Author Archives: Tamara Steele
Program Aims To Educate Teens On Cannabis Risks
A new program teaming MADD Canada and Cannabis NB aims to educate teens about the risks of cannabis-impaired driving. The Weed Out The Risk program will be delivered to provincial schools by a trained...
Dec 09, 2022
Warning Issued About Deadly Street Drug
A warning from the acting chief medical officer of health about a dangerous drug linked to nine sudden deaths between July and November. Bromazolam was detected in the blood samples from nine sudden d...
Dec 09, 2022
Minister Austin Provides Update On Crime Trends
Over the last five years, the provincial crime rate increased by 26 per cent where the national rate didn't change. During a briefing on crime trends in Fredericton on Thursday afternoon, Public Safet...
Dec 08, 2022
3rd Annual Lights of Hope Campaign Underway
Lights Of Hope will begin appearing in the windows at St. Joe's in Saint John. It brings Christmas cheer while raising funds for St. Joseph's hospital. For every $250 raised between November 22nd and ...
Dec 08, 2022
1,400+ Vehicle Checks In First Festive R.I.D.E. Weekend
An initiative to reduce drunk driving checked more than 1,400 vehicles in the Saint John area between December 1st and the 4th. Saint John Police has partnered with New Brunswick Justice and Public Sa...
Dec 06, 2022
$8M For Retail Drive Improvements
A troublesome intersection in Saint John will be reconfigured. Funding from all three levels of government exceeding $ 8 million will see Retail Drive at Rothesay Avenue redesigned and raised to preve...
Dec 05, 2022
Two Dead After Kingston Peninsula Fire
Two people have died after a fire on the Kingston Peninsula late last week. RCMP said emergency crews were called to a home on Worden Road around 8 a.m. Friday. Multiple fire departments also responde...
Dec 05, 2022
Quispamsis Residents Charged In RCMP Drug Investigation
A nearly 18-month-long investigation in Quispamsis and Saint John resulted in charges against five people. The Federal Serious and Organized Crime unit of the RCMP started an investigation in June 202...
Dec 05, 2022
Transitional Housing For Women Nears Completion
A transitional housing unit for women in Saint John's Waterloo Village is closer to completion. The project is scheduled to be turned over to Coverdale Centre for Women on Dec. 12 with the first tenan...
Dec 05, 2022
Submerged Scaffolding Near Covered Bridge To Be Removed This Week
Provincial officials say the Smithtown Covered Bridge in Hampton was not damaged during a scaffolding collapse last week. In an email update on Friday, the Department of Transportation and Infrastruct...
Dec 05, 2022
