Author Archives: Tim Herd
SJPF Welcomes New Constables
Two new constables for the Saint John Police Force. During a ceremony, Constables Robert Milley and Dawson Warner were officially sworn in. Constable Milley is originally from Saint John, but served w...
Apr 25, 2022 A Saint John Police Force vehicle sits in front of police headquarters at One Peel Plaza. Image: Brad Perry
City Waiving Sidewalk Café Permit Fees
Saint John will waive sidewalk caf permit fees for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 impacts. The City of Saint John will waive 100 per cent of sidewalk caf permit fees, and fees for parking sp...
Apr 25, 2022 Cask and Kettle’s patio with human and canine guests enjoying the fall afternoon (Credit: Elizabeth MacLeod)
New Program Prescribing Nature In The Maritimes
A national program prescribing nature to patients has launched in the Maritimes. The PaRx program is Canada's first national nature prescription initiative. Jacqueline Mincer is the Maritimes launch c...
Apr 25, 2022 Photo from Jacqueline Mincer, New Brunswick launch coordinator for the PaRx Program
Two Individuals Arrested For Weapons Related Offenses
The Saint John Police Force (SJPF) and the Kennebecasis Regional Police Force (KRPF) have arrested two individuals. On Friday, at approximately 2:43 p.m., as a result of an investigation, members of t...
Apr 23, 2022 A Saint John Police Force vehicle sits in front of police headquarters at One Peel Plaza. Image: Brad Perry
Second Booster For 50+ Available This Week
Second boosters of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available for individuals 50 and over starting this week. The decision to make a second booster dose available is based on recently released initial gui...
Apr 18, 2022 Governor Tom Wolf / CC
Canadians Scrounging For Change As Federal Debt Continues Uptick
Canada's federal debt now stands at more than $1.1 trillion - or more than $30,000 per person. Since the 1990s, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has used its Debt Clock to show the federal government...
Apr 18, 2022 Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, stands in front of the federal Debt Clock in Saint John on April 15, 2022. (Image: Brad Perry)
Engagement Needed For City Market Strategic Plan
Public engagement has begun as work on a 10-year strategic plan for the Saint John City Market continues. Details of the project were first unveiled to Common Council back in September. The plan striv...
Apr 14, 2022 The Germain Street entrance of the Saint John City Market. (Image: Tamara Steele)
City Proposes Extending Sidewalk Café Rebate Initiative
Saint John plans to waive sidewalk caf permit fees for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 impacts. On Tuesday, the city's growth committee discussed the 2022 Sidewalk Caf Rebate Initiative. The ...
Apr 14, 2022 Cask and Kettle’s patio with human and canine guests enjoying the fall afternoon (Credit: Elizabeth MacLeod)
Registration For Learn-To-Sail Programs At Rothesay Yacht Club Now Open
Anyone interested in sailing this summer can now register for the Rothesay Yacht Club's Learn-to-Sail program. Registration for both the junior and adult programs is now open. Anyone interested in lea...
Apr 13, 2022 Alana Sise / CC
Aquatic Centre On The Hook For CEWS Funds
The Canada Games Aquatic Centre has to pay back the money it received from a federal wage subsidy program. In 2020, the federal government launched the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. Th...
Apr 07, 2022 The Canada Games Aquatic Centre in Saint John. (Photo: uptownsj.com)
