Residents in Beaver Harbour under boil order

Residents in Beaver Harbour under boil order

Residents in Beaver Harbour are under a boil water order following repairs to a water main break in the community. “This boil order does not affect Blacks Harbour,” the post said on social media. “Residents will be notified as soon as the boil order is lifted. We apologize for the inconvenience.”  It is unclear how […]

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 Budget fails gender-affirming care access: network

Budget fails gender-affirming care access: network

The New Brunswick Transgender Health Network said the provincial budget has failed to address existing gaps in gender affirming care, including a stand-alone clinic. “New Brunswick is the only province in Atlantic Canada without a gender-affirming care clinic,” the release from the network said. “After years of attacks on trans rights under the previous government, […]

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 The Matriarch of the Island

The Matriarch of the Island

On Grand Manan, time does not so much pass as it settles. You feel it the moment the ferry pulls away from the mainland, when the shoreline softens and the horizon opens, and the world you’ve left behind—its noise, its urgency, its fluorescent insistence—begins to feel faintly theoretical. Here, there are no chain stores, no […]

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 Several N.B. service fees to increase on July 1

Several N.B. service fees to increase on July 1

New Brunswickers can expect to see a hike in fees for certain government services. Public Safety Minister Robert Gauvin announced the increases alongside the investments made in the Department of Justice Public Safety, totalling $423 million.  About $7 million has been allocated to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for operational costs, body-worn cameras, and […]

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 Residents ask judge to move shelter out of town limits

Residents ask judge to move shelter out of town limits

By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Neighbours of an emergency shelter in St. Stephen are asking a judge to overturn a council vote and order the facility’s removal. The lawsuit, filed in January by residents Jason Rideout, Peter Fitch, Mary Ellen Fitch and Stacy Arseneault against the Municipal District of St. Stephen and Neighbourhood Works […]

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 Low-Flying Helicopter Notice

Low-Flying Helicopter Notice

Galway Metals Inc., would like to inform the public of an upcoming Helicopter geophysical survey in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. You may notice a low-flying helicopter with either a large loop or white cylindrical tool hanging below. The helicopter will be flying in a grid pattern. The Survey is expected to be flow April 15th […]

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