What if human connection is part of the answer to homelessness? I recently interviewed Peter Corbyn, Executive Director of the New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing Association. It was an excellent conversation, made especially memorable by the humility he brought to it. He did not pretend to have simple answers to a problem that has resisted simple […]
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New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy tides have swept in another year of the annual Sand Sculpture Festival at New River Beach Provincial Park. On the first day of the festival, 60 tonnes of sand were transformed into a giant sculpture on the Saint John boardwalk. On the second day, sand sculpting masters took the whole […]
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Eastern Charlotte has approved a tender for its new childcare facility just months after it rejected the project due to a funding cap. The local government awarded the contract to Avant Guard for $2.3 million. A previous council rejected the tender in March after the Regional Development Corporation capped the funding at $500,000. An agreement […]
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A boat from the Saint Andrews Biological Station (SABS) has been removed from the water after it sank on Friday. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) said the staff at SABS were notified that a vessel named Salar had sunk on its moorings, which means the boat filled with water and went under while […]
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St. Stephen and northern Charlotte County are in the midst of a heat wave, according to a heat warning issued by Environment Canada. It was announced on Friday and is expected to persist through Saturday. The maximum temperature on Friday was 31 to 33 C with a humidex of 38 C. The maximum temperature on […]
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Jacob Rose’s voice and dynamic folk tunes often fill the air of downtown Saint Andrews. He’s known locally for songs like “Wharfbound” – written about a Saint Andrews Brewing Company beer – a song he said is one he must play when in town. He came to Charlotte County 10 years ago, and has since […]
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Residents in Saint Andrews can now have blood and other specimens collected closer to home after Horizon Health Network (HHN) opened a full-time lab at the St. Andrews Wellness Centre, reducing the need to travel outside the community for testing. The lab, which operates Monday through Friday with a full-time phlebotomist, provides blood and specimen […]
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Atlantic Baptist Housing (ABH) said it is committed to rebuilding an apartment complex that sustained significant damage by a fire in January. Victor Shea, the organization’s chief executive officer, said the remedial work of removing the damage has been completed but ABH is dealing with the insurance company to move forward with renovations. About 22 […]
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Four people have been arrested following three investigations by the New Brunswick Department of Justice and Public Safety (JPS), which resulted in the seizure of contraband and 4.3 million cigarettes. JPS said peace officers also seized cannabis products, a firearm, vehicles and other evidence. “These seizures demonstrate the important work being done by our peace […]
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The New Brunswick government is investing nearly $64 million through its climate change fund to support 72 projects, including three that will expand the province’s electric vehicle charging network. According to a media release, the Department of Environment and Local Government (ELG), the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI) and the […]
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