St. John River

• What’s in a name? Indigenous Chiefs say province still mum on renaming river

  'We’re asking the Government of New Brunswick to work with us on this particular file,' says St. Mary’s First Nation Chief Allan Polchies Jr.

  Politics

  Jul 22, 2021
  
• Wolastoqey chiefs formally seek Saint John River name change

  'It should never have been changed to Saint John in the beginning.'

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2021
  
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• Officials in New Brunswick monitoring three ice jams on St. John River

  Officials are surveilling the river with a drone and have set up a command post in the area located in the western part of the province near the border with Maine.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2021
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• Study says $33 per person yearly could save 40 species in Saint John River watershed

  The nine groups of species identified included birds, fish, insects, trees and plants, ranging from American eels to cobblestone beetles to black foam lichen.

  Environment

  Dec 10, 2020
• Residents of Gagetown, N.B., celebrate as river ferry returns to service

  Residents celebrate the reopening of the river ferry in Gagetown, N.B., on Sunday, June 28, 2020.

  Jun 28, 2020
• New Brunswick’s 2020 flood season ends without damage experienced in past years

  After 10 weeks in operation, the River Watch Program for the 2020 season is now over.

  Environment

  May 15, 2020
• River levels to reach flood stage in 3 New Brunswick communities

  The New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization says river levels are expected to reach flood stage in Fredericton and Saint-Hilaire on Sunday and in Gagetown on Monday.

  Environment

  Apr 29, 2020
• New Brunswick river levels on the rise, however flooding not expected

  EMO spokesman Geoffrey Downey says some precipitation is forecast, and snow is continuing to melt in the northwest of the province.

  Environment

  Apr 27, 2020
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• Minor flooding reported in New Brunswick along Saint John River

  River Watch officials say they are not anticipating widespread flooding in any communities given the current forecast.

  Environment

  Apr 15, 2020
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• New Brunswickers warned that snow and rain in forecast could result in flooding

  Between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow is forecast for today and Friday, followed by rain next Monday and Tuesday.

  Environment

  Apr 9, 2020