By Marcie Martin, Community Contribution And here we are, though not just anywhere. We’re standing in a season stitched with old hauntings and weathered folklore. According to Celtic lore, this is when the veil between the living and the dead grows thin. All Hallow’s Eve for some, Samhain for the ones who tread the old […]
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The Town of Saint Andrews has voted to cancel the tender for Market Wharf and Market Square based on all the bids coming in over tender. The project is a hybrid steel pile and infill that would help refurbish the first third of the wharf, but also extensively expand the footprint of Market Square by […]
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Dear Editor, My family has been part of Saint Andrews for generations — my grandchildren are the seventh generation to spend summers here. Like so many residents and seasonal homeowners, we are committed to the town’s heritage, natural beauty, and economic future. That is why the proposed Market Wharf infill is so troubling. This is not a […]
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About 50 people attended public consultations for the draft municipal plan in Saint Andrews providing feedback for the council to consider before moving ahead. It was an hour presentation by Alex Henderson. He is the planning director for the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC). The province required municipalities to redo the plans because of […]
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The federal and provincial governments have contradicted a deadline publicly shared by staff from the Town of Saint Andrews on the rehabilitation of Market Wharf and the expansion of Market Square. In June, council was told by town staff the money needed to be spent and the project underway by March 2026, which was one […]
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A new municipal plan is on the horizon for Saint Andrews. Alexander Gopen, the senior planner for the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission (SNBSC), presented to the council on the document that has been two years in the making. Municipal plans are required by the province and are expected to be updated every 10 years. […]
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By The Courier’s Editorial Board There are few landmarks more synonymous with Saint Andrews than the Market Wharf. That’s why the recent project aimed at safeguarding the wharf from future damage and expanding Market Square has struck such a deep chord—and, in many ways, divided the community. Neighbours, friends, and longtime residents have found themselves […]
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As a frequent visitor of the Saint Andrews Market Wharf and patron of Market Square, I find myself drawn into the highly contested debate of the Market Wharf project. It’s hard to believe a mayor dependent on a tourist driven economy, vocalizing in a town meeting those that don’t live in Saint Andrews aren’t financially […]
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As The Dragonfly Centre for Autism wraps up its camp season, councillors and campers look back on the summer fondly, and look forward to the next. “I felt this year we were really a community,” said Alexis Russell, a camp councillor. Russell is a returning summer student and said she really enjoys seeing the campers […]
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