Author Archives: Brad Perry
Quispamsis Needs Volunteers To Help Fill Sandbags
Residents in Quispamsis are coming together to help those being affected by the flooding. Nearly two dozen people were on hand at the qplex on Wednesday morning to help fill sandbags. Among them was M...
Apr 25, 2019 Volunteers help to fill sandbags at the qplex in Quispamsis on April 24, 2019. (Brad Perry/Wave News)
Saint John Now Expected To Exceed 2018 Water Levels
Floodwaters in the Saint John area are now expected to surpass last year's record-breaking levels. Water levels reached 5.2 metres on Wednesday morning - a full metre above flood stage. They are forec...
Apr 24, 2019 A flooded road in Saint John on April 23, 2019. (Twitter/City of Saint John)
Saint John Could Exceed 2018 Flood Levels: EMO
Emergency officials in Saint John are bracing for what could be the worst flooding in the city's history. Water levels are forecast to reach 5.7 metres on Friday, which would match the record-breaking...
Apr 23, 2019 Kevin Clifford, the director of Saint John EMO, speaks to media at a briefing on April 23, 2019. (Brad Perry/Wave News)
Several Construction Projects Begin Tuesday
Several road construction projects are set to begin in Saint John on Tuesday. Ellerdale Street will be closed between Valley and Margaret streets so crews can install a new water main. The project is ...
Apr 23, 2019 TriangleREVA / CC
Be Flood Ready With An Emergency Kit, Says EMO
As several communities deal with flooding, New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization is reminding people to have an emergency kit on hand. Spokesperson Geoffrey Downey says it should include two l...
Apr 23, 2019 Flooding on Darlings Island in May of 2018. (Wave News)
UNB Saint John Now Has A Food Bank
UNB Saint John students who need a snack or a few meals have a new place to go. The student council recently launched a food bank thanks to a grant through the Rising Youth program. Mackenzie Keir, vi...
Apr 23, 2019 Caitlin Grogan, SRC president, and Mackenzie Keir, SRC vice-president social, pick up food items for the new food bank at UNB Saint John. (Submitted)
SJ-EMO Issues Voluntary Evacuation Notice
Saint John EMO has issued a voluntary evacuation notice for about 600 people living along the Saint John River. The notice, issued Monday evening, is for several areas of the city, including: Randolph...
Apr 22, 2019 A flooded road in Saint John on April 23, 2019. (Twitter/City of Saint John)
Electrical Student Hopes To Become City Councillor
Anthony Capson has always dreamed of getting into public life. So the NBCC Saint John electrical student is running in the Ward 3 municipal byelection. Capson says one of the things he will do is figh...
Apr 22, 2019 Anthony Capson is running in the Ward 3 municipal byelection in Saint John. (Submitted)
Fire Damages Champlain Heights Home
Saint John fire officials are investigating the cause of an Easter Sunday blaze in Champlain Heights. Platoon chief Brian Wilson said they were called to Champlain Drive around 9:20 a.m. Sunday. Wilso...
Apr 22, 2019 A photo of a Saint John fire truck.
Man Seriously Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash
One person is in hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash in east Saint John. Emergency crews were called to Golden Grove Road at Bradley Lake Road around 5 p.m. Sunday. Sgt. Kent Athe...
Apr 22, 2019 (Submitted/New Brunswick RCMP)
