Author Archives: Tamara Steele
Water Shuttle Eases Stress In Darlings Island
Darlings Island residents are once again cut off by flooding, but they do have a familiar option when they want to leave. "Uber Rob"(Rob Dekany) is back with his boat and the provincial government has...
Apr 24, 2019 "Uber Rob" Dekany on the water in Darlings Island on April 24th, 2019. (Photo credit: Tamara Steele)
NB EMO: Water Levels Stabilizing North, Rising South
Levels are stabilizing in Fredericton and northern regions but are expected to remain above flood level for the rest of the week. People living in communities like Maugerville, Jemseg and Oak Point sh...
Apr 24, 2019 The Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club on April 23rd, 2019.
(Photo credit: Tamara Steele)
Students Show Support For Miramichi
High schools in Saint John and around the province will be showing support for everyone in Miramichi after a weekend tragedy claimed the lives of four students. Everyone is encouraged to wear green an...
Apr 23, 2019
Uber Rob Ready To Roll
Uber Rob is coming back and he's bringing friends. Rob Dekany and his boat will be stationed in Darlings Island to ferry folks back and forth to their homes. High water closed the Darlings Island road...
Apr 23, 2019
Get Sandbags In Two Saint John Locations
You can pick up sandbags from two locations in Saint John, on the west side at 406 Bay Street and in Millidgeville off Boars Head Road near the blue boxes. The Bay street distribution centre saw stead...
Apr 23, 2019 Sandbags ready to be picked up from the Bay street distribution centre on the west side of Saint John, NB.
(Photo credit: Tamara Steele)
Samuel-de-Champlain School Wins $20k In National Contest
Log benches, reading tipis, a pergola and greenhouse are just some of the green projects that helped Samuel-de-Champlain school win $20,000 in a national contest. Samuel-de-Champlain is one of 10 scho...
Apr 22, 2019 From left to right, Gabe Métivier (Manager Staples Moncton on Main); Don Cropley (Saint John Staples manager); Eric Kennedy (Community Engagement Officer; Marcel Ringuette (teacher behind the CENA project); Elie Pyana; Keanu Frees; Kaylee Mackin; Emmanuelle Cloutier; Mélissa Beaupré-Perron (teacher behind the CENA project); Isabelle Hagerman.
PSAC Members Host Small Protest At Market Square
90,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada have been negotiating for nine months but they still do not have a deal. The departments involved in this dispute include the Treasury Board, th...
Apr 19, 2019 Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada held a small protest in Saint John, NB on Thursday. (Photo credit: Brad Perry)
Imperial Theatre Plans Work On Interior
It wasn't just the old provincial courthouse getting federal funding this week, the Imperial Theatre got half a million dollars to make the improved exterior make the inside. In recent years, the 107-...
Apr 18, 2019 Imperial Theatre facade in 1913. (submitted)
A Boost In The Gas Tax Fund Benefits Fundy Royal Municipalities
A one-time doubling of the federal Gas Tax Fund in the 2019 budget means $2.2 billion will be distributed to municipalities for short-term infrastructure priorities. Fundy Royal MP Alaina Lockhart say...
Apr 18, 2019 Fundy Royal MP Alaina Lockhart announces additional funding from the Federal Gas Tax Fund in Quispamsis, NB on April 17, 2019 (submitted)
Teaching Kids Money Lessons
You can't speak to your kids about money soon enough or too much. The third Wednesday in April is designated Talk to Your Kids About Money Day. Erin King of the Financial and Consumer Services Commiss...
Apr 17, 2019 (PHOTO: Financial and Consumer Services Commission)
