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Derwin Gowan

2019

Milltown dam removal plan stirs reactions

The New Brunswick Power Corp. plans to decommission and remove the oldest hydroelectric dam in Canada. NB Power announced late in June that it will seek approval to remove the Milltown Generating Station, which has blocked the St. Croix River at Salmon Falls between St.

2019

Bus service to Saint John to make last run

Charlotte County will likely lose its only public transportation link to Saint John at the end of this month. Maritime Bus plans to make its last daily round trip from St. Stephen to Saint John on May 31, company president Mike Cassidy confirms in an interview from Charlottetown, P.E.I.

2019

Trudeau and Scheer address carbon tax

Voters got a taste of the election campaign ahead when two national political leaders visited Charlotte County within four days of each other. Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped in to the Garcelon Civic Center in St.

2019

Medical cannabis, tilapia farm ready to take off

The second enterprise planning to grow medical cannabis in St. Stephen hopes to begin production this year -- in a building that also will be used to grow tilapia fish by means of aquaponics. "By June we'll be ready to cultivate," Stewart Farms principal Tanner Stewart

2019

Town eyes how to limit climate change impact

Joe Harrison wishes he knew 10 years ago what he knows today about climate change. The sea at St. Andrews will likely rise about 0.8 meters -- 31 inches -- in 40 to 50 years, Eastern Charlotte Waterways' (ECW) Climate Change Program Manager Briana Cowie explained...

2019

Canadian Bill C-21 could be delayed by shutdown in U.S.

The partial shutdown of the United States government could give Campobello Island more time to prepare for Bill C-21, Mayor Stephen Smart suggests.

2019

Little Ridge man charged with killing woman in St. Stephen

Irving John Hastey, 55, of Little Ridge returns to Saint John Provincial Court on January 14 charged with second-degree murder and breaching an undertaking. The RCMP brought him to court in custody on December 27, charged with the death of Crystal Ann Tracey...