A report by the auditor general indicates the government has no strategy to address excessive wait times in New Brunswick emergency rooms. “Emergency room wait times consistently exceeded established targets and there is a lack of monitoring by the department to analyze gaps and risk areas,” said Auditor General Paul Martin. He told the Standing […]
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By Autumn Williams, Student Reporter Danika Sorel, a former Canada Games speed skater has come back to St. Croix Blades, s speed skating club, to coach for the very club she began her career with. Sorel started her speed skating journey in 2001. “I started speed skating because I didn’t want to wear dresses anymore” […]
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A hybrid boat that had docked at the St. Andrews wharf has been removed following a fire on Dec. 3. According to Fire Chief Kevin Theriault, firefighters from the St. Andrews Fire Department were dispatched around 3 p.m. “Our crews responded immediately, stretched hose down the wharf, and began attacking the fire. St. George and […]
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If there is a season in which Charlotte County reveals its truest self, it is Christmas. And nowhere is that more visible than in the annual Santa’s Helpers on CHCO-TV. Over five hours of live broadcasting, the community raised $63,371, with even more donations pouring in afterwards. Every dollar raised goes directly toward supporting children […]
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By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative A man accused of second-degree murder in the death of a Rothesay woman this past spring will face a preliminary inquiry starting in July. Calvin Burns-Smith, 31, has changed lawyers and needed a new preliminary inquiry date, court heard Monday. Burns-Smith, of no fixed address, was set to face […]
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By Anna Krentz, Archives Manager The Charlotte County Archives owes our existence to a storm. Fifty years ago, in 1975, winds damaged the attic and chimney of a historic building on St. Andrews’ Water Street, known then as the Masonic Hall, and today as Drewhaven. When repairmen accessed the long-sealed loft in the building’s attic, […]
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The Saint Andrews council has approved its 2026 budgets, but not without some dissent. Like other local governments in Charlotte County, it held its tax rates for both rural and urban areas. The provincial government has a freeze on property assessments, creating a level of uncertainty to municipalities across the province. Saint Andrews will hold […]
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A hybrid boat belonging to the Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy) docked at the Saint Andrews wharf caught fire Wednesday. “On Dec. 3, an unexpected fire occurred aboard one of our fishing vessels while it was secured at the wharf in St. Andrews,” a statement from the Passamaquoddy Recognition Group. It said no injuries reported in connection to […]
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A 22-year-old man from Bayside has been charged following a drug investigation by the St. Stephen RCMP. Police said members of the detachment searched a residence on Highway 127. “During the search, police seized ammunition, drugs, and drug trafficking paraphernalia,” the release from the RCMP stated. Miles Burton Junior Johnson appeared in Saint John Provincial […]
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