by Brad PerryNew Brunswick’s real estate market continues to lean in favour of sellers, according to the province’s real estate board. Home sales remained stable in June with 1,000 homes switching hands, an increase of just six units from one year earlier. Activity was up in most areas of the province, with...
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by Brad PerryThe animal control bylaw in St. Stephen will undergo a comprehensive review. It is one of two municipal bylaws that council’s committee of the whole has directed town staff to take a look at. A full review of the current bylaw has not been done in several years, CAO Jeff Renaud said in a report...
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by Brad PerryWork is continuing on a new policy aimed at improving access to recreation facilities in the town of Quispamsis. The recreational facility allocation policy will guide how community spaces are booked, shared and used. Forward Creative, a Nova Scotia-based creative agency, was hired by the town...
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by Alex AllanResidents in New Brunswick now have an additional option for accessing quick health care at their local pharmacy. Pharmacists across the province are newly authorized to assess and prescribe for three more conditions: Seasonal allergies Oral thrush Common fungal skin infections (athlete’s foot,...
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by Caitlin SnowA house and a car from a property in Glendale were destroyed by fire over the weekend. In a social media post, The West Bay Road and District Volunteer Fire Department say they had two separate calls for the fire on the same property, with the first that came in Saturday afternoon. Due to a dry...
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by Jacob MooreAldine Koster rushed home from her camper in Digby after she got a call that a vehicle had crashed into the side of her Arby’s restaurant in Bridgewater. She says it happened around 3 a.m., and she got to the building at about 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Based on the damage, it wasn’t like the driver...
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by Jacob MooreA 40-year-old male man is dead after a crash in New Waterford. Cape Breton police say it happened early Saturday morning on the New Waterford Highway. Officers are investigating, and in a news release, police say they cannot share any more information yet.
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by Jacob MooreCrews were back on scene Sunday morning for a wildfire near Kytes Hill and Grand Lake, north east of Sydney. The Department of Natural Resources says it did not grow overnight, and it is still sitting at 2 hectares. No one is being evacuated at this time. The fire popped up on Saturday. DNR says...
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by Brad PerryA couple of traffic notes to be aware of in Greater Moncton due to construction. Delays are expected on Harrisville Boulevard between the Trans-Canada off-ramp and Frenette Avenue. City officials said traffic will be reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday to install traffic...
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by Jacob MooreA young boy was found dead on a beach in New Waterford, N.S., on Saturday. Deputy Fire Chief Gerald Coady and firefighters from the New Waterford Fire Department were called to the scene at 2:30 this afternoon, when they got a report that a child had fallen over the bank, according to the CBC....
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