by Brad PerrySaint John is looking to potentially sell four pieces of city-owned land. Common Council voted last week to declare the properties as surplus. But several councillors expressed concern with one piece of land in particular. The property at 1671 Sandy Point Road is located near Harrigan Lake in...
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by Brad PerryNB Power is defending its request for a rate increase as many New Brunswickers continue to struggle with rising costs. The utility recently applied to the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board for a 9.8 per cent increase this April. But the hearing is not scheduled to take place until...
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by Brad PerryThe CEO of Vitalité Health says it could be two more years before they phase out the use of travel nurses entirely. Dr. France Desrosiers defended the costly and controversial use of travel nurses in a statement release last week. “Like many other health care organizations in Canada, Vitalité...
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by Brad PerryThe Horizon Health Network says it is working to reduce the number of alternate level of care (ALC) patients in its hospitals. Around 34 per cent of beds are currently occupied by ALC patients, including seniors waiting for long-term care. Greg Doiron, vice-president of clinical operations, said...
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by Randy ThomsHunting a moose without the proper license has cost an Atikokan man. Court was told Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers came across two hunters in the area of Ann Bay Road, north of Atikokan, in October 2022 with a cow moose in the back of a truck. The animal was tagged using a...
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There’s uncertainty for some served eviction notices at various tents sites in Halifax. Monday is the deadline the city has given those staying at sites such as Grand Parade and Victoria Park to move. Steve Wilsack is a volunteer and has been helping the homeless through the winter, and he’s...
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An investigation is underway into the second workplace death in a week in our province. The latest happened in Mulgrave when a crew member died after an incident on fishing boat owned by Clearwater Seafoods. The vessel Anne Risley was undergoing annual maintenance last Thursday when the death...
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by Brad PerrySix high school basketball teams are ending the weekend as provincial champions. For three of those teams, it is the first time they won their respective titles. The Final 12 took place at TD Station in Saint John on Friday night and Saturday. St. Malachy’s Memorial High of Saint John won its...
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by Randy ThomsThe Beaver Brae Broncos upset the defending champion Fort Frances Muskies 5-4 at the Ice for Kids Arena in Fort Frances to win the NorWOSSA boys hockey championship for the first time in eleven years. The win sends the Kenora high school to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations’...
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by Randy ThomsThe St. Thomas Aquinas Saints have won their first-ever NorWOSSA championship in girls hockey. A 4-0 win at the Ice for Kids Arena in Fort Frances on Saturday afternoon sends the Kenora team to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association’s AA girls hockey championship, beginning March...
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