by Adam RileyThunder Bay has it’s first baby of 2024. Parents Richard Dennis and Chantell Rauschning are pleased to welcome Paisley Autumn Dennis to the world. She arrived at 9:12 a.m. on January 1st, weighing in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. It’s the 3rd child...
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by Tara ClowA record number of participants took the plunge this year in Dorchester to help ring in the New Year. Fifty-eight jumped into the cold waters for the 31st annual Palmers Pond Polar Dip. This year’s dip was done in a separate pool, due to the ice not being thick enough. Almost $1300 was raised...
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The favourite baby name of 2023 in Nova Scotia was Henry. According to the Registry of Vital Statistics, last year’s top 10 names were Henry, Theodore, Oliver, Jack, Noah, William, Owen, Liam, Jackson and Olivia. There were 5,922 registered births in 2023 in the province as of December 28th....
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by Randy ThomsThe Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River is hosting a number of events in the Fort Frances area this month. Every January is designated Alzheimer’s Awareness Month to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Client Services Coordinator Mary O’Connor says there will be a free...
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by Brad PerrySaint John Transit users are starting the new year with higher prices. A single-ride cash fare is now $3, an increase of 25 cents for adults and 50 cents for seniors and students. This marks the first cash fare increase for Saint John Transit in 11 years. Other fare categories have also...
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Liam and Olivia have tied for New Brunswick’s most popular baby names in 2023, according to the Vital Statistics Office at Service New Brunswick. Preliminary results from the office show there were 4,642 births registered in the province between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15. Other popular baby names last...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswick’s three highest-paid doctors each received nearly $2 million during the last fiscal year. The province has released its unaudited list of payments made to medical practitioners in 2022.23 Miramichi diagnostic radiologist Dr. Stewart MacMillan topped the list again. He was paid...
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by Brad PerryHomelessness in New Brunswick has become a more visible social issue in 2023, according to one organization in the province. Hundreds of people are experiencing homelessness in the province’s three largest cities, and the problem is also growing in smaller communities. The Human Development...
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The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) says local businesses have still been climbing an uphill battle. Atlantic vice-president Louis-Philippe Gauthier believes the ongoing issues from COVID and inflation have been the key factors seeing establishments go under. “We still have...
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by Randy ThomsA person has died in a motor vehicle collision on Highway 527. OPP say two vehicles were involved in an incident that occurred just before 11 a.m. on Sunday. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. No name has been released. The collision forced the closure of the highway for several hours....
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