by Tara ClowA longtime Memramcook Village Councillor has stepped down. Brian Cormier’s resignation was accepted at a special meeting held on September 29. The council says he played a key role in developing many important initiatives that contributed to the community. “Councillor Cormier provided strong...
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The ‘CAT’ ferry season is over. The Bay Ferries vessel making its final crossings of the season between Yarmouth and Maine on Wednesday. Passenger numbers have been down this year, as fewer Canadians are travelling to the U.S. Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association executive director...
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by Tara ClowA first in New Brunswick for patients with liver cancer. A cutting edge procedure called TheraSphere, also known as transarterial radioembolization, has been performed at the Moncton Hospital. The outpatient procedure helps to block the blood supply to a liver tumour in certain types of the...
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by NewsA man in Yarmouth is facing 18 charges. It comes after two people were assaulted inside a home in Little River Harbour last Friday night. Rural RCMP say the man had a replica firearm, and left in a stolen vehicle. Later he returned and tried to set the house on fire, it was quickly extinguished...
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by Bryan TaitOne of two men exonerated of murder charges last year has died. Robert Mailman was 77 when he died on Oct. 9. Mailman, along with Walter Gillespie, were convicted in the 1983 murder of Saint John man George Leeman. Mailman served 18 years of a life sentence before being granted parole. He and...
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by Jacob MooreWorkers have started work on a new school for Clayton Park-Fairview According to a news release from the Progressive Conservative caucus, crews have put up a fence and started clearing the site. The sports filed stay open throughout the building process. When it opens, the new school will...
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by Tara ClowA fatal crash on Saunders Street in McAdam. RCMP say a motorcycle and a side-by-side collided at around 12:30 pm on Tuesday. A 45-year-old man from McAdam died at the scene. The driver of the side-by-side was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. RCMP, the McAdam Fire...
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by NewsA woman is dead after she was shot by an RCMP officer on Cedar Lane in Eastern Passage. In a news release, Wednesday, the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) says according to the investigation so far, RCMP were called to a home due to a physical assault, Tuesday afternoon. They found a woman...
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Dry conditions have been a challenge in Barrington. The municipality says water is in short supply in many areas. They’re offering showers at the arena on Sherose Island, there’s also a water supply lending program. Warden Shaun Hatfield says the community is also helping one another. “Water is...
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The RCMP has laid charges related to the illegal sale of drugs at an encampment in the Halifax Regional Municipality. On October 9th, the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Community Action Response executed a search warrant as part of an investigation into drug trafficking to people who are...
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