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Funding to boost ‘Electric City’ centre in Weymouth
Posted 17 December 2025

Funding to boost ‘Electric City’ centre in Weymouth

Funding to recognize an important piece of Weymouth’s history. A new visitor information centre is planned for The Electric City/La Nouvelle France Society. Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d’Entremont announced over $180,000 toward the design plan. It will highlight the Electric City’s historical...

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PWHL comes to Halifax for first time
Posted 17 December 2025

PWHL comes to Halifax for first time

The PWHL is in Halifax. For the first time, a league game will be played in Nova Scotia, and it’s a homecoming for some players and coaches. The Toronto Sceptres face the Montreal Victoire in Wednesday night’s contest at Scotiabank Centre. The Sceptres feature captain Blayre Turnbull from...

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Volunteers needed to deliver Christmas food boxes
Posted 17 December 2025

Volunteers needed to deliver Christmas food boxes

Today is food box delivery day. Hundreds of volunteers have spent the past couple of days packing two boxes filled with food that will be distributed to homes in need. “Everything you need for a nutritious holiday turkey dinner, as well as additional food items to support the family during the...

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Parks Canada announces plans to reduce fossil fuel reliance on Sable Island
Posted 17 December 2025

Parks Canada announces plans to reduce fossil fuel reliance on Sable Island

Sable Island is going green, with the federal government spending $5.1 million to significantly reduce the use of fossil fuels at Sable Island National Park Reserve. The funding will support energy-efficiency upgrades in key buildings and the modernization of the island’s power...

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Changes to payment services for downtown parking lots
Posted 17 December 2025

Changes to payment services for downtown parking lots

A new hotspot parking service will be installed at two city lots on Wednesday, December 17. Parking gates are being removed from the lots behind Moncton City Hall on Main Street and the Alma Street parking garage. Anyone parking there will now scan the QR code on the sign or use their Hot Spot...

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N.B. crime‑reduction unit wins national RCMP award
Posted 17 December 2025

N.B. crime‑reduction unit wins national RCMP award

A New Brunswick policing team is getting national attention for its crime‑reduction work. The New Brunswick RCMP said the province’s Integrated Enforcement Unit has been chosen for the 2024 Innovation in Crime Reduction Award. The award was created under its Vision 150 initiative to highlight...

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Barrington Passage fire crews save deer from ice
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Posted 16 December 2025

Barrington Passage fire crews save deer from ice

A deer was heroically saved from falling through the ice in Barrington Passage, Tuesday. In a post on social media, Island and Barrington Passage Fire Department says when they got the call, the deer was struggling to survive. DC Devon Waybret and Captain Ghislain Leblanc put on survival suits...

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Province and feds funding wildfire resiliency efforts
Posted 16 December 2025

Province and feds funding wildfire resiliency efforts

Following a challenging wildfire season, the provincial government is investing in prevention and response. Natural Resources Minister John Herron announced $2.6 million in funding for 50 communities across the province. The funds are part of a $14.5-million federal-provincial investment under...

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RCMP to introduce new navy shirts for N.B. officers
Posted 16 December 2025

RCMP to introduce new navy shirts for N.B. officers

Uniform change is on the way for frontline officers in New Brunswick, and the public will start seeing it early in 2026. The RCMP said officers in the province will begin wearing new navy‑blue uniform shirts as part of a national effort to modernize the police service’s appearance. The rollout...

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Feds, N.B. will co-operate more on environmental impact assessments
Posted 16 December 2025

Feds, N.B. will co-operate more on environmental impact assessments

New Brunswick and Ottawa have signed an agreement that will see a co-ordinated approach to environmental impact assessments for major projects. “We’re committed to working closely with our federal partners and our local partners to meet both regulators’ requirements and to deliver on the goal of...

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