Council in St. Stephen has bid an emotional farewell to two long-serving local leaders who are not reoffering in the next election in May — Mayor Allan MacEachern and Deputy Mayor Ghislaine Wheaton. At the final regular council meeting, Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Renaud paid tribute to the entire council — thanking them for their […]
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I don’t have to ask Maud if she wants to go outside. All I need to do is zip up my coat, and to Maud it may as well be the starting pistol at the Kentucky Derby. She appears at once, as if conjured. Whatever she was just doing—napping, lounging, or conducting high-level squirrel surveillance […]
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Christmas may still be months away, but at NBCC St. Andrews, the holiday season has been top of mind all semester after building two new wooden cabins. As students grin inside the handcrafted structure, instructors Eugene Gowan, Brent Dunn, and Chris Hartford stand in the rain at the edges of the photo, letting their students […]
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A consulting firm presented to St. Stephen Council that operating the Giddens Memorial Airport as status quo is no longer a viable scenario. Ben Crooks, a senior planner with aviation consulting firm HM Aero based in Ottawa, presented to the council on Wednesday. “The airport based on our assessment and based on available materials has […]
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By Barbara Rayner, Reporter Warning: This story contains a discussion about suicide St. George – For the past six years Patty Borthwick, with the help of volunteers, has organized an annual food drive for the St. George Food Bank, in memory of her daughter Hillary Hooper. Hillary’s Hope for Hunger, which was held in St. […]
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The way we search for jobs is changing. Long gone are the days of simply writing a resume and submitting it to an applicant tracking system and hoping to get a response. Now, due to AI, your resume must include certain items to get through the system and on to a Recruiter. Experience and education […]
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From the perspective of older women experiencing coercive control, legal distinctions based on relationship type carry far less weight than a proposed law assumes. Often, the central concern is simpler and more urgent: she wants the abuse to stop. Tabled in December 2025 by the federal Justice Minister, Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act, proposes […]
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Eastern Charlotte Ward 5 Candidate: Jordan Holmes 1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community? For Eastern Charlotte Ward 5: I’m focusing on protecting the rural lifestyle of our ward, enhancing access to parks/trails, and advocating for local non-profits and businesses. For all of Eastern Charlotte: supporting […]
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Municipal District of St. Stephen Ward 2 Candidate: Bernadette Cunningham 1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community? Over the next four years my priorities are to have citizens and small businesses feeling like they are supported, valued and heard by the Mayor and Council. I […]
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Municipal District of St. Stephen Ward 2 Candidate: Steve Morgan 1. As candidates, what would be your key priorities over the next four years in your community? Safe and reliable water, review of current by-laws, working with the local businesses for economic growth. 2. How would you achieve those priorities within your mandate? My approach […]
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