1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community? My key priorities over the next four years include restructuring the municipal by-laws as a result of the recent community amalgamation. Collaboration with the community will be key for success in this endeavor. Additionally, the market wharf continues […]
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1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community? There are and will be many issues with which Council will deal. For me three key issues are: 1. Continuing with the wharf and it’s repairs to make it safe. 2. Completion of the new municipal plan and […]
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1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community? Finishing the wharf and see it ready for a good long life. This has been worked at by 2 councils; it is time it comes to completion. Continue work on our housing issues, this council has made great […]
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The summer search for a job is in full swing. This is the time when summer students coming out of high school and post-secondary school are looking for opportunities to expand their experience and earn an income. Some are looking to jump-start their careers, and others are looking for opportunities to earn an income to […]
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Paige Morgan, River Valley Sun, Local Journalism Initiative The Martin Boys took home their first East Coast Music Award for Country Release of the Year during the music celebration week in Sydney, Nova Scotia, from May 20 to 24. “We were super stoked when we found out. We were actually driving from Winnipeg to Thunder […]
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Advanced voting for the Ward 3 byelection in Saint Andrews will take place on June 13. Under the Municipal Elections Act , the chief electoral officer was required to cancel the elections and order the byelections. Following the death of former acting mayor Kate Akagi, ENB cancelled the Ward 3 election. One other election, in Grand […]
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Wanda Cain’s dream was that no other family would ever have to experience the loss of a loved one from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) again. Her friends, Debbie Doucet and Elaine Thompson, said the dragonfly was an important symbol to her and her son, representing resilience, strength, and transformation of living with ALS. Cain’s funeral […]
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Under the belly of a North Atlantic right whale, inside the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, is a collection of things that cannot be disposed of — created by local artists Carol Miller and Alanna Baird. Baird and Miller brought Indisposable — a fashion exhibit highlighting the impacts of pollution. The clothes in their exhibit were […]
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The provincial government has launched a new wildfire dashboard for the public. Last year, the dashboard displayed the ongoing wildfires that were ravaging New Brunswick’s forests. This new dashboard, according to the Department of Natural Resources, consolidates data from the wildfire management branch and provides updates as fires occur in real-time. “The dashboard along with […]
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Property tax reform recently released by the provincial government in New Brunswick has fallen short for some municipalities expectations. “We supported as an association the goal of creating a fair, transparent, predictable and stable system,” Brittany Merrifield, the president of the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick, said. “The reforms that came through last week […]
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