Warning: This story contains a discussion about suicide Four miles (6.4 kilometers), every four hours, for 48 hours. That is the challenge Kurt Gumushel and Victoria McGuire set for themselves as part of an effort to raise money for suicide prevention and the Town of Saint Andrews’ Wellness Committee. It is known as the Goggins […]
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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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A structural engineering assessment of Market Wharf and Market Square has revealed that two sections of the wharf must be repaired urgently. Fundy Engineering was contracted by the town to undertake the work following the rejection of an overpriced tender, which would have seen structural improvements to the inner approach and an expansion of Market […]
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Saint Andrews council has partially responded to a public hearing of objections held on the town’s draft municipal plan— with some councillors calling for civility, but others a more rigorous review of the plan. The municipal plan is a 10-year overarching document on land use planning and development, most often accompanied by a more specific […]
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Inside the Heather Curling Club (HCC) in Saint Andrews, the signs of an approaching championship are everywhere. Chairs are lined up with care. The dining room is set to play host. The ice has that unmistakable look—tuned, tested, ready. Moving through it all is Roger McNabb, president of the Heather Curling Club, taking a final […]
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On one of his final nights at the Kennedy House, Maurice “Moe” Basque approaches a familiar table carrying two coffee pots. The group has kept the same reservation, on the same night of the week, for years. Moe pours as if following a choreography only he knows—regular, then decaf—switching without looking, skipping the cups that […]
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A public hearing of objections on Saint Andrews municipal plan saw residents ask the town not to move forward with its implementation. A municipal plan is a 10-year guiding document that guides a local government on the future of land use and development and is often complemented by a more specific zoning bylaw. MP-25 has […]
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The council for the Town of Saint Andrews is considering how to move forward with a commitment to the Passamaquoddy Lodge on land off Bar Road slated for development of a new facility. At a recent council meeting, councillors discussed renewing a commitment to the foundation to sell the serviced land for $1, with the […]
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Three everyday practices that have taught humanity how to live together — long before we argued about how to do it. SERIES OVERVIEW Civility is usually discussed as a set of rules, manners, or expectations imposed on behavior. But historically, civility emerged much earlier and much more naturally — through shared cultural practices that required […]
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The Town of Saint Andrews is asking the Department of Environment and Local Government to create a formal policy outlining how code of conduct and conflict-of-interest meetings should be handled, following an advisory from the Local Governance Commission (LGC). The town was advised, alongside 76 other municipalities and the regional service commission, that it could […]
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