The provincial government intends to introduce legislation that would freeze real property assessment values. In a Tuesday release, the province said it would “help provide relief and predictability to New Brunswickers as work continues to overhaul the province’s property tax system.” The amendments would allow property assessments to remain at the 2025 level next year, […]
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Municipal District of St. Stephen Committee of the Whole Meeting for April 2025 on CHCO Television.
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The New Brunswick government is asking the public and local governments to prepare for wildfire season following the launch of the FireSmart program. In February, the federal and provincial governments announced about $40 million to increase New Brunswick’s wildfire preparedness, including with the FireSmart program. The money was also used for new equipment like hoses, […]
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St. Stephen’s council is divided over whether to reduce the number of councillors before the next general election in May 2026. The council discussed reducing its members at a recent committee of the whole meeting with a proposal submitted by Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Renaud. “In the very near future, a memo is coming out […]
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Council in Saint Andrews is intending to start the process to reduce the number of councillors representing the municipality. Nine councillors sit on Saint Andrews council plus the mayor. According to Chief Administrative Officer Chris Spear the councillor to resident ratio is 275 to 350 to one. “Comparing ourselves to other municipalities, we do have […]
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Enhanced recycling is coming to Grand Manan island. “For anybody on the mainland, this will be a little bit redundant, but for people on Grand Manan, this is a big thing for us,” said Mayor Bonnie Morse. “People have been looking for some recycling for a while.” The island recycles corrugated cardboard and basic things, […]
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Municipalities will see an additional $138 million in funding for 2026 as part of a new and long-awaited fiscal reform framework. While the legislation will be tabled in the spring, and no details were provided on where this money will come from, but it is expected the funding will grow to more than $188 million […]
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The Mayor of the Town of Saint Andrews is stepping down in early June. In a post to Facebook, Brad Henderson he said: “today, I share a decision that comes with both reflection and gratitude. After much thought, I will be stepping down as Mayor of Saint Andrews at the June 2 Regular Council Meeting, […]
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The Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) has approved the demolition of a Starshine Property on 18 Marks Street, but the province has asked them to delay the process. Starshine Properties Ltd has been at the center of at least three Safer Communities and Neighbours Act investigations and seizures by the Department of Justice and […]
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By Brian Owens, The Courier St. Stephen’s Business Improvement Area (BIA) organization, also known as Downtown St. Stephen, is potentially facing a big reduction in funding and a scaling back of its responsibilities under proposals put forward in the town’s new municipal plan. The new plan, presented to council last week, proposes reducing the levy […]
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