Author Archives: Tim Herd
New Dates Announced For Memorial Cup
The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced new dates for the 2022 Memorial Cup. The tournament will now be held in Saint John from Monday, June 20 and end on Wednesday, June 29. The Saint John Sea Dog...
Feb 16, 2022 Saint John Sea Dogs president and general manager Trevor Georgie stands beside Memorial Cup on September 22, 2021. (Image: Tim Herd)
Report Outlines Nursing Shortages, Poor Working Conditions
The New Brunswick Nurses Union (NBNU) has released a report from a survey conducted last June. The goal of the survey was to check on Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners to see how they are fari...
Feb 16, 2022 Image from NBNU report
Church Allowed To Use Tent As Temporary Worship Venue
Members of a Saint John church will be allowed to worship in a tent set up in an industrial area of the city. On Tuesday, the city's planning advisory committee approved temporary zoning for His Taber...
Feb 16, 2022 Image from the City of Saint John
Disability Rights Advocate Recipient Of 2022 Canadian Women Of Influence
A disability rights advocate from Saint John has been recognized as a recipient of the 2022 Canadian Women of Influence. Kaitlyn Layden has been on a mission for approximately seven years to drive awa...
Feb 15, 2022 Kaitlyn Layden disability rights advocate. (Image from Women of Influence website)
SJPF Will Host Inaugural Virtual Recruitment Session
The Saint John Police Force (SJPF) will host its inaugural virtual recruitment session this month. Several members of the recruitment team will participate in the session along with a representative f...
Feb 15, 2022 A Saint John Police Force vehicle sits in front of police headquarters at One Peel Plaza. Image: Brad Perry
N.B. Reports 4 COVID-19 Related Deaths, 116 Hospitalizations
New Brunswick reported another decrease in COVID-19-related hospitalizations on Sunday. Public Health said 116 patients were in hospital which is a drop of six from Saturday, ICU admissions went up by...
Feb 13, 2022 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
N.B. Reports Three Deaths, 140 Hospitalizations
Another three New Brunswickers who had tested positive for COVID-19 have died. According to the COVID-19 dashboard, a person in their 40s from the Saint John region, as well as two individuals 90 or o...
Feb 10, 2022 dronepicr / CC
Pedway Removed From Fundy Quay Plans
The public portion of the Fundy Quay project will no longer include a pedway. Saint John council voted this week to remove the pedway connection from Market Square to the Fundy Quay development from t...
Feb 10, 2022 Image from City of Saint John
Roundabouts Could Be Coming To Saint John
There are no roundabouts for Saint John motorists to go through, but that could change with the city's MoveSJ plan. The transportation plan has three phases, and introducing modern roundabouts for cer...
Feb 09, 2022 Proposed roundabout for Simms Corner (Image from the City of Saint John).
Bylaw Officers Can Now Have Vehicles Towed During Parking Ban
Bylaw enforcement officers in Saint John now play a bigger role when an overnight on-street parking ban is issued. There are two bans that the city issues - one for the north, east and west areas, the...
Feb 08, 2022 Staff photo
