Local government byelections in New Brunswick concluded Tuesday, with an average voter turnout of about 19 per cent. Kim Poffenroth, New Brunswick’s chief electoral officer, said voter turnout was “typical” for the small byelections. “It’s a very, in some cases, a very concentrated, localized election,” she said. “And that, I think, makes it difficult for thereContinue reading “‘Typical’ voter turnout and a few narrow wins in municipal byelections”
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More than axes and cross-saws: N.B. Woodmen’s Museum showcases history of logging
Lumber camps were once a way of life for many New Brunswickers during the long winter months. They would crowd into small shacks, sleep side-by-side and eat meals on long wooden benches before beginning the day’s logging. The lumbermen would work other jobs as well, such as farming and acting as fishing guides on the Miramichi River. OriginalContinue reading “More than axes and cross-saws: N.B. Woodmen’s Museum showcases history of logging”
Affordable housing units in Miramichi nearly ready for tenants
Tenants will be able to start moving into a new building in Miramichi in about a week. The $2-million development has 20 units in total, with more than half of those designated for rent supplements, said Blair Martin, a managing partner with Belleterre Community Partners in Toronto, the company behind the Water Street development. The supplemented units will beContinue reading “Affordable housing units in Miramichi nearly ready for tenants”
New community centre brings people together on tiny White Head Island
On White Head Island, off the east coast of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy, fishermen used to meet and talk each morning behind the lone community store on what was known as the “liars bench.” But when the store closed in 2017, the storage-bin “bench” went with it. And the community meeting spot, once used by many, wasContinue reading “New community centre brings people together on tiny White Head Island”
The cat came back, but not the very next day. It took him 5 years
t what point does someone give up hope after losing a pet? For Morgan Daye, the answer is never. She was always keeping an eye out for her cat Peter, even after eventually moving from Saint John to Quispamsis. “Without any closure, it’s hard to ever really give up hope,” she said. And just lastContinue reading “The cat came back, but not the very next day. It took him 5 years”
Go-karts go! Student engineers show off their skills at UNB’s coaster derby
It’s not every day you see a group of people in gravity-powered go-karts racing down a hill. But once a year in Fredericton, that’s exactly what happens. Emma Snow was one of those whizzing down MacKay Drive on Sunday in Fredericton. She is also the president of the organization behind the annual race, the StudentContinue reading “Go-karts go! Student engineers show off their skills at UNB’s coaster derby”
Saint John gardener worries about winter after AIM fallout leads to caution from province
Kim Fulton, a gardener in east Saint John, was wary after the fire at American Iron and Metal on the waterfront sent toxic clouds of smoke over the city. Fulton said she has kidney disease and consuming any heavy metals or toxins could be deadly. “When you’re talking heavy metals and benzenes and things like that,Continue reading “Saint John gardener worries about winter after AIM fallout leads to caution from province”
A Mount Allison grad’s eye-opening pandemic experience inspires a children’s book
During the pandemic, Barine Ngbor started to see the world from a different point of view. “I started noticing things that probably were there, but I never took it into consideration or thought too much about it,” the 22-year-old Mount Allison University graduate said. “I would see the microaggressions and racism people of colour faceContinue reading “A Mount Allison grad’s eye-opening pandemic experience inspires a children’s book”
The wheels on the bus go round and round and round: Long rural bus route worries parents
In the countryside served by the Anglophone West School District, long bus rides for students are “the norm,” the district says. Sarah Kennedy says this norm has her daughter, who is in Grade 1, coming home from school not wanting to talk to or look at anyone and going straight to bed. This girl spends 2½ hoursContinue reading “The wheels on the bus go round and round and round: Long rural bus route worries parents”
Saint John inside workers’ strike ends, all parties ratify working agreement
The City of Saint John, the Saint John Board of Police Commissioners and CUPE Local 486, the union representing the city’s inside workers, have all ratified a working agreement, immediately ending the strike, which has been ongoing since Sept. 12. A tentative agreement was reached on Friday between negotiators. The union local ratified the agreement Monday, while common councilContinue reading “Saint John inside workers’ strike ends, all parties ratify working agreement”
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