Author Archives: Hannah Rudderham

Electronic vehicle insurance cards can now be used as proof of insurance in New Brunswick, but the announcement sparked debate on social media about the pros and cons of the new option. According to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, New Brunswick insurers can now issue insurance cards for use on a mobile device, with theContinue reading “From ‘pink card’ to screen: Experts weigh in on new digital insurance option in N.B.”

Allison Edmunds is stressed after four days without water in her home at the Tamarack Estates mobile-home park in Lincoln, N.B. Edmunds, who is pregnant, can’t shower or cook in her own home — and when morning sickness strikes, she has to go outside in the cold, because she can’t use her toilet. “We can’t doContinue reading “Mobile-home park faces multi-day water outage, persistent dirty water problems”

While many New Brunswickers hunker down at home to wait out the extreme cold blowing through the province, feral cats may not have a place to go. Jo-Ann Cook, founder of Gracie’s Feral Cat Rescue in Miramichi, said she’s worried about the area’s large feral cat population during the cold weather. Based on figures provided by theContinue reading “Miramichi organization worries for feral cats as cold snap hits N.B.”

With extreme cold temperatures expected to roll through New Brunswick and the Maritimes Friday night and Saturday, cities across the province are preparing for the cold. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for all of New Brunswick, with wind chill values expected to hit between -40 and -47 Friday night and into Saturday morning.Continue reading “Deep freeze: N.B. cities prepare for weekend’s extreme cold”

The province’s plan for what it calls a 50-50 model to replace French immersion came as a shock to Belledune-raised Amy McCarthy, because she attended something very similar in the 1980s.  McCarthy said from Grade 1-9, half of her day was taught in English in core classes such as math, English and health, and the other half of theContinue reading “Former student of 50-50 ‘Bathurst model’ weighs in on proposed French immersion changes”