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Last call for Moncton’s only LGBTQ bar
The two women said they just wanted to run a bar together but unexpectedly became mother figures for people who could not come out to their own parents. Continue reading
N.B. school district uses camera to catch drivers failing to stop for school buses
The videos are being compiled by the district, along with bus drivers’ eye witness reports, and will be submitted to the RCMP. Continue reading
Moncton college hands out mental health first aid kits to students
By Shelley Steeves Senior Correspondent
The kits contain stress-relieving trinkets like calming aromatherapy sticks and stress balls, which students can use to ease their anxieties. Continue reading
New Brunswick relaxes healthier foods policy at province’s schools
New Brunswick has walked back a policy implementing healthier foods at the province’s schools, saying it was not intended to issue a “hard stop” to special occasion activities. Continue reading
Parents upset over stricter healthy foods policy for New Brunswick schools
Classes only begin next week and some schools have already had to cancel annual school fundraisers such as bake sales, pizza parties, and cake walks because the food served and sold at the events has been banned under the new policy changes. Continue reading
N.B. couple uprooted by Fort McMurray wildfires opens corn maze in Miramichi
By Shelley Steeves Senior Correspondent
A New Brunswick couple, forced to move home following the wildfires in Fort McMurray, has converted part of their farmland into a corn maze. Continue reading
A shallow decision: Moncton residents ‘shocked’ to learn new pool will only be 1 metre deep
Supporters of a new 2.3 million dollar pool in Moncton’s east end are outraged to learn that it will only be a metre deep. Continue reading
Community support helps New Brunswick artist recover from house fire
By Shelley Steeves Senior Correspondent
“It has given me a new faith in humanity just because of all of the kindness we have had from the people of New Brunswick.” Continue reading
Sable the kitten has a new chance at life after being rescued from Nova Scotia boat
It happened in the middle of a raging rainstorm as Kelly Tattrie heard a faint whimper coming from his dad’s boat parked across the road in Malagash, N.S. Continue reading
Mable Murple’s Book Shoppe: The Nova Scotia bookstore where imaginations soar
Canadian author Sheree Fitch opened the store’s doors last summer, never expecting that hundreds of people from across the country would find their way to her tiny little purple bookstore in middle of nowhere Continue reading
New Brunswick farmers feeling the impact of latest heatwave
Several weeks of scorching hot weather and very little moisture is having detrimental effects on New Brunswick farmers. Continue reading
New Brunswick summer camp for children with Type 1 diabetes goes ahead thanks to volunteers
Diabetes Canada announced in January the closing of its summer camps for children in New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Ottawa. Continue reading
New Brunswick outreach groups work overtime to help homeless during heat wave
For the past week, Cal Maskery has opened the doors of the Moncton-based Harvest House Atlantic at noon instead of 4 p.m., allowing people without a home to drop-in to get a snack and some water, taking shelter from the sweltering heat. Continue reading
Pair of polar-opposite twin brothers join forces for New Brunswick lemonade stand
The pair’s bittersweet differences haven’t stopped them from running an old-fashioned lemonade stand together. Continue reading
New Brunswick therapy rabbit ‘Honey Bunny’ spreads joy and unlocks memories
By Shelley Steeves Senior Correspondent
Staff take her out of her cage several times a week to visit with the seniors. Most of their time is spent snuggling the bunny. Continue reading
