Author Archives: Brad Perry
NDP Refutes Claim Some Candidates Are Now Greens
Some of the 14 former New Brunswick NDP candidates said to have defected to the Green party this week actually did not. On Tuesday, Green party leader David Coon announced 14 candidates who previously...
Sep 06, 2019 David Coon, leader of the New Brunswick Green Party, speaks in Moncton on Sept. 3, 2019. (Staff photo)
Fire Damages East Saint John Home
An elderly woman managed to escape her burning home in east Saint John on Thursday morning. Fire crews were called to Doyles Lane in Black River Road shortly before 11:30 a.m. Barry Oickle, a platoon ...
Sep 05, 2019 (Photo: Tamara Steele/Wave News)
New Lieutenant-Governor Appointed For N.B.
A woman from Grand Bay-Westfield will serve as New Brunswick's 32nd lieutenant-governor. The prime minister announced the appointment of Brenda Murphy on Thursday. "Ms. Murphy has decades of experienc...
Sep 05, 2019 Brenda Murphy has been appointed the next lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick. (Photo credit: Saint John Women's Empowerment Network)
Some Buses Now Equipped With External Cameras
The Anglophone South School District is cracking down on drivers who ignore flashing red lights on school buses. Nine school buses throughout the school district have been equipped with multiple exter...
Sep 05, 2019 Bill McChesney / CC
Raccoon Deaths In Quispamsis Remain A Mystery
Officials in Quispamsis still do not know what caused the deaths of three raccoons found dead in Ritchie Lake in August. The carcasses were sent to Fredericton to be examined by provincial veterinary ...
Sep 04, 2019 Jassen / CC
NBCC Mourns Loss Of Crash Victims
New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) has confirmed four of their students were involved in last weekend's fatal crash near Moncton. Three men were killed and two others survived after a vehicle left...
Sep 04, 2019 The NBCC Saint John campus on Grandview Avenue.
N.B. Projects Higher Surplus For 2019-20
The New Brunswick government is projecting a higher surplus for the 2019-20 fiscal year than first expected. First-quarter results released Wednesday project a $38-million surplus, up from a budgeted ...
Sep 04, 2019 Finance Minister Ernie Steeves present the 2019-20 first-quarter results on Sept. 4, 2019. (Photo: Government of New Brunswick/Submitted)
Gov't Working To Address Nursing Home Waitlist: Minister
New Brunswick's social development minister says the government is working to address the nursing home waitlist as quickly as possible. Dorothy Shephard is responding to recent concerns raised by the ...
Sep 04, 2019 Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard. (Photo credit: Government of New Brunswick)
ASD West Superintendent 'Excited To Be Back'
David McTimoney has returned as the Anglophone West School District superintendent after a stint back in the classroom. McTimoney took a two-year leave from his job to serve as principal of Summerhill...
Sep 03, 2019 David McTimoney is the superintendent of the Anglophone West School District. (Photo: David McTimoney/Twitter)
Back To School Safety Tips
There will be a lot more vehicles on the roads Tuesday as thousands of students head back to class. Cpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh, media relations officer with the New Brunswick RCMP, said officers will be...
Sep 03, 2019 Bill McChesney / CC
