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A century ago, river wharfs were a lifeline for residents. Now they're getting a facelift
Thirteen public wharfs are getting major repairs this summer, thanks to the St. John River Society and a $970,000 grant from the Canada Community-Building Fund.
Traffic-calming measures coming to Fredericton street where crash killed 3 young people
Residents say they've been warning the city for years about speeding on Douglas Avenue.
12 Neighbours closer to goal of building 99 tiny homes — but not without growing pains
Samantha Seymour still remembers that first night in her new tiny home at 12 Neighbours. She had come from living at a shelter, and was given a pumpkin as a housewarming gift.
A peek inside the By Names List, where N.B.'s most vulnerable are matched with housing
Warren Maddox remembers it clearly. It was a sunny September day in 2015. The leaves had just started changing colour. The executive director of the Fredericton Homeless Shelters knew that in just a few months, there would be snow on the ground — and people living rough would need shelter.
This N.B. village brought a nostalgic floral clock back to life again
In its heyday in the 1960s and 70s, the Beechwood Floral Clock was a stunner featured on New Brunswick postcards. At a certain point it fell into disarray, but in recent years, the local community came together to bring it back to its former glory.
This N.B. woodworker gives pianos a new lease on life — by taking them apart
Walking into Jim Allison’s workshop, you might wonder whether he’s a woodworker or a piano repair man. It turns out he's both — but he doesn't repair pianos so much as reinvent them.
Forgotten Black history is found again through new geocaching tour in Fredericton
Long before Willie O’Ree made history as the first Black hockey player in the NHL, he was a bored altar boy carving his name into the pew at his local chapel in downtown Fredericton.
They fought a rent increase and won, then received an eviction notice
Pauline Tramble's 85-year-old husband Charles has dementia. Every day since June, she's had to explain that they're getting evicted.
Move over world's largest axe: Nackawic's ambitious waterfront plan draws new visitors
Nackawic is making a big move to become a river destination for boaters, moving beyond a mill town.
Woodstock pays homage to 'renaissance man' more than 70 years after his death
Sometimes revered, sometimes reviled, Tappan Adney left his mark on Woodstock. Now the town is looking to celebrate him.