Author Archives: Brad Perry

You can have your say on the future use and layout of an east Saint John street. An open house has been scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 27, to discuss Heather Way. The street was reduced to two lanes fr...

New Brunswick MLAs return to the legislature for the first time since the October provincial election. The first session of New Brunswick's 61st legislature begins in Fredericton on Tuesday. MLAs will...

A new petition is calling on Ottawa to fund critical upgrades on the Newcastle Subdivision rail line in New Brunswick. The petition was recently launched by Transport Action Atlantic, which promotes p...

New Brunswickers can see the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train for the first time this year. The Holiday Train will roll into Saint John on Thursday, along with performers James Barker Band a...

New Brunswick's new Liberal government is moving ahead with its promise to implement a rent cap. Rent increases will be capped at three per cent annually as of Feb. 1, 2025, the province announced on ...

An 18-year-old man has died after his vehicle crashed in northwestern New Brunswick. First responders were called to the scene on Route 380 in New Denmark around 1:30 p.m. Friday. "The crash is believ...

Canada's annual pace of housing starts increased by eight per cent in October. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 240,761 units. That was compared to 223,391 units in Sep...

Many transit users in Saint John will soon be paying more to take the bus. Saint John Transit said the price of multi-ride passes is going up on Jan. 1. They will increase by an average of 1.5 per cen...

A simple cookie can help local charities and community groups this holiday season. The annual Holiday Smile Cookie campaign from Tim Hortons returned for its second year on Monday. All proceeds are do...

Saint John has more than $54 million worth of capital projects planned for next year. City council recently signed off on the 2025 general and utility fund capital budgets. Coun. Gary Sullivan, who ch...