Latest from Hannah Rudderham
Shark tales: What locals saw, or didn't see, during Passamaquoddy Bay White Shark Week
A University of Guelph professor came to New Brunswick for the third year in a row and spent a week collecting shark stories from local people and taking part in the successful first Passamaquoddy Bay White Shark Week.
Pilot project introduces fresh fruit to Fredericton park
Fredericton's parks and trees department, along with kids from the multicultural centre, spent a day in June planting 30 skinny fruit trees in Wilmot Park, each inside a mulch circle with sunflower stalks on either side to protect the trees. The trees, along with perennial plants, make up the city's new food forest.
200th anniversary of Great Miramichi Fire inspires summer series at historical house
A massive fire in Miramichi 200 years ago is the theme of a series of summer events in Bathurst exploring the Chaleur region's connection to the fire.
Florenceville Bridge to close for 5 weekends, starting Friday night and spread over 3 months
Only one bridge remains for Florenceville-Bristol residents who want to drive across the St. John River, but now even that bridge will see some full weekend closures, starting this weekend.
UNB researchers help filmmakers get closeup view of endangered whales
University of New Brunswick researchers had a hand in a new documentary series The Wild Ones that shows endangered North Atlantic right whales up close.
2 N.B. students only Canadians to compete in 2025 human rights, law competition in Switzerland
Two St. Thomas University students will represent Canada as one of 24 teams chosen to compete at an international human rights competition in Switzerland.
A love letter to Saint John: Toronto actress finds comfort in filming location
A Toronto actress moved to Saint John for a three-month stint to film a TV show, but ended up falling in love with the city in the process.
Bathurst swimming spot closes during temporary diversion of sewage into harbour
Swimming at Youghall Beach in Bathurst will not be permitted for 24 to 48 hours beginning Thursday for wastewater treatment plant maintenance.
Fredericton theatre company brings inclusive — and magical — musical to the stage
Magic Beans, a musical from Solo Chicken Productions, involves the artists from the Spirit Project — a project for people with and without disabilities. The artists wrote the musical and now star in it as well.
Roadside History
Did La Coupe once have a dry dock? This historian says we don't know that answer
Historian James Upham says Google Maps and old sources refer to the location as the La Coupe dry dock, but it isn’t that simple.