raising awareness of children’s safety. Sgt. Pierre Ladouceur of the New Brunswick RCMP said police are concerned about traffic on the way to school and children’s first-day-of-school pictures. “Be careful with the personal and location details on those photos — age, […]
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The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure wishes to advise the public of plans to construct a 122 meter (400’) public safety communication tower in Lawrence Station, NB. The new 400’ tower will improve wireless communications for Police, Fire, Ambulance, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure and other provincial government departments, agencies and First Responders in […]
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