Latest from Mark Leger
How climate change in the last Ice Age helped create the Bay of Fundy tides
Climate change feels like a contemporary issue, but the Bay of Fundy tides have roots in changes that happened at the end of the last Ice Age nearly 12,000 years ago, says a New Brunswick geoscientist.
Modular manufacturing ramps up production in N.B. to meet housing demand
Woodstock's Ironwood Manufactured Homes is constructing a 100,000-square-foot plant to keep pace with ambitious government targets for more single-family homes and apartment buildings
Saint John Harbour Bridge will go through brief shutdowns, but at night only
Since 2021, work on the Saint John Harbour Bridge has caused traffic jams during the construction season. Marc Doiron worries it will get even worse now that the entire bridge will be shut down for short periods, but the province is now promising it will be at night only.
People with disabilities set to receive new $200 monthly benefit
Haley Flaro, the executive director of Ability New Brunswick, is relieved New Brunswick is not following Alberta, which plans claw back from the benefits people already receive in that province.
How this N.B. student lost speech therapy services, then got them back
It was a difficult few weeks for Lisa Green and certainly not how she wanted to start the summer break — fighting for something so critical to her daughter Athena's ability to communicate.
Fire at Saint John Irving Oil Refinery extinguished
Shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, there was a large plume of black smoke in the area of the refinery in east Saint John. The Saint John Fire Department was called to the scene after reports of a product leak on site.
Neqotkuk First Nation, European company to build solar farm in Saint John
The farm will be located on the city’s east side and will generate enough clean electricity to power 1,200 homes and reduce carbon emissions by more than 10,000 tonnes a year.
Saint John council moves forward with proposed expansion of industrial park
After weeks of contentious debate and public hearings featuring 75 individual opponents of the expansion, the unanimous votes on first and second readings of the amendments happened in rapid succession after a hearing Monday night.
How Pascal Siakam supports the dreams of fellow Cameroonians attending UNB
Scholarships from Pascal Siakam's foundation helped Cameroonian students Cedrick Tahmo and Erick Mbianda attend UNB and pursue their dreams.
Developers aim to create vibrant new communities in old buildings
Michael Wowchuk and Deanna Adams see opportunities in converting former office buildings and churches in some of Saint John's oldest neighbourhoods into apartments.