One of the oldest food banks in New Brunswick needs a new home.
Second Mile Food Bank serves East Moncton and all of Dieppe.
“We started over 40 years ago, with a couple of people sitting around after Thanksgiving dinner, feeling very thankful and grateful for all of the blessings that they had. Conversations shifted to other people who had needs, and they challenged each other, and that was born the very first food bank in Moncton,” Board Chairman Kevin Rogers explained.
He added that their current location on Lewisville Road is getting crowded.
“We’re in a small commercial space. We’ve got a great landlord, and it’s been a great home for us, but we’re now serving about four times as many people as we were. We don’t have the parking, we don’t have the room inside, and we don’t have the storage space for the food. We don’t have a workplace for our volunteers. We need larger freezers, we need larger coolers, we just need a lot more space,” Rogers stressed.
He hopes to find a new building between 4000 and 5500 square feet, with bay doors to unload orders and donations more easily. Rogers would also like space for more client outreach services and he also hopes to add a community kitchen.
“We’d love to be able to teach people to cook. We’d love to be able to take advantage of some of the other opportunities that are out there, but we just need to find the right space,” Rogers said.
With the increase in demand, the Second Mile Food Bank has found other means to stock the shelves. They now purchase food instead to help maintain a balanced diet for clients, but Rogers says they need a place to put it.
“We buy milk from the local dairy, we buy butter, we buy eggs, we buy produce. We support local farmers, and we buy local produce, and then we use that to give out. We also hold food drives as well,” Rogers explained.
If you’re aware of a space that would be perfect for the Second Mile Food Bank, you can reach out on their Facebook page.
The Dr. Georges-L. Dumont University Hospital has lifted temporary security measures it implemented following an undisclosed incident this morning.
In an email statement this afternoon, Vitalité Health Network said the security measures have now been removed and the hospital has been cleared to return to normal operations.
Earlier in the day, the hospital announced on Vitalité’s Facebook page it was putting access controls in place at the facility’s entrance.
As part of those measures, general visits were suspended to ensure the safety of patients, staff, and the public.
However, the emergency department remained open, and patients with appointments were still allowed to enter the hospital.
In its email statement sent to Acadia Broadcasting, Vitalité didn’t provide details about the incident that prompted the increased security.
But said the measures were taken in response to a “situation deemed to be of concern.”
Vitalité added that its security services are following up on the matter in collaboration with the RCMP.
The victim has been named in a Moncton homicide that occurred on Feb. 15, 2026, where a body was found in a garbage bin near a walking trail on High Street.
The victim has been named as 39-year-old Melissa Price. Codiac RCMP posted the update to Facebook on March 9, 2026.
The following day, officers returned to the home with a search warrant.
The Codiac Crime Reduction Unit and the Codiac Integrated Enforcement Unit searched and seized multiple 3D printed firearm components compatible with AR-15’s, .223 platforms and pistols, two rifles, a revolver, a replica firearm, an airsoft rifle, multiple flare guns, a crossbow, several extended magazines and various ammunition, a 3D printer, a dozen reels of filament, a laptop, and more.
The 60-year-old man was later released from custody, while the 47-year-old man was also released and is scheduled to appear in Moncton Provincial Court on June 30.
Codiac RCMP are investigating an armed robbery in Moncton.
Reports of the robbery came in on Tuesday night at around 8:30 pm.
RCMP say it happened in front of a business at the intersection of St. George and Weldon Streets.
A woman was confronted by a man who sprayed her with pepper spray.
He fled with the woman’s purse in a light coloured vehicle with an accomplice behind the wheel.
The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are asking anyone who may live in the area and has surveillance footage, or who may have been in the area at the time of the incident and has dash cam footage, to contact the Codiac Regional RCMP at 506-857-2400 or Crimestoppers.
Canada’s national leading less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier announced on March 3 the opening of its new 23,000 square foot terminal.
The new 22-dock-door facility is located at 200 Babineau Blvd. E in Moncton and will enhance the company’s service capabilities throughout the Maritimes.
The company says the terminal is a major milestone in the Atlantic provinces and is designed to meet the growing demand for reliable and efficient transportation and logistics solutions.
“Moncton is a vital economic gateway for Atlantic Canada, and our new terminal is a direct response to the needs of our customers in that region,” said Jeff King, President of Manitoulin Transport. “This expansion will allow us to provide faster transit times, increased direct service points, and improved customer service.”
Manitoulin Transport is a Canadian-owned company with 66 years of experience and 85 terminals.
Early Tuesday, March 3, starting at 5:50 a.m., a total lunar eclipse. It will remain visible until roughly 7:00 a.m., when the moon will set before the eclipse reaches totality.
The moon will move into the Earth’s shadow and will turn a beautiful orange colour, which will take roughly three and a half hours. However, according to Gary Boyle, otherwise known as The Backyard Astronomer, the full show will not be seen in the Atlantic region of Canada.
“Anytime there is a total or partial lunar eclipse, half the Earth will see it. Where you are situated determines if you’re going to see part of it or none of it,” said Boyle.
According to the backyard astronomer, people in Africa, for example, will not be able to see this lunar eclipse.
“[Canadians] will get to see some of it from the Atlantic provinces. As you move further west, there’s more and more chance to see the whole eclipse. British Columbia will see the entire show,” he said.
Astronomer Gary Boyle (Submitted: Gary Boyle)
This moon is specially named for March; the Worm Moon. According to Boyle, there is a full moon name given for every month, such as April’s Pink Moon and May’s Flower Moon, which are soon approaching. Full moons occur every 29.5 days.
“A lunar eclipse is very safe to look at. It’s just the full Worm moon for March moving into the earth’s shadow. No sun is involved, so you will not have any kind of eye damage,” explained Boyle.
Boyle says that if anyone plans to photograph the event, to try to get a nice western horizon.
“The moon will be setting eclipsed, and it’ll be dark as it’s setting, and with the atmosphere of the Earth, even darker. So, try to get a good western horizon away from trees or mountains if you want to. It’s just a wonderful event.”
“You are getting up for work and school anyway, so you might as well take a gander at it,” he said.
A lunar eclipse typically occurs twice a year and usually follows a solar eclipse, which occurred back on Feb. 17.
“Two weeks before we have a solar eclipse, which we had back in February, but only the penguins in Antarctica saw that one,” Boyle noted.
The next lunar eclipse will occur on Aug. 27, but it will not be a total lunar eclipse, as it will only be about 96 percent coverage.
