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Holt pitches Belledune for home of Canada’s largest explosives facility
Premier Susan Holt says her government is pitching Belledune as the prospective home to build Canada’s largest explosives factory since the Second World War. That’s as Port of Belledune CEO Denis Caron says he expects a decision on whether the plant...
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Name chosen for new K-8 school
After a months-long process, a new name has been chosen for the region’s newest school. The province announced the K-8 anglophone school on Arran Street will be known as the Restigouche River School. Last autumn, the Anglophone North School District...
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Campbellton's affordable housing target in sight: CAO
With close to a year to go before its deadline, Campbellton is already close to meeting its requirement of adding new affordable housing units through a federal program offered to builders. CAO Manon Cloutier said 15 of the mandated 20 units required...
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LIBERALS PLAN TO OVERSPEND BY $5 BILLION OVER MANDATE
The provincial government plans to rack up budget deficits totalling more than $5 billion over its four-year mandate, but insists the spending is needed to fix the health system and help ease the affordability crisis. Already facing a 2025/2026 fiscal...
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HERON BAY HOSTS WINTER FESTIVAL
Despite the cool weather, sliding was enjoyed by all during the first-ever Heron Bay Winter Magic Festival that took place at Janet Miller Park March 5 in the Dalhousie section of the town.
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