Every December, the Kiwanis Club of Saint Andrews gathers for one of the community’s most cherished traditions: assembling holiday baskets for local seniors, especially those who are widowed or live alone. In the last few years, they have also been joined by their youngest members, the K-Kids, who bring their youthful enthusiasm to the initiative. […]
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In the fluorescent hush of hospital waiting rooms, where beepers break the silence and barely audible talk shows play in the background on TV screens, an 84-year-old artist began to draw. The sketches were quick and wry: porters in a blur, the choreography of chairs, the small absurdities that gather around illness. Nurses photocopied them. […]
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Since she was a puppy, Maud has accompanied us to work at the TV station. What began as a quiet office companion quickly turned into an accidental on-air presence, her head popping up behind the news desk like a rogue sock puppet during a live broadcast. And from there, she became a fixture of CHCO-TV […]
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The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has determined the actions of RCMP in St. Stephen did not cause the death of a man who entered the St. Croix River on Nov. 15 following a pursuit by police. According to the provincial watchdog, who is responsible for investigating all incidents where injuries or fatalities have occurred […]
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Let’s talk about practical approaches to recovery and wellbeing. When you are burnt out, it can leave you feeling like you have failed. It leaves you feeling physically, emotionally, and mentally drained. But what if the truth is that it is not your fault that you are burnt out? Multiple factors contribute to workplace burnout, […]
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Canada’s potential expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) to include advance requests is being hailed by many as a triumph of autonomy. But beneath this misleading veneer lies the grave risk of elder abuse. When the stakes are life and death, our duty must be to protect the vulnerable, not create pathways that could […]
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The Courier Editorial Board As the budget season for municipalities gets underway, all to be settled before the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s a time to reflect but also to set a vision for the future. A budget is a defining document that sets out the dollars and cents for a municipality’s operations, […]
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The New Brunswick government is projecting a $837.4 million dollar deficit, the greatest in the past two decades. According to the Department of Finance and Treasury Board (FTB), revenues are $180.5 million lower than budgeted. Expenses are $105.2 million higher than budgeted. Nick McCann, the assistant deputy minister for FTB, said revenues are lower due […]
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RCMP in St. Stephen said it has recovered a body from the St. Croix River following a search and rescue operation that began on Nov. 15. At 2:35 p.m. on Saturday. police on patrol spotted a man on Milltown Blvd wanted on unendorsed warrants. “As police approached the man, he fled and was last seen […]
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Budget season is underway for Charlotte County municipalities. In Saint Andrews, council has received two presentations regarding its capital and operating budgets and in two in St. Stephen. A priority theme throughout both capital budgets – which is the budget that deals with acquisition or maintenance of fixed assets like buildings, land, equipment – has […]
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