Harvey Matthews will return as Campobello Island’s mayor. The Courier has called the election for Harvey with 266 votes and the municipality saw roughly 50 per cent voter turnout. “I kind of figured that this is what the results were going to be, but I don’t like counting chickens before they hatch,” said Harvey. Jordan […]
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Ferry service to Campobello Island will have an extended season. The provincial government said a new contract with East Coast Ferries means crossings will be made seven days a week until Oct. 12, weather permitting. For residents living on Campobello Island, the only link to mainland New Brunswick in the winter is to go through […]
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Around 1,103 individuals submitted nomination papers to be representatives across the 77 local governments in New Brunswick. Two council positions in two communities remain vacant. Karine Pitre with Elections New Brunswick (ENB) said it is hard to compare the turnout between the 2022 elections and this one given the amalgamation in 2023, where not every […]
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St. Croix MLA Kathy Bockus said she is concerned about health care services offered to those living on Campobello Island in the U.S. after receiving word some services would no longer be covered under Medicare. “On Tuesday, during supplementary estimates and committee of the whole, the finance minister said the budget covered out-of-province visits for […]
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Campobello Island’s Fog Festival is coming back this year for another season of art, music, and island culture. The festival started 13 years ago, when residents of the island decided they needed extra support for the local economy, according to Fanina Alexander, a volunteer with Fog Fest. “We have many performing artists who are coming […]
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The Campobello ferry is in the water a month early. In New Brunswick, it is the only island without a year-round ferry. It means residents, nearly 900 of them, are required from September to June to travel through the United States via a bridge to Lubec, ME. “What it means to me is that they’re […]
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Residents of Campobello Island will be granted a “special exemption from previous tariff countermeasures on U.S. consumer and household products.” The news comes in a release from the federal government due to the special circumstances Campobello Island faces having no direct connection to mainland New Brunswick. “This special exemption is in recognition of the island’s […]
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Stranded by the Trade War: Campobello Islanders push for a tariff exemption and a link to the mainland + Charlotte County seniors now have a new resource for tech support. Original Broadcast Date: March 18, 2025. NewsBreak26 is an original CHCO Television production produced at the CHCO-TV studio in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.
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This Week Uncut for March 10-16, 2025: Vicki Hogarth and Nathalie Sturgeon take an in-depth look at the top stories of the week from CHCO-TV and The Courier. Original Broadcast Date: March 14, 2025 This Week Uncut is an original CHCO Television production produced on location at the CHCO-TV studio in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, […]
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A new reality is setting in for Campobello Island residents as tighter U.S. border restrictions make it harder for islanders without up-to-date passports to travel to mainland Canada. Many residents rely on the bridge to Lubec, Maine, as their main route to the mainland, since the privately-owned ferry to the rest of the province only […]
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