Author Archives: Brad Perry
Opposition To Proposed Daycare Expansion
Plans to expand a childcare centre in Quispamsis are receiving opposition from local residents. Vicki Newell owns and operates Little Blossoms Learning Centre, a 20-child daycare on Greystone Drive. N...
Oct 03, 2019 The town hall in Quispamsis. (Wave News)
Deputy Mayor Reacts To Conduct Breach
The deputy mayor of Quispamsis says council acted accordingly by suspending the mayor for breaching their code of conduct. Gary Clark has been given a five-week suspension without pay following an inc...
Oct 02, 2019 Libby O'Hara is the deputy mayor of Quispamsis. (Photo: Town of Quispamsis/Submitted)
UPDATE: Quispamsis Mayor Suspended Without Pay
Quispamsis Mayor Gary Clark has been suspended without pay for five weeks after breaching council's code of conduct. Deputy Mayor Libby O'Hara announced the suspension during Tuesday night's council m...
Oct 01, 2019 Gary Clark is the mayor of Quispamsis. (Photo: Brad Perry/Wave News)
Jury Selection Continues For Accused Fredericton Shooter
The man accused of killing four people in Fredericton in August of 2018 had to be escorted out of a courtroom on Monday following a series of outbursts. Matthew Vincent Raymond is charged with first-d...
Oct 01, 2019 A makeshift courtroom set up at the Grant-Harvey Centre in Fredericton on Sept. 30, 2019. (Photo: Brad Perry/Wave News)
New Brunswick Schools Get Eco-Certification
Two New Brunswick schools have earned the ENERGY STAR certification for superior energy performance. Bliss Carman Middle School and Royal Road Elementary School in Fredericton are the first schools in...
Sep 30, 2019
EDGSJ Releases Its 2018 Annual Report
An economic development official in Saint John says things are trending in the right direction, but there is still a lot of work to do. Economic Development Greater Saint John (EDGSJ), formerly known ...
Sep 30, 2019 Ron Gaudet is CEO of Economic Development Greater Saint John, formerly known as Enterprise Saint John. (Photo submitted by Economic Development Greater Saint John)
Jury Selection Begins For Alleged Fredericton Shooter
Jury selection will continue Tuesday to determine if the man accused of killing four people in Fredericton last summer is fit to stand trial. Matthew Vincent Raymond is charged with four counts of fir...
Sep 30, 2019 A makeshift courtroom set up at the Grant-Harvey Centre in Fredericton on Sept. 30, 2019. (Photo: Brad Perry/Wave News)
Memorial Bench For Babies Lost In Pregnancy
People who visit St. Joseph's Cemetery in east Saint John will notice a new granite bench in a peaceful corner. The bench was donated by Brenan's Funeral Home and Smet Monuments in memory of babies lo...
Sep 28, 2019 Pam Driedger, spiritual care director at the Saint John Regional Hospital, and Karen Belyea, managing director of Brenan's Funeral Home, unveil a new memorial bench at St. Joseph's Cemetery on Sept. 25, 2019. (Photo submitted)
N.B. Makes Final Offer To Nursing Home Workers
The New Brunswick government has made its final contract offer to more than 4,000 unionized nursing home workers. Officials with the New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions (NBCNHU) shared the de...
Sep 27, 2019 Nursing home workers in Saint John in March 2019. (Photo credit: Tamara Steele)
48-Hour Film Competition Winners Announced
The winners of the first 48-Hour Film Competition in Saint John have been announced. The five finished films were screened at the New Brunswick Museum on Thursday night. They included Seeds We Sow, Th...
Sep 27, 2019 Moviegoers gathered at the New Brunswick Museum on Sept. 26, 2019, to see the five films created during the first 48-Hour Film Competition in Saint John. (Photo: Elizabeth MacLeod)
