The 18th annual New Brunswick Wood Carving Competition and Sale returns to Saint Andrews by-the-Sea from August 8–10, 2025, promising a weekend of craftsmanship, creativity, and community spirit. Hosted at Sir James Dunn Academy, the event will feature over 60 carvers from across the Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, and New England, with more than 200 carvings […]
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International and internal trade continued to be big topics of discussion as Canada’s premiers met in Ontario for several days this week. It comes as the U.S. president has set an Aug. 1 deadline to reach a trade deal before slapping a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian goods. New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said […]
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Fewer Canadians are making trips south of the border as a trade war continues between the two countries. The number of Canadian-resident return trips dropped 31.9 per cent year over year in May, according to Statistics Canada. Canadian residents returned from 2.3 million trips to the United States, accounting for two-thirds of all trips taken that […]
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A new study on the Market Wharf and Square infill project shows there might be some impacts to the shoreline, but those are expected to be minimal, with some already mitigated by the project’s design. It was commissioned by the municipal council in June, during the late stages of the process to deal with ongoing […]
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At least two primary care providers and a doctor have been hired in St. Stephen, according to Horizon Health Network and the municipality. The community is one of 10 areas promised to get a collaborative care clinic within the first 18 months of a Liberal mandate – which we’re nearly seven months in to. Deputy […]
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Hundreds of homes and businesses in the Saint Andrews area will have no power overnight Wednesday night. A planned power outage will take place in the area beginning at 11 p.m. Wednesday and lasting until 6 a.m. Thursday. NB Power said areas affected by the outage will include Saint Andrews, Bocabec, Chamcook and Bayside. “Crews […]
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St. Stephen is looking to remove clothing donation bins from municipal property. A report from Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Renaud said the removal of the clothing bins were requested by the council due to property maintenance, misuse, and lack of formal agreements with bin operators. “Like any good problem, the more you peel the onion, […]
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A pile of rubble in North Head has been removed after several years of delays on the project to dredge the area and improve the fishermen’s wharf. The contract was awarded to Greenfield Construction in 2021 for $15.8-million, which was slated to be completed in January 2023. For years, the material removed during the work […]
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To the Editor: We moved to Bayside 23 years ago and never had a problem with our cellular connection until around 18 months ago. We now have one bar at best, causing calls that do get through to be one-sided before being dropped. The impact of this with the threat of environmental issues combined with […]
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When it comes to working from home and being a remote employee, this is a reality and trend we are seeing more of. Since the world of work has changed due to the flexibility we never thought we had before the pandemic, and jobs that we thought we could not do in a remote manner […]
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