Author Archives: Tim Herd
RCMP Seek Assistance In Locating Missing Youth
RCMP has reached out to the public for assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old from Grand Bay-Westfield. Ethan Anthony Coleman was last seen on October 27, at approximately 6 p.m., at a residence...
Nov 02, 2022
Development At Former West Side Funeral Home Approved
The property at 1461 Manawagonish Road on Saint John's west side will soon be re-developed. On Tuesday, Saint John's common council gave its final rezoning approval. Councillor Greg Stewart was the on...
Nov 02, 2022
Median Installation At Thorne Avenue Railway Crossing Begins Sunday
Improvements to the Thorne Avenue railway crossing will begin Sunday. The City of Saint John will begin construction on a centre median on Thorne Avenue to improve safety at the railway crossing locat...
Nov 02, 2022
Letters To Be Sent To Province And Feds Regarding Living Wage, Food Security
The governments of New Brunswick and Canada will soon each receive two separate letters from the city of Saint John. On Tuesday, Saint John's common council unanimously approved two letters to be sent...
Nov 02, 2022
NB Property Tax Rate Reductions Accelerated
On Tuesday, the provincial government introduced legislation that would accelerate the implementation of the provincial property tax rate reductions that were brought up in March. The new legislation ...
Nov 01, 2022
Amendments Introduced To Reduce NB Personal Income Taxes
The provincial government has introduced legislative amendments to the New Brunswick Income Tax Act to further reduce provincial personal income taxes. The reductions will benefit more than 200,000 ta...
Nov 01, 2022
Amendments To Address Catalytic Converter Theft
The Higgs government will propose amendments in the legislative assembly regarding the theft of catalytic converters and other commonly stolen goods. The changes would be to the Salvage Dealers Licens...
Oct 31, 2022
Young Adults More Engaged In Finances Than Parent; RBC Poll
A recent poll from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) outlines that despite what parents think, young adults today are quite engaged in their finances as they face high inflation and cost of living. Accor...
Oct 31, 2022
Province-Wide Program Helping Those Living With Dementia
A province-wide, community-based program is focusing on helping those living with dementia, their care partners, and their care teams navigate health and social services. Navigating Dementia NB is org...
Oct 31, 2022
Food Banks Under High Demand Due To Inflation
Food Banks Canada's HungerCount 2022 report has been released. The report outlines that high inflation and a broken social safety net have increased historical demand at food banks across Canada. In M...
Oct 28, 2022
