Author Archives: Brad Perry
UPDATE: Large Power Outage Restored
NB Power crews have restored power to more than 4,000 homes and businesses in Kings and Queens counties. A transmission outage Monday afternoon affected several communities in the Springfield and Cole...
Jul 15, 2019
UPDATE: Power Restored In Kings And Queens Counties
The lights are back on for thousands of NB Power customers in Kings and Queens counties. More than 7,200 customers were affected by Monday morning's outage, which extended from southwest of Sussex to ...
Jul 15, 2019 The NB Power head office in Fredericton. (Image: NB Power/submitted)
TV Ads Show Impact Of Workplace Tragedies
A series of television ads are aiming to shed light on the true impacts of a workplace tragedy. WorkSafeNB and the three other workers' compensation boards in Atlantic Canada teamed up to create the t...
Jul 10, 2019 A screengrab from one of the three television ads developed by the four workers' compensation boards in Atlantic Canada.
New Program Helps N.B. Youth Leaving Foster Care
A new program will help young people transitioning out of foster care in New Brunswick stay connected. TELUS is working with Partners For Youth, which helps young people facing challenges, to provide ...
Jul 05, 2019 An individual sending a text message on an iPhone. (Submitted)
New Airport App Includes Taxi Pick-Up Feature
People flying in and out of the Saint John Airport now have a new-and-improved app to use. The FlySJ mobile app shows arrivals and departures, weather conditions, and helpful travel tips for passenger...
Jul 05, 2019 The Saint John Airport recently unveiled a new app called FlySJ. (Brad Perry/CHSJ News)
Uptown Church Fundraising To Continue Steeple Repairs
You may notice a very tall banner hanging from the Trinity Anglican Church in uptown Saint John. The church has launched the second phase of a $1.1-million fundraising campaign to repair its steeple. ...
Jul 04, 2019 Trinity Anglican Church in Saint John has launched the second phase of a $1.1-million fundraising campaign to repair its steeple. From left to right: Minister Steven Scribner; JoAnne Rivers, designer and parishoner; Derek Oland, parishoner and church warden. (Brad Perry/CHSJ News)
UPDATE: Pilot Dies In Plane Crash Near Sussex
RCMP say a 67-year-old man from Kingston, N.B., has died after the plane he was flying crashed near Sussex. Sgt. Jim MacPherson said they were called to a private airstrip on Marshall Hill Road in War...
Jul 04, 2019 Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigators probe a plane crash near Sussex, N.B. (Submitted/Transportation Safety Board of Canada)
Judge Issues Ruling In Nursing Home Dispute
A New Brunswick judge has upheld a labour board ruling which found the Essential Services in Nursing Homes Act is unconstitutional. Court of Queen's Bench Chief Justice Tracey DeWare issued her ruling...
Jul 03, 2019 (Staff photo)
New Raptors Exhibit At Fredericton Art Gallery
The Toronto Raptors have arrived in New Brunswick - their portraits, that is. A new exhibit featuring 17 oil-on-linen paintings of the team is on display at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton....
Jul 03, 2019 A unique art exhibit featuring portraits of the Toronto Raptors is on display at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton. (Submitted/Beaverbrook Art Gallery)
More Diver Training At Grand Lake
Military officials say more underwater diver training will take place at Grand Lake over the coming days. The Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME) will be training near the Waterboro...
Jul 03, 2019 Derek Keats / CC
