As part of The Courier’s series on Charlotte County athletes competing at the Canada Games in St. John’s, N.L., we’re proud to feature Tyson Washington, a 15-year-old basketball player from Saint Andrews whose rise began in a front yard and has quickly moved to the national stage. Washington will suit up in men’s U-17 basketball, […]
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There are several spaces throughout Charlotte County that are available to public amid extreme temperatures. St. Stephen Garcelon Civic Centre 22 Budd Ave, St Stephen 506-466-7700 Hours: Wednesday 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Thursday 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Tuesday 8 a.m.–10 p.m. St. Croix Public Library 11 King St, St Stephen 506-466-7529 Hours: Wednesday 10 a.m.–12 p.m., 1–5 p.m. […]
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For Saint Andrews Fire Chief Kevin Theriault wildfire seasons in New Brunswick have always ebbed and flowed. He has been wearing the fire chief’s white helmet for 14 years now. In May 2023, Theriault battled, alongside many other firefighters, a more than 500-hectare fire in Bocabec, known to locals as the Stein Lake fire. It […]
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The courthouse in Saint Andrews could soon be in the hands of the Saint Andrews Civic Trust. Built in 1840, the courthouse has sat vacant since 2016, when the province shut the building down. It was, according to the town, the oldest serving courthouse in Canada. It was designated a national historic site in 1983. […]
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RAILFest is back on Ministers Island for its second year of train-centric Lego building. The festival has a working model train that people can interact with, including sending it around the tracks with the push of a button. Patrick Bourgoin, the president of The Maritime Lego Users Group (MariLUG), said that his favourite part of […]
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Inside a packed chamber, members of the Saint Andrews council voted six to one in favour of sending the design for market square and wharf to tender. A number of residents were not allowed inside the chamber due to capacity issues, with some watching on a laptop in the parking lot. The market wharf and […]
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The Saint Andrews Business Improvement Area (BIA) is hoping to make downtown festivals and events a little bit safer. It applied for a grant to buy 52 water-filled barricades to block Water Street and the associated streets that lead onto it. “More and more, over the past few years [globally], we’ve seen vehicles used to […]
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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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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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