Author Archives: Allan Dearing
Fire damages garage, home saved in Upper Coverdale
A garage has been extensively damaged by fire on Ritchie Road in Upper Coverdale but firefighters were able to save the nearby home from damage. Riverview Fire and Rescue responded to the call around ...
Allan Dearing Apr 23, 2023
UPDATE: Woman dies in three vehicle collision
One woman has died following a three vehicle collision on Route 112 in Upper Coverdale late Thursday afternoon. Riverview Fire and Rescue responded to the scene shortly after 5 p.m. where firefighters...
Allan Dearing Apr 21, 2023
Rising Tide building more affordable housing units
Rising Tide Community Initiatives Inc., the local non-profit dedicated to affordable housing, has created 59 units in Moncton as of this month out of a planned 125. In a regular update to city council...
Allan Dearing Apr 21, 2023
N.B. fuel prices to drop Friday
The president of Canadians for Affordable Energy thinks New Brunswickers will see fuel prices fall this week. Dan McTeague expects gasoline will drop by at least 3 cents per litre. Diesel and furnace ...
Allan Dearing Apr 20, 2023
Moncton seniors programs continue at new location
Programming for seniors in Moncton moved to Heritage Court (77 Foundry Street) over the winter months after the Lions Community Centre became an emergency homeless shelter in December. The Lions Centr...
Allan Dearing Apr 20, 2023
'Travelling criminals' target Moncton businesses
Codiac RCMP recently arrested two so-called travelling criminals on the same day - April 12. In a presentation to city council this week, Superintendent Ben Jolette noted how two individuals from out-...
Allan Dearing Apr 20, 2023
Greater Moncton PSAC members on the picket lines
Thousands of federal public servants are on the picket lines today after the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) failed to reach a deal on a new contract with the federal government before a Tues...
Allan Dearing Apr 19, 2023
Downtown churches say drop-in centre needed
Church leaders in downtown Moncton believe there is a real need to open a drop-in centre for the homeless. In a presentation to Moncton City Council on Monday, Reverend Richard Jackson of First Baptis...
Allan Dearing Apr 18, 2023
N.B. forest fire season now underway
The 2023 forest fire season officially begins this week in New Brunswick and it runs until the end of October. While the season has just started, there have already been about 20 fires provincewide. N...
Allan Dearing Apr 18, 2023
Moncton emergency shelter agreement extended until June 30
The Moncton Lions Community Centre on St. George Street will continue to operate as an emergency shelter until June 30. At the province's request, Moncton City Council has extended its agreement with ...
Allan Dearing Apr 18, 2023
