Author Archives: Tim Herd
Saint John Exploring District Energy Project
Saint John is working with two companies to explore the idea of a large-scale district energy system project. Jamie Stephen with TorchLight Bioresources outlined the concept of a district energy syste...
Oct 19, 2021 Image from TorchLight Bioresources during a presentation at Saint John Common Council
Saint John Santa Claus Parades Cancelled For 2021
For the second year in a row, both the Saint John and Lancaster Santa Claus parades have been cancelled. The move is due to the continuation of COVID-19 cases and restrictions placed on the organizati...
Oct 19, 2021 A float in the 2019 KV Santa Claus parade. (Facebook)
Common Council Shares Its Priorities For Next Four Years
Growing the city is the top priority for Saint John councillors over the next four years. Common Council unveiled its priorities for 2021-2025 during Monday night's meeting. They want to increase the ...
Oct 19, 2021 The exterior of Saint John City Hall is pictured in this file photo. (Staff photo)
Development Of City Market Steering Committee Underway
The City of Saint John is developing a new strategic plan for the City Market that will support its operations and development. As part of the process, a City Market Strategic Plan Steering Committee ...
Oct 18, 2021 (Staff photo)
Saint John Union Expected To Begin Play In March
Professional basketball will return to Saint John for the first time in more than two years. The newly-formed Eastern Canadian Basketball League (ECBL) named the Saint John Union and the Truro Tide in...
Oct 18, 2021 The front entrance of TD Station in Saint John. (Image: Brad Perry)
N.B. Reports 58 COVID-19 Cases; 3 Deaths
New Brunswick Public Health reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 and three virus-related deaths on Sunday. The deaths involve two people in their 40s and a person in their 80s in the Campbellton region. ...
Oct 17, 2021 Jernej Furman / CC
Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department Responded To Fire On Friday Afternoon
At approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday, Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a trailer park on Parkside Drive in Quispamsis. Division Chief Shawn White said firefighters had...
Oct 17, 2021 Photo from Division Chief Shawn White, Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department
N.B. RCMP Acknowledges Indigenous Land After Gov't Employees Told To Stop
On Saturday over Twitter, New Brunswick RCMP acknowledged that the lands in which the province is situated are the unceded and unsurrendered traditional territory of the Wlastkwiyik/Wolastoqiyik, Mi'k...
Oct 16, 2021 An RCMP cruiser can be seen in this file photo. (Staff photo)
N.B. Reports 66 COVID-19 Cases; 3 Deaths
New Brunswick Public Health reported 66 new cases of COVID-19 and three virus-related deaths on Saturday. The deaths involve two people 80 and over in the Moncton region and a person 90 and over in th...
Oct 16, 2021 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Investor Education Month Encouraging Investment Opportunities
October is Investor Education Month, and the Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB) is using the time to encourage New Brunswickers to think about investment opportunities. Investor Educati...
Oct 15, 2021 KMR Photography / CC
