Annual Great Fundy Coastal Cleanup hits the beaches

Annual Great Fundy Coastal Cleanup hits the beaches

The Great Fundy Coastal Cleanup (GFCC) is a province-wide event held by the Nature Trust of New Brunswick (NTNB), which organizes cleanups at beaches across the province. The organization is still looking for volunteers to take part in this year’s event on Aug. 29. Specifically, it is looking for people to attend the cleanup on […]

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 Climate change causes concern for over half of Canadians

Climate change causes concern for over half of Canadians

Statistics Canada’s 2025 Canadian Social Survey (CSS) has reported 53 per cent of Canadians are concerned about climate change. The survey was conducted between April 25 and June 16, 2025. It asked questions specifically about climate change for the first time. Fifty-three per cent said they were either very or extremely concerned about climate change. […]

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 Canadian wins honour bestowed on only seven people in history

Canadian wins honour bestowed on only seven people in history

John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Graydon Nicholas, New Brunswick’s first Indigenous person to serve as lieutenant governor, has been awarded one of the highest honours bestowed by the Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization. Earlier this month, in Denver, Colorado, Nicholas was presented with the Caritas Award, a rare international honour […]

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 Eastern Charlotte purchases provincial building for new town hall

Eastern Charlotte purchases provincial building for new town hall

Eastern Charlotte has approved the purchase of the Research and Productivity Council (RPC) building on Mount Pleasant Road in St. George for $1.  Jason Gaudet, the chief administrative officer of Eastern Charlotte, said the building has been vacant since 2021.  “It’s actually been the subject of many different business proposals that we’ve offered the province,” […]

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 N.B. to hold public consultation on minimum wage

N.B. to hold public consultation on minimum wage

The New Brunswick government is holding a public consultation regarding the province’s minimum wage, which is currently $15.90, the third lowest in Canada. Although the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) reviews the minimum wage every two years, this will be the first public consultation in 10 years. Randy Hatfield, executive director of […]

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 For the Love of Maud: A royal engagement

For the Love of Maud: A royal engagement

Not long after Queen Elizabeth II died, Maud was invited to unveil a statue in her honour at Kingsbrae Garden. This was, to my knowledge, Maud’s first royal engagement. Mrs. Lucinda Flemer had commissioned the sculpture out of a deep admiration for the Queen and the way she had carried herself through 70 years on […]

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