Town of Saint Andrews Regular Council Meeting: November 18, 2024
Town of Saint Andrews Regular Council Meeting for November 18, 2024 on CHCO Television.
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Journalist, Acadian activist Louise Imbeault named N.B. new Lieutenant Governor
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Louise Imbeault as New Brunswick’s 33rd Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. Imbeault replaces Brenda Murphy, the province’s first openly LGBTQ Lieutenant Governor. According to a release from the Prime Minister’s office, Imbeault is a respected journalist, a dedicated women’s rights advocate, and a lifelong champion of the Acadian community. […]
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N.B. government projects $92-million deficit, cites high travel nurse costs
The New Brunswick government has announced a $92.1 million project deficit for the province’s second-quarter fiscal update, according to a release from the Department of Finance and Treasury. It is compared to the budgeted surplus of $40.9 million, with the net debt projected to be about $12.2 billion. Finance Minister Rene Legacy said this gives […]
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‘The advancement of women’s health care rights:’ N.B. abortion access advocates weigh in on repeal of 84-20
Dr. Adrian Edgar feels relieved. There were points in the last several years when he thought the repeal of 84-20 might never happen. It was legislation that prevented Medicare from paying for out-of-hospital abortions. The policy forced the closure of Clinic 554, which Edgar operated alongside his team. It was started by Canadian physician and […]
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New Brunswick RCMP to start wearing body-worn cameras in four communities
RCMP in New Brunswick are beginning a pilot project to wear body-worn cameras. In a release, it said it’s part of the “commitment to transparency and accountability with the communities we serve.” Body-worn cameras can be set to automatically turn on when an officer does certain things, including manually turning them on and off. The […]
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Town of Saint Andrews Special Council Meeting: November 12, 2024
Town of Saint Andrews Special Council Meeting for November 12, 2024 on CHCO Television.
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‘This is devastating’: Teen sentenced in fatal Pennfield crash
By Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A judge said that no sentence can address the loss felt by the family of a 16-year-old killed in a fatal accident as she handed out a maximum-length probation term to the driver. Judge Kelly Ann Winchester sentenced an 18-year-old Charlotte County woman to a two-year probation […]
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Passamaquoddy Lodge Foundation seeks community help funding $75k for needed items
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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‘It is a criminal act’: MADD, first responders begin Red Ribbon Campaign in Saint Andrews
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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