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Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick
#saintjohn's winter plan puts more resources into clearing sidewalks in priority area
After a few winters in a row of complaints about sidewalks and streets taking days, and sometimes weeks, to plow, the city has begun improving parts of its winter management strategy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-winter-management-plan-9.7370553?cmp=rss
Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick
##moncton plans for increased powers for community safety officers, OK's more training
##moncton council has approved more training for its community safety officers, anticipating the #newbrunswick government will soon grant them greater power.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-peace-officer-training-9.7370377?cmp=rss
Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick
Why are 3 trees planted upside down at #fredericton Botanic Garden?
Three ash trees killed by the emerald ash borer now stand upside down at the #fredericton Botanic Garden. What began as a joke has become a popular attraction — and a reminder of the threat facing hundreds of ash trees on the property.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-stumpery-9.7369535?cmp=rss
Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick
Large-scale battery storage, life extension for Lepreau and new nuclear feature in N.B. Power’s latest plan
N.B. Power’s latest resource plan is calling for 500 megawatts of battery storage as well as new nuclear generation alongside Point Lepreau by 2040, although it doesn't specify whether the utility is looking for small modular reactors or conventional nuclear systems.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/battery-lepreau-new-nuclear-nbpower-latest-plan-9.7370092?cmp=rss
Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick
Funding for 5 lawyers in ##moncton murder conspiracy case pulled, defence says
Lawyers representing five co-accused of conspiring to commit murder in ##moncton told a justice Monday that #newbrunswick's legal aid office pulled certificates needed for fees to be paid for by the province.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/murder-conspiracy-case-moncton-five-saulnier-baker-bain-9.7369498?cmp=rss
Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick
Teen charged after electric dirt bike collides with #fredericton bus
#fredericton police have charged the 16-year-old boy operating an electric dirt bike that crashed with a city transit bus.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-electric-dirt-bike-crash-9.7369706?cmp=rss
Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick
Study examines health-care challenges for urban Indigenous populations
The Our Health Counts study aims to define the number of urban Indigenous people living in #fredericton and #saintjohn, while highlighting their health-care challenges.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/our-health-counts-fredericton-9.7367159?cmp=rss
Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick
‘Poverty doesn’t take your dreams away’: Cuban poet turns homesickness into hope
Cuban poet Alicia de Jesus Wilson organized a #saintjohn gathering for immigrant artists, turning homeland hardships like poverty and blackouts into shared hope. Alongside poet Maria Perez Ramirez, she highlighted ongoing suffering in Cuba, providing a supportive community to process grief and foster resilience.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/cuban-poet-turns-homesickness-into-hope-9.7368787?cmp=rss
Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick
#saintjohn residents concerned about 2nd large-scale data centre being considered for the city
Documents obtained by a group of residents reveal a another company may be interested in building a large-scale data centre in #saintjohn. A potential site would be the Spruce Lake Industrial Park near the rural community of Lorneville. Residents are concerned about combined impacts of two data centres.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-lorneville-cross-river-infrastructure-partners-data-centre-9.7367552?cmp=rss