by Evan TaylorAfter supporting the Brighter Days campaign and the South Shore Hospital redevelopment fund for the past three years, this year the 14th annual Gift From the Heart Radiothon will be supporting upgrades to South Shore Regional Hospital’s ICU. The Health Services Foundation is hoping the local...
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by Brad PerryFirefighters in one New Brunswick community are using more than lights and sirens to make their presence known. The Welsford Volunteer Fire Department has become one of the first departments in the province to use Safety Cloud. The system delivers real-time alerts to drivers when the fire...
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by Caitlin SnowFor people living in encampments, ‘every day is a matter of life and death’, according to Canada’s housing advocate; but they are also a place to meet basic needs and claim human rights. Marie-Josee Houle is calling for a national response to what she is calling a ‘human rights crisis’, for...
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by Tara ClowGreater Moncton is getting ten new 40-foot diesel Codiac Transpo buses. The 7.2 million dollar purchase was recently approved by Moncton City Council. Five Urban Transit Buses from NovaBus for Dieppe at a Total Purchase Price of $3,600,000.00, plus H.S.T. One Urban Transit Bus from NovaBus on...
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by CJ GoaterA Guelph resident is facing charges after fleeing from police. Early Sunday afternoon members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a suspicious person incident on McGogy Road in the Township of Wainwright. Officers located the individual and attempted to make...
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The federal fisheries minister met with her Atlantic counterparts. Tuesday morning, Diane Lebouthillier spoke with the ministers from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI and Newfoundland and Labrador. In a release from DFO, the ministers talked about climate change and effects on marine ecosystems....
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by Brad PerrySaint John police say a crackdown on false burglar alarms at commercial businesses is working. On Tuesday, police reported a roughly 11 per cent drop in false alarm calls since Nov. 22. That is when a new policy aimed at reducing the number of false alarms at businesses came into effect. “False...
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by Evan TaylorBridgewater Council voted unanimously to approve the development agreement for a 450-unit housing development at their meeting Monday night. Mayor David Mitchell says it’s an exciting step forward as the town of Bridgewater seeks to increase its housing stock amidst a shortage, “Virtually all...
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by Tara ClowRiverview Town Council has voted to move its April 8 meeting and public hearing to April 9, due to the solar eclipse. Motions to make the changes were introduced by Councillor at Large Heath Johnson and were unanimously approved on Monday night. “April 8th is going to be a very special and very...
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The Department of Public Works is ready for more snow. Another 25 centimetres could fall in some areas beginning Tuesday afternoon, and a winter storm warning is in effect from Environment Canada. Executive director of maintenance and operations Guy Deveau says they’ve been working hard to...
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