2019
Local officials concerned about conserved land's impact on taxes
“Benefits may be felt statewide,” says Judy East, "but the impact is felt locally.
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2019
Disappearance now considered homicide
The RCMP now suspect that a teenager missing from St. Stephen since 2017 died as a result of homicide.
2019
College wildlife teacher challenges termination
Rod Cumberland says the Maritime College of Forest Technology (MCFT) fired him for speaking his views on spraying forests with the controversial herbicide glyphosate. Cumberland, who grew up just outside St. Stephen and has been an instructor on wildlife at the college in Fredericton since 2012...
2019
KRISTEN MITCHELL
KRISTEN MITCHELL greets the crowd at the main stage at Herring Cove campground during Fogfest on Campobello Island. (J.D. Rule photo)
2019
QUIETLY WATCHING A MINKE WHALE
QUIETLY WATCHING A MINKE WHALE as it surfaces is this kayaker off Campobello Island. Local whale-watching boats have recently been seeing quite a few whales, including Gonzo, Breadknife, Stumpy, Bruce, Batman and Rudolph. In Atlantic Canada, boaters are required to maintain a 100-metre buffer zone from any whales.
2019
St. Croix Island site features exhibit of petroglyph replicas
A new exhibit sharing Passamaquoddy culture and the Indigenous perspective of the arrival of European powers through petroglyphs was unveiled on July 15 at the St. Croix Island International Historic Site.
2019
Rock quarry expansion plan hits resistance
The fate of a proposal to expand a stone quarry at Oak Bay lies with provincial Environment and Local Government Minister Jeff Carr.