Author Archives: Brad Perry
Office Vacancy Rate Climbs In Saint John
Office vacancy is on the decline in Moncton and Fredericton, but the same cannot be said in Saint John. The city's vacancy rate climbed to 19.1 per cent in 2018 from 18.74 per cent a year earlier, mak...
Feb 19, 2019 Alexandra Baird Allen manages the economic intelligence unit at Turner Drake & Partners. (Submitted/Turner Drake & Partners)
War Amps Launches Key Tag Campaign
Check your mailbox - The War Amps has embarked on its annual Key Tag Campaign. The organization is mailing out hundreds of thousands of tags to homes across New Brunswick. Spokesperson Jamie Lunn says...
Feb 18, 2019 The War Amps has embarked on its annual Key Tag Campaign. (Submitted/The War Amps)
Man Rescued From Musquash Gravel Pit
A man has been taken to hospital after being rescued from a gravel pit in Musquash, west of Saint John. Lt. Rick Else of the Musquash Fire Department says they received a report of a man in distress n...
Feb 17, 2019 A Musquash Fire Department truck can be seen in this undated photo. (Submitted)
Welsford Outdoor Rink Reopens After 18 Years
Residents in Welsford have a lot to celebrate these days after the reopening of their outdoor rink. The community fixture was operated by the Welsford Community Association until about 18 years ago. M...
Feb 17, 2019 The Welsford community outdoor rink is up and running again after being closed for nearly two decades. (Submitted/Welsford Community Association)
Flooding Displaces Six People In N.B.
Six people are out of their homes in Moncton and Saint John due to flooding caused by this weekend's heavy rain. The Canadian Red Cross says two basement-level apartments in a 12-unit building on Spru...
Feb 17, 2019 File photo of flooding in the Millidgeville neighbourhood of Saint John in May of 2018. (Wave News)
Energy East Could Still Move Forward: Higgs
New Brunswick's premier has taken his push for the Energy East pipeline to Saskatchewan. Blaine Higgs was one of the speakers at a pro-pipeline rally in the province on Saturday. Higgs says he thinks ...
Feb 17, 2019 Premier Blaine Higgs (Submitted/Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick)
Former Senator Erminie Cohen Passes Away
A former Canadian senator and social justice activist from New Brunswick has died. Erminie Cohen passed away at the Saint John Regional Hospital on Friday at the age of 92. Cohen was appointed to the ...
Feb 17, 2019 Former Canadian senator Erminie Cohen passed away on February 15, 2019, at the age of 92. (Submitted/Government of New Brunswick)
Sunday Morning Sports For February 17th
In junior hockey action: The St. Stephen Aces fell to the host Miramichi Timberwolves 6-3. Adam Zimmermann, Ethan Stuckless and Everett Hicks scored for St. Stephen. The Aces return to the ice Sunday ...
Feb 17, 2019
Saturday Morning Sports For February 16th
In Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action: The visiting Moncton Wildcats pummelled the Saint John Sea Dogs 8-1. Filip Prikryl had the lone goal for the Sea Dogs in their fourth straight loss. Next a...
Feb 16, 2019
City Sets Sights On Deer Management Program
A long-awaited nuisance deer management program in Millidgeville is one step closer to reality. Council has passed first and second reading of a new bylaw making it illegal to actively feed the animal...
Feb 12, 2019 Photo: Saint John councillors sit around their table during a meeting on February 11, 2019. (Brad Perry/Wave News)
