Nipun Tiwari

Reporter

Nipun Tiwari is a reporter assigned to community engagement and based in Saint John, New Brunswick. He can be reached at nipun.tiwari@cbc.ca.

Latest from Nipun Tiwari

Saint John to make all apartment owners bring recycling service to their tenants

Owners of apartment buildings in Saint John will soon be required to make recycling collection available to their tenants.

Saint John considers new restriction on where scrapyards can go

Saint John scrapyards and salvage recyclers would be restricted to "heavy industrial" zones under a proposed zoning bylaws amendment.

Saint John mayor defends effort to compromise with Irving over controversial parking lot

Saint John council has come under fire from a business group for proposing a compromise on J.D. Irving Ltd.'s request to replace parkland with a parking lot near its west side pulp mill. The mayor stands by council's decision.

Saint John Water customers facing higher bills, metering system

Saint John Water got approval Monday for a long-term plan that includes yearly rate increases of one then two per cent and, in 2028, the beginnings of a metering system.

Irving withdraws request to rezone Wolastoq Park for pulp mill parking lot

Irving Pulp & Paper in Saint John has withdrawn its application to rezone a third of nearby Wolastoq Park for a 500-stall parking lot. 

Foes of larger Saint John industrial park tired of being 'talked at' by city

Residents of the Lorneville area are pushing back even more now against the City of Saint John's proposed expansion of the Spruce Lake Industrial Park.

From pains to gains: How Saint John wants to improve trade infrastructure amid tariff worries

Business group, Envision Saint John, is advocating for the city to leverage the current trade tensions and increased national attention to seek opportunities in upgrading trade enabling infrastructure and broadening export opportunities.

After winter of ice-caked sidewalks, Saint John staff ask for more snow-clearing money

After a difficult winter, staff with the City of Saint John asked council Monday night to consider a larger budget and better resources for cleaning up after storms.

From knitting needles to pottery clay: Businesses that supply artisans look for local alternatives

Tariff threats and realities are spurring some New Brunswick art businesses to turn their backs on U.S. suppliers to create more local opportunities. 

Saint John resident doubts fairness of city's approach to Irving plan for parking lot

After an industry proposal to turn part of Saint John's Wolastoq Park into a parking lot hit two vote delays at Saint John city council, a resident is questioning the fairness of the process.