by Brad PerryNew Brunswick’s largest union has elected a new president. Iris Lloyd will lead the Canadian Union of Public Employees in New Brunswick. Lloys had served as president of CUPE Local 1253 for the past six years. The union represents members in school districts, from bus drivers, tradespeople,...
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Help is needed to clean up a long stretch of highway. Richmond County RCMP are planning a roadside litter pickup of Highway 104 and 4 from Port Hawkesbury to Irish Vale. The clean up of the 160 kilometre stretch is happening this Saturday. The St. Peter’s and Red Islands fire departments are...
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by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay Public Library is combinging its digital collection into one service in one location. Over the past month, the Library has been transitioning its digital collections, including ebooks, audiobooks, enews, emagazines and ecomics, as well as streaming video and music from the...
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More funding for the Nova Scotia Stampede. The province is kicking in $700,000 for the 2025 edition this September in Truro. That includes $550,000 for portable bleachers at the exhibition grounds in Bible Hill. Last year’s first-ever stampede generated $2.2 million in economic activity for the...
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by Brad PerryAn early morning fire has caused significant damage to a cannabis store in Riverview. Firefighters were called to The L’Nuk Lounge on Coverdale Road shortly after 5 a.m. Monday. Deputy Chief Geoff Fisher said crews found flames coming from the front of a two-storey structure. “Fire crews made a...
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The ‘Big Ex’ has its main stage headliner. Canadian country star Tyler Joe Miller will hit the South Shore Exhibition on Saturday, July 26. The Surrey, B.C. native is a JUNO and CCMA nominated country singer, with hit singles like ‘Pillow Talkin,’ ‘I Would Be Over Me Too’ and ‘Spillin’ My...
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by Tara ClowTuition fees at the Université de Moncton are going up. The board of governors adopted its operating budget for 2025-26. It includes a 3 per cent increase in tuition fees. The budget forecasts an overall surplus of $141,000 allocated as follows: Moncton campus: $179,000 Edmundston campus:...
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by NewsThe homicide of a 23-year-old man from Truro is now part of the province’s major unsolved crimes program, which offers a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to an arrest or conviction. Zachery Vaughan Kellock was reported missing January 16, 2024, at an address on Millbrook First...
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by Brad PerryYou have a chance to hear from federal election candidates in Saint John and Charlotte County. The Human Development Council in Saint John is hosting a pair of candidate forums this week. “The forums will focus on pressing social issues affecting our communities,” the council said in a news...
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by Tara ClowAfter more than 35 years, McBuns is on the move from its current Shediac Road location. “It has been around for about 40 years, and around 35 at its current location,” Blair Hyslop, Co-CEO and Co-owner of Mrs. Dunster’s says. The business is moving about six kilometres, to 1615 Shediac Road,...
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