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The Office of New Brunswick’s Child, Youth and Seniors Advocate serves another population that isn’t in its title — vulnerable adults. Vulnerable adults are neither children nor seniors but are in particularly difficult situations, said advocate Kelly Lamrock, who appeared Thursday before a legislature committee to answer questions about his office’s annual report. These adults couldContinue reading “Child and youth advocate says more resources needed to help ‘vulnerable adults’”

More than a year after Saint John police cracked down on false alarms at businesses, the force has implemented a more stringent condition to further tackle the problem. Staff Sgt. Sean Rocca said that after the policy was adopted in November 2022, there was an 11 per cent reduction in commercial false alarm calls —Continue reading “Saint John police make further attempt at curbing false alarm calls”

After 14 years of working to restore the Atlantic salmon population in the Petitcodiac River and its tributaries, things are looking up for the species. Edmund Redfield, a fisheries biologist with the Fort Folly Habitat Recovery program, said the tide coming in under the Honourable Brenda Robertson Bridge, between Moncton and Riverview, is larger than ever before.  “TheContinue reading “Good news for salmon recovery in Petitcodiac River”

Traditionally, the town of Quispamsis has been a community of single-family dwellings with very few apartments or townhouses. But that’s starting to change, says Mayor Libby O’Hara. “We are an aging demographic and as a result of that, many people want to downsize and they want to remain in this beautiful community of Quispamsis,” she said.Continue reading “Changing demographics transform housing needs in the growing town of Quispamsis”

A provincial court judge reserved decision Wednesday in the sentencing of the Horizon Health Network on two charges related to possible asbestos exposure of some Fredericton hospital employees over about five years. The defence and prosecution both recommended an $80,000 penalty, which would be paid to the New Brunswick Construction Safety Association to purchase aContinue reading “Proposed $80K fine against Horizon in asbestos case would go to effort to control toxic dust”

A new committee has a big challenge ahead of them. It has 100 days to come up with ideas to deal with the labour shortage in New Brunswick’s construction sector. The Labour Force Adjustment Committee, led by the Construction Association of New Brunswick, is government-funded and includes “industry stakeholders” and members of government.  John-Ryan Morrison, executive directorContinue reading “Construction countdown: Committee given 100 days to address ‘critical’ labour shortage”

Saturday was a sweet day for maple syrup producers across New Brunswick — and not just because they were getting together for the industry’s annual general meeting. The day also marked the presentation of a planned insurance program beginning in 2025 which will allow producers to reap some of the same benefits other agricultural sectors alreadyContinue reading “Following a bad year for maple syrup, N.B. introduces insurance program for producers”

The Irving Oil Refinery explosion, a massive fire at American Iron and Metal, the burning of the landmark Lyric Theatre on Charlotte Street — Saint John Chief Kevin Clifford has seen it all over his 44-year career in firefighting. Now, he’s retiring after devoting most of his working life to the profession, a calling that was passedContinue reading “After 44 years, Saint John fire chief hangs up his badge”