The number of active fires in New Brunswick has dropped to 19. Of those, 12 are being patrolled, two are contained and five are considered out of control. The following fires remain out of control: 250 – Chief’s 256 – Beaver Lake Stream 276 – Mount Goold 281 – Rocky Brook 284 – Green Brook […]
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Currently, there is a shift towards skills-based hiring over educational attainments. This is not to say that educational attainments are not useful; they certainly are. But with the change and labour shortages in specialized industries, employers are beginning to look increasingly at skills-based hiring. There is a debate between skills-based and education-based hiring that continues […]
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The Charlotte County Fall Fair has become a fixture of rural New Brunswick life every September, but its roots stretch back more than a century. The original St. Stephen Fair, held from 1909 until 1966, was once a stop on the province’s agricultural circuit, drawing crowds for livestock competitions and horse races. Revived briefly during […]
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By Alex Allan, Acadia Broadcasting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saint John is celebrating its 20th anniversary of its annual Big Book Sale with a big change. The event will be held at TD Station Arena for the first time, offering more space and a fresh experience for shoppers. Executive Director Laurie Collins says the […]
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RCMP in New Brunswick have released a new photo of 35-year-old Justin Wade Parker who has been missing since Aug. 18. He is from Barter Settlement was last seen on Aug. 18 at around 2:30 p.m. at a residence on Barter Settlement Road. Parker is about five feet eleven inches tall. He has brown eyes […]
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Some industry is being allowed to return to Crown lands following a little more than a week of disruption due to tinder dry conditions and ongoing wildfires. “While our top priority continues to be safety, we recognize the need to support the return of operations by industry on Crown lands,” Natural Resources Minister John Herron […]
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Municipal council in Saint Andrews has sent out a request for proposals for the management of the Market Wharf and Market Square development project. It comes just three weeks after the council voted six-to-one in favour of sending the project to tender, despite some pushback from the community and within the council. The project design […]
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As The Dragonfly Centre for Autism wraps up its camp season, councillors and campers look back on the summer fondly, and look forward to the next. “I felt this year we were really a community,” said Alexis Russell, a camp councillor. Russell is a returning summer student and said she really enjoys seeing the campers […]
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