The Passamaquoddy Lodge Foundation is appealing to the public to help raise $75,000 for much-need items for its care home. Donne Smith said the foundation’s purpose is to help fill the gaps in funding for items not provided for by the provincial government. “They are supported and owned entirely by communities,” he said of the […]
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RCMP Cpl Jayson Hansen’s mother Beryl Hansen was killed by an impaired driver. It’s something, now 25 years on, he carries with him like his duty belt around Charlotte County to keep people safe. He participated in a ceremony to mark MADD Canada’s Red Ribbon campaign, which runs from Nov. 1 to Jan. 6 – […]
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The Southwest New Brunswick YMCA is setting up a new after-school program in Fundy Shores. It is something the organization said is needed in the small rural community outside Saint John. A survey done by the community and the Fundy Shores school revealed a need, which resulted in it submitting a proposal to the Department […]
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New Brunswick-based Cooke’s Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase Corporacion Pesquera Inca SAC (Copeinca) of Peru – the country’s world’s largest fishmeal and fish oil producers and exporters. Copeinca, according to a release from Cooke’s, was established in 1994 and has grown to become Peru’s largest fishing company with 2,770 employees, 45 vessels, and […]
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The hearing for an appeal decision with the Assessment and Planning Appeal Tribunal for a lobster holding facility in Chamcook was held in Saint Andrews on Tuesday. The appeal application comes after the Town of Saint Andrews planning advisory committee revoked a prior decision to allow Sistansisk (St. Mary’s) First Nation – based in Fredericton […]
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The union representing some Canada Post workers in the country has given 72-hour strike notice after what it says is more than a year of negotiations. “Today, your national executive board issued what is known as a ‘72-hour strike notice’ to Canada Post for both the RSMC and Urban bargaining units,” the union said in […]
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A local Saint Andrews restaurant sustained heavy damage in a fire on Saturday. The Herring, located on Water Street next to Market Square, saw fire rip through the back area of the restaurant – which is believed to be the kitchen area. On social media, the restaurant posted “all is fine and thanks to everyone […]
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A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison in connection to a crime spree in Charlotte County, according to a release from the New Brunswick RCMP. Police said Joshua Gibson – who it called a “prolific offender” – was charged with 27 offences, including break and enter, theft, possession of property […]
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The New Brunswick government says it has announced it has repealed the section of Regulation 84-20 that prohibited Medicare from paying for abortions outside of hospitals. Premier Susan Holt made this promise during the campaign and committed to implementing it quickly once in power. “Our government committed to moving quickly on several files, including removing […]
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