by Tim DavidsonThere are some transit changes and maybe even delays because of work on 9th Street North. The City says bus stops at Houghton Road, Mellick and Mikado Avenues won’t be operating today and tomorrow. The closest stop is at 11th Avenue North. Titan Contracting has closed the street at Houghton Road...
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by Randy ThomsOntario is looking to train more dairy farmers. It is funding an apprenticeship program through the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus. Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton says it offers a distant education component. “This new program will offer a distance...
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by Tara ClowAlmost $350,000 in federal and provincial funding has been provided to Curl Moncton for renovations. “We used it for repairing the roof. We did a brand new roof on what we call the head house, above our rental Hall and our bar area and where curlers come off. We had planned on doing the flooring...
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by Tim DavidsonThe City of Dryden will once again try to close a section of St. Charles Street. The road was supposed to be closed for one day last week from Elvis Avenue to Taylor Street, but was postponed. St. Charles will now be closed until 7 am until 6 pm tomorrow. The road closure is needed to complete...
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by Brad PerrySaint John police say one person has been arrested in connection with a firearm investigation uptown. Police said they received a report of someone with a rifle in the 50-block of Waterloo Street over the noon hour on Monday. “On arrival, officers located the 45-year-old suspect matching the...
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Uncertainty for some lobster fishers after the Shelburne County wildfire. 17 who lost nearly a million dollars worth of gear combined are disappointed. After meeting with the province and then several weeks of waiting, the fishers were granted $2,500 each. Kevin Doane fishes out of Ingomar and...
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The Shelburne County Exhibition is underway. It’s a return to normalcy after the exhibition grounds took in people and livestock during the wildfires. President James Matthews says they opened to those that needed it for most of June. “I think at one point we had 12 campers of families as well,...
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by Joe ThomsonA celebration of life for the 14-year-old girl who passed away tragically during last month’s floods will e held this weekend. In her obituary, Terri-Lynn Keddy’s family describe her as someone who saw the good in everything and always had a smile on her face. They say she loved music, rainbows,...
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A boil water advisory has been issued in Queens due to water quality problems and the possibility of unsafe water. The municipality is asking residents to boil water for at least a minute before drinking, cooking, brushing teeth and any other activity which involves human consumption. The boil...
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by Tara ClowRCMP is still trying to locate a missing teen from Hardwicke who was last seen in Moncton. Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Beatty-Gratto was reported missing on July 30th. He was last spotted near Franklyn Avenue and Jones Street in Moncton. Beatty-Gratto is described as around 5’7 and weighs...
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