Author Archives: Brad Perry
Property Assessments Now In The Mail
It is that time of year again - property assessment and tax notices are now in the mail. Some have been bracing for big increases after assessments were frozen in 2018. But the province says lifting t...
Mar 03, 2019 The outside of a Service New Brunswick building. (File photo)
Teen Injured In Tobogganing Accident: Fire Officials
A teenage girl has been taken to hospital after an apparent tobogganing accident in Musquash, west of Saint John. Lt. Rick Else of the Musquash Fire Department says the call came in around 1:20 p.m. S...
Mar 02, 2019 A Musquash Fire Department truck can be seen in this undated photo. (Image submitted)
University Students Give Back To Newcomers
Some New Brunswick university students are giving back to their communities this March Break. More than 20 students from the province's four universities took part in a Super Saturday Social through T...
Mar 02, 2019 (Brad Perry/CHSJ News)
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Being Extended
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot program is being extended by two more years. The program was launched as a three-year pilot project in March of 2017. But the federal government says the program will no...
Mar 02, 2019 GotCredit / CC
Minimum Wage Going Up In N.B.
It is no April Fools' joke - New Brunswick's minimum wage is going up on April 1. The province says the minimum wage will increase by 25 cents to $11.50 per hour. All future increases will remain inde...
Mar 02, 2019 Evan Bench / CC
Long-Term Solutions Needed For Homelessness
The recent cold weather is not just unpleasant, it can be downright dangerous - especially for those without a place to live. Tony Dickinson, shelter and housing director at Outflow Ministry, says man...
Feb 27, 2019 Tony Dickinson is the director of shelter and housing at Outflow Ministry in Saint John. (Brad Perry/CHSJ News)
Gas Alarm Activation At The Regional
Officials are trying to figure out what caused a gas alarm activation at the Saint John Regional Hospital. Fire crews say they got a call about an ethylene oxide alarm shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday. ...
Feb 27, 2019 A file photo of a Saint John fire truck.
Norton Fire Still Under Investigation
A fire which destroyed the home of one of Norton's biggest employers is still under investigation. Fire crews were called to Hall Brothers Enterprises around 5 a.m. last Thursday. The building was des...
Feb 27, 2019 Hall Brothers Enterprises in Norton was destroyed by fire on February 21, 2019.
(Submitted/Joy Horne)
Rothesay Man Dies After Snowmobile Crash
Police say a 58-year-old man from Rothesay has died after a snowmobile collision near Oromocto. Mounties were called to a crash between a snowmobile and a car in Rusagonis early Saturday evening. They...
Feb 27, 2019
Police Officer Recognized For Life-Saving Actions
The life-saving actions of a Saint John police officer have been recognized by the city's police chief. Const. Derek Scaplen received the Chief's Commendation during a ceremony earlier this week. It s...
Feb 27, 2019 Const. Derek Scaplin (right) received the Chief's Commendation after responding to a call of an unresponsive man in November of 2018. (Submitted/Duane Squires)
