Isabelle Leger

Isabelle Leger is a reporter based in Fredericton. You can reach her at isabelle.leger@cbc.ca

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Fredericton councillors vote to buy former home of Clinic 554

The building on Brunswick Street that housed the Morgentaler clinic and then Clinic 554 will be acquired by the City of Fredericton next month. 

Bathurst Youth Centre to close, sell property after 26 years

After 26 years, the Bathurst Youth Centre is closing its doors. The property will be sold to fund a scholarship foundation. 

Q&A | Heat pumps and how they work, explained by a sustainability expert

Sustainability consultant Carl Duivenvoorden says heat pumps are the "king" of all heat alternatives. Here's why.

Wool supply is looking thread-bare for Shediac knitters who help the needy

The founder of a Shediac-based knitting group is raising the alarm as a reduction in yarn and wool donations is preventing the group from meeting the needs of its community. 

After years of a brutal killer fungus, bats in N.B. are showing signs of resilience

Nearly 14 years after white-nose syndrome began devastating bat populations in New Brunswick, researchers see signs the fungus is receding and bats are becoming more resilient against the disease. 

Tantramar listens to frontline voices as community works on its own housing solutions

Tantramar is hoping to come up with its own solutions to the community's housing crisis and expects a recent public meeting with people with closeup experience of the issue will help. 

Audit ordered after soaring N.B. Power bills anger thousands of customers

N.B. Power will undergo an independent audit after thousands of customer complaints about December power bills, which for many were hundreds of dollars higher than expected.

Landlords have until end of January to register for curbside recycling

Some renters in New Brunswick will soon have more access to curbside recycling under a program offered by Circular Materials, but a deadline for their landlords is coming up soon.

Plovers in a dangerous time: Endangered bird may be making a comeback on N.B. shores

Kouchibouguac National Park welcomed six pairs of piping plovers in 2024, which resulted in 16 fledglings — the highest annual production in seven years. 

No end in sight for school bus delays, cancellations in Francophone South

The Francophone South School District sees no end in sight for a bus shortage that's causing route delays and cancellations.