Secretary of State Wayne Long said he would go to bat for the Town of Saint Andrews to resubmit an application for wharf funding amid its delayed refurbishment project. Long was in Grand Manan last week to announce $958.7 million for small craft harbours, including construction and repairs to the North Head and Ingalls Head […]
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The federal and provincial governments are partnering up to build up to 1,200 new homes through the Build Canada Homes program. “This agreement marks the single largest investment in affordable housing in New Brunswick’s history,” David Hickey said in a media release, who is the minister responsible for the New Brunswick Housing Corporation. “Our government […]
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Staff from the Town of Saint Andrews claim they were pressured by the Regional Development Corporation (RDC) to progress with the Market Wharf and Market Square refurbishment project despite the department approving a deadline extension application from the town well into 2027. New documents obtained by The Courier through a Right to Information and Protection […]
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The Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) has once again been denied housing accelerator funding from the Canadian Housing and Mortgage Corporation. In a letter emailed to Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Renaud, dated March 6, 2025, it said it was reaching out about the application for the second round of funding and “to inform you […]
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet just hours before the federal government was scheduled to release the fall fiscal update. In a scathing letter posted to her social media on Monday, Freeland said that on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told her he no longer wanted her to serve as finance minister but offered […]
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Residents in Blacks Harbour could be under a boil water advisory this month and Connors Bros. works to repair a leak in the infrastructure. The fish packing company owns the municipal water supply and has faced issues in the past year – with many people having discoloured or sediment-filled water. In a release, Eastern Charlotte […]
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