by Brad PerryResidents and businesses in St. George and Blacks Harbour are being told to limit water usage. Eastern Charlotte issued a water conservation notice for municipal users as of Monday evening. “The water conservation is due to the current dry weather we are experiencing and to help maintain the...
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by Tara ClowTwo fires continue to burn out of control in the province of New Brunswick. The one near Miramichi continues to grow. As of Tuesday morning, it now sits at over 1100 hectares. It was first detected on August 6. A second out-of-control fire in Irishtown near Moncton has been remapped at 45...
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by Evan TaylorThe Cape Breton Regional Municipality is asking residents to voluntarily conserve water as ongoing dry conditions and lower-than-normal rainfall put pressure on supplies. Officials say limited precipitation in recent weeks has slowed the natural replenishment of both surface and groundwater,...
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by Tara ClowNo relief from the hot temperatures or the dry conditions. Heat alerts remain in effect on Tuesday for the majority of the province, with the cooler areas to the south, along the Bay of Fundy coast. Saint John is still excluded from those alerts. For those areas affected, we’re once again...
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by Brad PerryYou can have your say on planned improvements to King’s Square in Saint John. A public information session is taking place this week at Imperial Theatre. Proposed improvements to the uptown space include upgraded pathways, lighting, furniture and landscaping. Officials say the goal is to...
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by Randy ThomsAn agency that tracks tornado activity is confirming one having touched down near Mine Centre, east of Fort Frances. The Northern Tornadoes Project says it struck in a remote area to the northeast of the community on July 27th. A storm that passed over the district the same day caused damage...
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by Jacob MooreNova Scotia needs to stop relying on just one fire school, according to Joe Triff, president of the Atlantic Provinces Professional Fire Fighters Association. The province recently cut ties with the current fire fighter school in Waverley over safety concerns following an audit of the facility....
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by Tim DavidsonThe Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association is supportive of Ontario’s plans to build pipelines in the province. One of the pipelines would run through northwestern Ontario up to James Bay. NOMA calls it a bold, nation-building vision to develop an East-West Canadian Energy Corridor. NOMA...
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by Tim DavidsonWilson’s Business Solutions is planning to build a new distribution warehouse in Dryden. The company says that because their site on Princess Street has been outgrown. The new warehouse will be located on Scott Street and will be twice the size of the space they currently lease on Heather Drive....
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by Randy ThomsThe Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association is calling a U.S decision to increase tariffs on softwood lumber as unfair and unjustified. The export fee charged against Canadian companies increases to over 35 percent. President of NOMA Rick Dumas says the increase will drive up construction...
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