Dorchester NB

• Food hub opening in Dorchester, N.B. looks to combat growing food insecurity

  New Brunswick has the second highest rate of rate of food insecurity in the country, according to a report by Proof released in 2022.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2023
  
• Volunteers step up to ensure succession plan for centuries-old cemetery in Dorchester, N.B.

  A cemetery established in the early 1800s in Dorchester, located in the newly amalgamated community of Tantramar, was in danger of losing its lone caretaker as he nears retirement.

  Canada

  May 18, 2023
  
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• Giant sandpiper statue finds permanent perch in New Brunswick village

  A supersize statue of a sandpiper has found a permanent roost in a New Brunswick village, but officials are warning the structure comes with a "significant level of risk."

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2023
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• Piper down: Village in New Brunswick wants giant sandpiper returned to pedestal

  Standing 2.4 metres high and weighing 135 kilograms, the statue of a semipalmated sandpiper was once the pride of Dorchester.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2023
• ‘She’ll live on forever in our hearts’: N.B. community mourns teen killed in school bus incident

  Classmates, family members and other community members gathered to share stories, exchange hugs, and remember Hailey Pierce.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2022
• Atlantic bubble not boosting tourism in Dorchester, N.B., says town’s deputy mayor

  The Atlantic bubble isn't helping boost tourism in Dorchester, N.B.

  Economy

  Jul 7, 2020
• N.B. prison guards plead not guilty to manslaughter charge in Matthew Hines’ death

  Hines was serving a five-year sentence for crimes including robbery when he died on May 26, 2015.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2018
• Staff at ‘haunted’ N.B. museum hope to raise a few hairs with upcoming tour

  The curator believes the more than 200-year-old homestead may be haunted by the head of the former Keillor household.

  Features

  Oct 27, 2017
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• Man’s death in New Brunswick prison preventable: correctional investigator

  Matthew Ryan Hines died at Dorchester Penitentiary in Dorchester on May 26, 2015.

  Canada

  May 2, 2017
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• Toronto man buys notorious Dorchester, N.B. jail

  The historic and notorious former jail in Dorchester, N.B. is officially off the market.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2017