Top five stories in Charlotte County for 2025

Top five stories in Charlotte County for 2025

It’s been a news-worthy year in Charlotte County. From wharf deadlines, Ministers Island uncertain future, Blacks Harbour water supply woes, a heavy tourism season, a trade war with the U.S., and turmoil over a local homeless shelter – there was no shortage of stories to choose from for our top five. 

  • Feds, province contradict deadline for wharf project 

In September, 2025, The Courier uncovered a deadline previously stated by staff from the Town of Saint Andrews to be March 2026 was contradicted by the other two levels of government who helped provide the majority of the funding through the Integrated Bilateral Agreement. 

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  • St. Stephen shelter sparks conversation about wider impact

A group of concerned residents living and working around the Lighthouse Lodge spoke to The Courier and CHCO-TV about what they have been experiencing since 9 Main Street was established. They described incredible moments of violence as well as what they believed to be drugs being used and sold. 

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  • Blacks Harbour residents decry ongoing water quality issues

Residents in Blacks Harbour have been challenged by poor drinking water quality for more than two decades. In recent years, the problem has only worsened. The water supply is owned privately and the municipality has struggled to find a way to either take over the water supply or find a new one. 

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  • Charlotte County meets Formula 1: one engineer’s journey to the pinnacle of motorsport

Grace Lloyd is from St. Stephen, but is now living in the UK – working in the pinnacle of motorsport. Lloyd works at Mercedes Petronas AMG Formula 1 team. Her profile explains what it is like to work on one of the world’s biggest stages in sport.  

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  • Campobello’s Friendship Trail offers lesson in unity 

In a time when headlines are dominated by division, a quiet corner of the world is offering a powerful message of hope, friendship, and unity. Campobello Island – the only place where Canada and the United States jointly manage an international park – has officially opened its most ambitious project to date: a new trail built not just for walking, but for connecting.

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Author

  • Nathalie Sturgeon, Local Journalism Initiative, The Courier.

    The Local Journalism Initiative, funded by the Government of Canada, aims to provide journalism to underserved communities. She joined the team in August 2024 and was formerly a digital broadcast journalist with Global News in New Brunswick. She has past experience as the editor of the Kings County Record in Sussex, N.B.

    She is from White Rapids, New Brunswick, just outside of Miramichi. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in journalism from St. Thomas University in Fredericton.

    Nathalie is a strong supporter of local and community news -- and hopes to tell the most important stories for the people of Charlotte County and beyond.

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