by CJ GoaterThe Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario is supplying a total of $4,571,673 to 22 tourism projects, businesses, and organizations throughout northern Ontario. This includes seven projects in northwestern Ontario. “Well, I think we’re poised in northern Ontario to actually...
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by Brad PerryA planned power outage will impact homes and businesses in the Saint Andrews area next week. NB Power said the outage is scheduled to last from 11 a.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday. It is a “Priority 1” issue that needs to be addressed, according to a social media post from the town. Crews...
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Inverness has eliminated a curfew by-law. The municipality says they’ve repealed a law where children under 16 weren’t allowed in public spaces between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. They say it was outdated as they continue to modernize their laws. A mischief by-law was also removed because it was...
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by Tara ClowA New Brunswick woman is encouraging everyone to take steps to protect themselves from ticks. During the first day of vacation, Christina Kitchen started to feel really sick. “I came down with a fever, a really bad headache, chills, pains everywhere, mostly in my knees. So I just thought, I’ve...
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Maritimers are sweating it out with record highs and more hot, humid weather. In Nova Scotia, 32.1 Celsius was recorded at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Wednesday, up a degree from 1998 on the same date. Port Hawkesbury maxed out at 31.8, beating 2016’s high of 29.5. The Truro area...
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by Tara ClowA busy few days for officers conducting a traffic enforcement blitz in Greater Moncton. There were 304 tickets handed out, and 40 vehicles were towed during the operation held from July 11 to 13. It focused on unsafe vehicles, speeding and proper use of seatbelts. During the operation, 82...
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Growing calls for changes to an intersection after the death of a Yarmouth teen. Seventeen-year-old Brandon Muise died in hospital Saturday after he was involved in a collision on his motorcycle at the Greenville/Hardscratch Road spot. It’s the second fatal accident in eight months at the...
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by Brad PerryThe Canada Strong Pass program is expanding to include provincial and territorial museums and galleries. Nearly 90 institutions across the country will offer free or discounted admission from now until Sept. 2. Children aged 17 and under will be able to get in for free, while youth aged 18 to 24...
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by Tara ClowAn arrest in Moncton after a theft was reported to police online. On June 21, a man used the New Brunswick RCMP’s Online Crime Reporting platform to report that items were stolen from his vehicle. On July 5, RCMP were contacted by the same man, who had found a listing on Marketplace for his...
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Nova Scotia wants to use their own wood for heating and construction. All departments have been directed to look for mass timber, wood pellets and more that’s leftover from local sawmills. Public works minister Fred Tilley says the government is leading by example by using more wood products in...
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