
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.
Canada -New Brunswick |
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.
Canada -New Brunswick |

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.
Canada -New Brunswick |

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.
Canada -New Brunswick |

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Irving Pulp & Paper in Saint John has withdrawn its application to rezone a third of nearby Wolastoq Park for a 500-stall parking lot.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

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.
Canada -New Brunswick |

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.
Canada -New Brunswick |

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.
Canada -New Brunswick |

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.
Canada -New Brunswick |

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.
Canada -New Brunswick |