Canada’s economy has grown for the first time in four months. Statistics Canada said real GDP grew 0.2 per cent in July after edging down 0.1 per cent in June. The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector led the growth at 1.4 per cent. Transportation and warehousing, manufacturing and wholesale trade also expanded. Meanwhile, […]
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A resident with concerns about the province’s environmental review of the City of Saint John’s Spruce Lake Industrial Park expansion has asked the federal government to step in. But staff from two federal ministries say the government took part in the review and the man’s concerns about watercourse identification and bird studies were taken into […]
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The Local Governance Commission in New Brunswick is recommending the provincial government implement mandatory training for municipal leaders and senior staff. In its first report since being created in the spring of last year, it said this recommendation addressed many of the challenges facing local governments since reform. “These recommendations are grounded in the experiences […]
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A boil water advisory has been implemented in St. Stephen due to a water main break. The town shared the notification on its Alertable app on Tuesday. “Due to a water main break, the drinking water in the Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) may be unsafe to drink and could cause serious illness in […]
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Before the sun rises on Oct. 9, Charlotte FM broadcaster Mark Downey will carry his microphones into the Charlotte County Hospital in St. Stephen and flip on the “on air” sign for a 12-hour broadcast. It’s the station’s 12th annual Radiothon, a homegrown fundraiser that has become part telethon, part town meeting, and—judging by the […]
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Maud’s favourite beach has always been the one by the Blockhouse in St. Andrews. Since she was a puppy, she’s known its rhythm, its shifting moods, its daily transformations. At low tide, the beach stretches almost to Navy Island, as though the land itself is reaching out to touch its neighbour. It can take ten […]
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By Marcie Martin, Community Contribution And here we are, though not just anywhere. We’re standing in a season stitched with old hauntings and weathered folklore. According to Celtic lore, this is when the veil between the living and the dead grows thin. All Hallow’s Eve for some, Samhain for the ones who tread the old […]
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Mounties say they have seized suspected methamphetamine after a traffic stop in St. Stephen. RCMP officers saw suspicious activity near King Street and Hamilton Lane around 5:10 p.m. Sunday. “A man was seen approaching a parked vehicle, engaging briefly with the driver, and then walking away,” RCMP said in a news release on Friday. Believing […]
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For months now, powerful local leaders, both past and present, have leveled vague and surprising accusations of bias toward our journalists. Given the current global political climate, this is thoroughly unacceptable. Targeting journalists, in any form, is not only irresponsible, it is frankly, dangerous. Villainizing journalists in public spaces does not advance democracy; it subverts […]
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By Bryan Tait, Acadia Broadcasting There’s still room for improvement, but the results of last year’s provincial assessments were encouraging according to New Brunswick’s education minister. Claire Johnson said the efforts of all education stakeholders are essential for students to have success, and the evidence is in the results. “Teachers, education professionals, students and families […]
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