Shane Fowler

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Shane Fowler has been a CBC journalist based in Fredericton since 2013.

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Retired soldier gets his medals back after accidental donation

It started with spring cleaning last year. Kelly and Margaret Grant, both retired from the military, filled some boxes with things they no longer needed and took them to local charities. They included suit jackets that were hanging in the closet.

Irving Oil unaware of leaking diesel until after major spill detected, emails suggest

Documents obtained by CBC News through a right to information request reveal new details about the diesel fuel leak in Woodstock where 180,000 litres have already been recovered.

Diesel leak from Irving gas station could be a long-time concern for residents

More than two dozen wellheads have popped up around the Irving Oil gas station in Woodstock that recently leaked more than 174,000 litres of diesel over an undetermined amount of time.

Quarry owner again seeks to expand operations north of Fredericton

A construction company that ran into opposition when it tried to expand its Fredericton-area quarry eight years ago is trying again.

At least 174,000 litres of diesel recovered from gas station leak in Woodstock, province says

The New Brunswick government now says 174,000 litres of diesel fuel leaked from an Irving gas station in Woodstock, up from earlier an estimate of 100,000 litres. 

N.B. man says he complained about fuel leak 7 weeks before Tim Hortons shut down in Woodstock

Jody Bourgoin said he tried to warn staff about diesel in the coffee shop's water back in October, more than two months before the Tim Hortons on Beardsley Road was closed due to a significant diesel leak from Murray's Irving gas station next door. 

Zebra mussel discovery in N.B. triggers meeting of scientists

The discovery of a single adult zebra mussel in the St. John River sparked a recent gathering of scientists and researchers who knew the find was all but inevitable. 

How did an Irving station leak so much gas before anyone noticed?

As cleanup continues at an Irving gas station on the outskirts of Woodstock, a question persists: Why did it take so long to notice that tens of thousands of litres of gas had leaked into the ground?

Thousands of litres of diesel leaked undetected from Irving station, documents show

An Irving gas station in Woodstock leaked thousands of litres of diesel fuel into the environment, according to government documents about the leak discovered in December.

Thousands without power in Edmundston area during cold snap

Around 4,900 residents in the city of Edmundston and the surrounding area are without electricity in severe cold.