A first-of-its-kind shark study is making waves in Passamaquoddy Bay this summer—and community volunteers are needed to help make history. From July 19 to 26, the inaugural Passamaquoddy Bay White Shark Week will bring together scientists, Indigenous leaders, and local residents for an intensive community-led survey in search of something that’s never been documented before: […]
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A power outage is planned for Saint Andrews on July 24. The outage will begin at 11:00 p.m. on July 23 and last until 6:00 a.m. on July 24. “Please be advised that power maintenance work is scheduled for the neighbourhood that your home or business resides in,” according to a Voyent Alert issued by […]
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Minister Hickey was given a tour of the affordable housing site by stakeholders, although the province still has not confirmed funding for the project. The minister responsible for the N.B. Housing Corporation was given a tour of the Passamaquoddy Lodge siterom local stakeholders in the project. The 1.6 acre lot behind the Picket Fence Motel […]
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Canadians–and some Amercians–from all over flocked to Charlotte County to celebrate Canada’s 158th birthday. This year’s Canada Day celebrations felt ever more poignant as Canadians have re-embraced what it means to be Canadian over the last couple months. As our national identity continues to evolve, Charlotte County did what it always does on July 1–get […]
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Every flight Ron Fournier takes for his new business, Flying 2C Helicopter Tours, begins with a safety demonstration – explaining the ins and outs of his Bell 206 LongRanger. “It’s one of the safest helicopters in the world,” he said in an interview with The Courier. “It has isometric mounts on the transmission so when […]
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Canada Day in Saint Andrews regularly draws crowds of 10,000 people, so how have the town and businesses prepared for this year’s celebrations? If someone didn’t know Canada Day was coming up Sean Melady’s nearly two story Canada flag would be a reminder. “I just got it up… it’s been a traffic jam out front,” […]
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NB Power said an outage planned for the Saint Andrews region has been postponed. “Following further discussions with stakeholders and in consideration of local concerns raised by local businesses around timing, we’ve rescheduled the work,” said NB Power spokesperson Elizabeth Fraser. IT said the work would be rescheduled but did not say when it would […]
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In the way that Claira Blanchard crafts her music, she also took that approach when writing her speech as valedictorian of the Sir James Dunn Academy graduating class of 2025. “My first attempt [at writing this speech] was overwhelming and stressful, and frankly, I had no idea what heartfelt and empathetic message I was trying […]
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Coun. Jamie Hirtle has resigned from the Town of Saint Andrews council. “Obviously, this was an extraordinarily difficult decision for me to make,” he said, speaking to the council via Zoom. “For those of you who know me, Saint Andrews is always going to be my home.” He said he felt it was an honour […]
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The board of the Passamaquoddy Lodge is asking the town to assist it in the development of affordable housing for staff at the nursing home. Caroline Davies presented on behalf of the board to ask the town to widen the lane leading to the property donated by locals Sue and Vern Lister, but also some […]
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