Author Archives: Allan Dearing
Cutting Travel Guide Disappoints NB Tourism Industry
The Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick (TIANB) is disappointed it wasn't consulted or even prepared when the Higgs government recently announced the annual travel guide will no longer be pu...
Jun 13, 2019
Tri-Communities Move Closer To Plastic Bag Ban
The Town of Riverview and the City of Dieppe have both taken steps to ban single use plastic bags by July 2020. A bylaw is now being considered by both municipalities. The City of Moncton gave it firs...
Jun 12, 2019
"Dog Bone" Interchange Closing This Weekend
Drivers who use Harrisville Boulevard between Moncton and Dieppe should take note of a closure this weekend. The so-called "Dog Bone Interchange" which opened last year will be closed to traffic start...
Jun 12, 2019
NB Gas Prices Set To Tumble Again
Gas prices are expected to fall again this week in New Brunswick according to a senior petroleum analyst. Dan McTeague with Gasbuddy.com believes the provincial regulator will drop the price of gasoli...
Jun 12, 2019
Boy Charged In Dumont Hospital Assault
A 15-year-old boy is facing charges after an assault which allegedly involved a nurse at the Dumont Hospital in Moncton. Around 11 o'clock Monday night, Codiac RCMP responded to an assault at the hosp...
Jun 11, 2019
Riverview Adopts Tall Grasses Bylaw
Residents of Riverview could be fined if they allow their grass to grow more than 20 centimetres (about 8 inches) in height. Town Council has given second and third reading to a Tall Grasses Bylaw. Co...
Jun 11, 2019 Tristan Ferne / CC
Drivers Reminded To "Move Over"
As the summer driving season approaches, traffic is increasing and RCMP are passing along a reminder about the "Move Over" law. RCMP Sergeant Mario Maillet is with New Brunswick's tactical traffic enf...
Jun 11, 2019 Courtesy RCMP
Mental Health Issues Are Big Concern For NB Teachers
Following classroom inclusion, the New Brunswick Teachers Association says another big issue facing teachers and students are mental health issues. School districts have been struggling to find and ke...
Jun 11, 2019
Moncton's Riverfront Boardwalk To Be Repaired
The everchanging Petitcodiac River is having an impact on infrastructure along the riverbank since the causeway gates were opened a few years ago. Moncton's riverfront boardwalk behind 300 Main Street...
Jun 09, 2019 Supplied by City of Moncton
Experts To Conduct Necropsy On Dead Right Whale
A coast guard ship has towed a dead North Atlantic Right Whale toward the Acadian Peninsula after it was found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence earlier this week. The Department of Fisheries and Ocean...
Jun 07, 2019 (Courtesy of Department of Fisheries and Oceans)
