Category Archives: LJI stories

Lukewarm, if not cold, reaction in rural community to ‘nation-building’ Sisson mine

Posted on November 18, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner November 14, 2025 Prime Minister Carney called the proposed Sisson mine in New Brunswick a nation-building project on Thursday, but the elected officials of the rural community nearby won’t … Continue reading →

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Sussex looking into permanent tribute to beloved singer Marg Osburne

Posted on November 16, 2025 by brucewark

By: Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal November 14, 2025 The Town of Sussex says it’s looking into finding a permanent tribute for singer Marg Osburne after removing a mural featuring her and Charlie Chamberlain from Don Messer’s … Continue reading →

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Lorneville activists want judge to overturn Saint John council’s decision

Posted on November 15, 2025 by brucewark

By: Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal October 31, 2025 and updated since. Three citizens opposed to rezoning land for the expansion of Saint John’s Spruce Lake Industrial Park say new legal action is their “only option” to … Continue reading →

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‘Fed up’ Mi’kmaw allies to stand shoulder to shoulder for treaty rights rally Saturday in Halifax

Posted on November 13, 2025 by brucewark

By: Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Cape Breton Post November 12, 2025 A coalition of Mi’kmaw, settler groups and communities from across Nova Scotia will gather at the Halifax Commons this weekend in a movement called “Shoulder to … Continue reading →

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Premier Holt wants revival of NB mining industry

Posted on November 9, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner October 28, 2025 New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is upset that the province’s once-thriving mining industry has gone quiet and wants to see a new mining strategy start paying … Continue reading →

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Premier, cabinet ministers, skip out of legislature avoiding reporters & questions on gas plant

Posted on November 2, 2025 by brucewark

By John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner October 31, 2025 Premier Susan Holt shunned reporters after closing debate on the throne speech Friday, a document that stated her Liberal government had “worked hard to earn the … Continue reading →

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Has peak lobster already come and gone in the Maritimes?

Posted on October 31, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner October 29, 2025 Greg Mercer had never tasted lobster quite like it. As part of the research for his new book, The Lobster Trap, the reporter who grew up … Continue reading →

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N.B., Ontario firms sign $75M deal to improve nuclear plant’s poor record

Posted on October 28, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner October 28, 2025 NB Power and a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation have signed a three-year, $75 million deal to improve the performance of the troubled Point Lepreau nuclear … Continue reading →

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Legal-fees battle starts in title claim that will cost millions

Posted on October 26, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner October 23, 2025 The judges at New Brunswick’s highest court are wrestling with how to award costs in the first part of a massive and complex litigation that has … Continue reading →

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Is debt-laden NB Power heading for a bailout?

Posted on October 17, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner October 12, 2025 Lost in some of the news about big electricity price hikes in New Brunswick is a severe and growing financial problem. NB Power, the Crown corporation that … Continue reading →

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NB Power warns province at risk of electricity shortage in 3 years

Posted on October 11, 2025 by brucewark

Executives at public utility argue they must forge ahead with gas plant that will emit greenhouse gases By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal October 10, 2025 NB Power has asked an American firm to build a controversial natural … Continue reading →

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