CHCO-TV (Saint Andrews, NB)

As tourism grows and Canada’s population ages, mobility accessibility concerns have become an increasing issue in tourism-based economies like Saint Andrews. The Government of Canada (GOC) defines a person as having a mobility disability if they have difficulty or are unable to either walk on a flat surface for 15 minutes without resting or walk up or down a flight of stairs (about 12 steps) without resting, and they are limited in their daily activities because of this difficulty.

The provincial government says the projected deficit is expected to \hit $1.66 billion, ballooning again from earlier predictions of $1.39 billion. According to the Department of Finance and Treasury Board (FTB), revenues were down $35.8 million. The department said this is largely due to lower federal conditional grants under the integrated bilateral agreement.

Photos Submitted by Dwayne Foote ST. GEORGE – It was a foggy morning when I traveled to St. George to hopefully capture some photos of Eagles. I did see them against the beautiful backdrop of this town, but it was actually my interactions with this Turkey Vulture that caught my eye. It was a much more willing subject, handsome in it’s own way, and as curious about me as I was it. Photos submitted for publication may be emailed to local@chco.tv.

As students return to school in September, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are raising awareness of children’s safety. Sgt. Pierre Ladouceur of the New Brunswick RCMP said police are concerned about  traffic on the way to school and children’s first-day-of-school pictures. “Be careful with the personal and location details on those photos — age, school teachers, anything that could easily provide the location of the kids on a daily basis,” Ladouceur said.

What began with an old van, a modest supply of plumbing stock and a leap of faith has grown into one of St. Stephen’s most familiar local businesses. Briggs Plumbing is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Owner Ian Briggs launched the company from his home in Brockway in 2001, after completing a one-year program at NBCC in Fredericton. “I bought an old van at the auction and put a cheap paint job on it,” Briggs recalled. “I bought $1,500 worth of stock and I had some tools, so away I went.

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure wishes to advise the public of plans to construct a 122 meter (400’) public safety communication tower in Lawrence Station, NB. The new 400’ tower will improve wireless communications for Police, Fire, Ambulance, the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure and other provincial government departments, agencies and First Responders in this area.

Job titles tell only a small part of your career story. Your skills and experience on the job tell more about you and what you are capable of, so how you communicate your skills in an interview and in your resume is more important —especially with the rise of AI.Getting clear on what you can offer regardless of where you have worked and how you put the information forth to employers can be of value. Let’s look at how to tell the whole story: Transferable skills can open doors in many ways.

The St. Stephen RCMP has partnered with The Willow Centre to provide a safe interview space for victims of sexual and intimate partner violence. Sam Gullison is the program director at the centre, said it is modelled after places like Kit’s Place in Saint John. “It was important for a multitude of reasons,” she said, speaking with The Courier.

The Great Fundy Coastal Cleanup (GFCC) is a province-wide event held by the Nature Trust of New Brunswick (NTNB), which organizes cleanups at beaches across the province. The organization is still looking for volunteers to take part in this year’s event on Aug. 29. Specifically, it is looking for people to attend the cleanup on Navy Island, just across from Saint Andrews.

Statistics Canada’s 2025 Canadian Social Survey (CSS) has reported 53 per cent of Canadians are concerned about climate change. The survey was conducted between April 25 and June 16, 2025. It asked questions specifically about climate change for the first time. Fifty-three per cent said they were either very or extremely concerned about climate change. The survey also showed that 30 per cent of Canadians felt stressed about the topic at least once a month.