Author Archives: Brad Perry
Several Street Signs Damaged In Hampton
A typical Tuesday quickly became anything but for public works crews in the town of Hampton. Mike Raeburn, director of public works and utilities, said he noticed several street signs laying down on h...
Jul 23, 2019 One of several traffic signs damaged in the town of Hampton on the night of July 22, 2019. (Submitted)
SUV Rear-Ends Transit Bus Uptown
There was a collision involving a transit bus and an SUV in uptown Saint John late Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to King Street in front of Brunswick Square around 5:25 p.m. Roy Byers...
Jul 23, 2019 A transit bus and an SUV were involved in a collision in uptown Saint John on July 23, 2019. (Brad Perry/Wave News)
Police-Reported Fraud Continues To Increase
Police-reported fraud has increased for the seventh year in a row, according to Statistics Canada. New numbers released by the federal agency Monday show a 12 per cent increase nationally in 2018. In ...
Jul 23, 2019 GotCredit / CC
Committee Approves Draft Two-Year Capital Budget
Saint John's finance committee has approved the draft of a "groundbreaking" two-year capital budget. The proposed $50.6-million budget, approved last week, is the first multi-year capital budget for t...
Jul 23, 2019 Members of Saint John's finance committee meet on July 18, 2019. (Brad Perry/Wave News)
Police-Reported Crime Up 2% In 2018
Police-reported crime is up for the fourth year in a row in Canada but is still lower than a decade ago. A new report from Statistics Canada, released Monday, shows police-reported crime rose by two p...
Jul 23, 2019 (Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP)
Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Motorcycle Crash Case
One of two people charged after a fatal motorcycle crash in east Saint John has pleaded not guilty. Anne-Marie Savoy entered the pleas through her lawyer in Saint John provincial court Monday. Savoy i...
Jul 22, 2019 The Saint John Law Courts building. (Brad Perry/Wave News)
Impaired Driver Nearly Three Times Legal Limit: Police
A man has been arrested for impaired driving on Saint John's east side. Police said the arrest was made in the Redrock Court area around 11:25 p.m. Sunday. They said the man had a blood alcohol conten...
Jul 22, 2019 The Saint John Police Force headquarters, located at One Peel Plaza. (Staff photo)
Saint John Releases Budget Simulator Results
It seems many Saint Johners would not be able to balance the city's budget if they had to. More than 550 people took part in the city's budget simulator during a three-week period this spring. People ...
Jul 22, 2019 Members of Saint John's finance committee meet on July 18, 2019. (Brad Perry/Wave News)
Belleisle Ferry Down This Week
Those who use the Belleisle ferry will have to find another route this week. The ferry will be out of service from Monday to Friday, according to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. I...
Jul 21, 2019
Two More North Atlantic Right Whale Deaths
Two more North Atlantic right whales have been found dead in Canadian waters, bringing this year's death toll to eight. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) said one whale was spotted Thursday during an ...
Jul 19, 2019 North Atlantic Right Whale trapped in fishing gear / Submitted: Dept. Fisheries and Oceans (File photo)
