Multi-year scholarships have been awarded to two former New Brunswick Youth Orchestra performers.
Avery Hubert of Moncton received the Temerty Foundation scholarship, and Kalvin Rowe of Saint John was awarded the Rayla & George Myhal Scholarship.
Both combined are worth more than $270,000. Both are full-tuition awards valued at $135,020, covering the $33,755 tuition for four years.
They will attend the Glenn Gould School, which is one of the world’s top music education institutions for professional training in music performance, affiliated with the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Southern New Brunswick is bracing for its first significant snowfall of the season.
Environment Canada says snow and strong winds will begin Tuesday afternoon and last into Wednesday morning.
Southern New Brunswick and southeastern New Brunswick remain under a special weather statement.
Environment Canada Meteorologist Jill Maepea says 10 to 15 centimetres of snow is possible, “Right now we’re really looking at anywhere between Saint John and Moncton as areas to see the most snow.”
The heaviest snow is expected overnight, with less snow expected along the Fundy coast, where it will fall mostly as rain.
“Definitely the first significant snowfall for the southern areas of the province,” Maepea adds.
Affected areas include Moncton and Southeastern New Brunswick, Sussex, the Kennebecasis Valley, Saint John County, and Fundy National Park.
St. Stephen and Charlotte County are being spared from the brunt of this system, but there will still be snow. Up to 4 centimetres is expected to fall today, and 5 centimetres tonight.
NB Power’s ban on disconnecting electricity does not go far enough, according to members from the ACORN advocacy group.
Starting Dec. 1, vulnerable people cannot have their power turned off if they fail to pay their bills.
That includes people 70 and older, people who rely on electric medical equipment, and households who make less than $70,000 a year.
“While it shows that NB Power and the NB government are listening to ACORN and our allies, a winter disconnection that is not permanent nor universal is not enough,” ACORN writes in a news release.
The ban lasts from today until March 31 next year, but ACORN says it should be permanent.
And it is unfair hardworking families could have their power cut if they are outside the income threshold, they say.
The utility says the new measure stems from a recommendation of the utility’s Vulnerable Persons committee, which started in May 2025.
“Electricity disconnection has always been a last resort, but we do understand that the possibility of that during the winter season can add additional stress to customers,” reads a statement from the utility’s website.
New Brunswick has added two judges to its provincial court and announced plans for the province’s first virtual bail hearings.
Justice Minister Robert McKee said that Rose Campbell of Fredericton will sit in Woodstock, while Marc Philippe Savoie of Dieppe will serve in Moncton.
“Making sure people have fair, reliable access to justice is one of the most important things a government can do,” McKee said in a government release.
“Becoming a judge is a real honour, but it also comes with big responsibilities. It takes not just legal skill, but good judgment, empathy and integrity.”
Campbell graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Laws and later earned a master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School.
She was called to the bar in 2010 and worked for the Office of the Attorney General for 15 years, most recently with the constitutional law unit.
Savoie holds bachelor’s degrees in business administration and law from the Université de Moncton.
He was called to the bar in 2006 and spent nearly a decade with New Brunswick’s Crown Prosecutors’ Office before joining the Public Prosecution Service of Canada in 2017.
The appointments bring the number of full‑time provincial court judges to 28, including the chief judge and associate chief judge.
The court also has two supernumerary judges and eight per diem judges.
The province also announced Judge Karen Lee will preside over the new virtual bail court and serve as a travelling judge.
All applications for appointment to the provincial court are reviewed by judicial appointment advisors representing the bench, the bar and the public, according to the Department of Justice.
The process also includes interviews with a committee composed of the chief justice of New Brunswick, the chief judge or associate chief judge of the provincial court, and one of the advisors representing the public.
Lower fuel prices across New Brunswick after the Energy and Utilities Board made its weekly adjustment.
The maximum cost for regular self‑serve is down 4 cents a litre, now sitting at $1.50.
Diesel saw a larger decrease, falling more than 6 cents a litre to a maximum of $1.83.
Furnace oil also dropped, down 6 cents a litre to a maximum of $1.77.
In Nova Scotia, regular self-serve ranges from $1.39 to $1.43 per litre, while diesel is selling for between $1.66 and $1.70 per litre.
On Prince Edward Island, the price for regular self-serve is around $1.46 per litre, diesel costs around $1.72 per litre, and home heating oil is selling for a maximum of $1.25 per litre.
A notable drop in fuel prices is expected in New Brunswick, according to an industry source.
Regular self‑serve gasoline is forecast to fall by four cents per litre, and diesel is expected to drop by more than six cents per litre on Thursday night.
Maximum prices currently range from $1.54 per litre for regular self-serve to $1.90 for diesel, but most stations are selling for a few cents less.
In Nova Scotia, regular self-serve ranges from $1.45 to $1.49 per litre, while diesel is selling for between $1.72 and $1.76 per litre.
On Prince Edward Island, the price for regular self-serve is around $1.47 per litre, diesel costs around $1.76 per litre, and home heating oil is selling for a maximum of $1.34 per litre.
Established in Moncton in 2013, Organigram is now the largest cannabis producer in Canada by market share.
A $9.3 million modernization project is underway at the company. The provincial government announced today a non-repayable contribution of up to $2 million from Opportunities NB towards that project.
This means the upgrade of 9,000 lights to LED fixtures in 75 grow rooms, which will increase crop yields by about 10 per cent.
This improvement will also boost flower output, enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
“Cannabis is now the project’s most valuable crop, surpassing potatoes and dairy. A reflection of the province’s deep talent-based based strong agricultural foundation and the momentum that comes when industries are empowered to innovate and grow. New Brunswick has become known as Canada’s real legal cannabis powerhouses,” Senior Vice President of Operations East Matthew Carreau said.
The investment is expected to increase provincial GDP by over $3.3 million and generate an estimated $424,000 in direct and indirect provincial tax revenue by the end of 2026.
Organigram was established in Moncton, New Brunswick, in 2013.
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says they’ve seen the opportunity for growth since the beginning, “New Brunswick has been investing in this space since the early days. We were one of the provinces that saw the strength that we had, as people who know agriculture and now know how to grow things safely. We had a sense of what Organigram could do, to go from a small company with hundreds and hundreds of employees, attracting investments into New Brunswick, customers across the country and around the world, getting the benefit of something New Brunswick does really well. It’s something we’ve been into for a long, long time because we see the opportunity for growth and how it is contributing to our economy and around the world.”
Carreau says the lighting upgrades were completed within the last month, but they are now waiting for some of those rooms to harvest to prove the increased yield on those rooms. But they expect the next couple of months they have the harvest from those rooms, and then they’ll have the data to support the increase n 10 per cent.
“The investment will get us over 100 million grams at this facility this year. It will be a record for this facility,” Carreau added.
He says this investment and the increased growth in product will mean they can look at more jobs in the future.
Cannabis was legalized in Canada in 2018, but work to reduce the stigmas on cannabis continues.
“There is still a stigma, but we are trying to get people through the facility and exposure to the facility. The value that we bring to the economy is to show people that we’re a legitimate business that is creating a number of jobs in the province, over 800 in New Brunswick,” Carreau stated.
An extensive search near Grand Bay-Westfield has helped to bring a 70-year-old man home safe.
RCMP says the man left to go hunting on Sunday night and did not return.
Grand Bay-Westfield Fire Department, Welsford Fire Department, Justice and Public Safety, and Ambulance New Brunswick launched a search in the wooded area near Brittain Road.
The man was located just before 4 am on Monday. He was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.
“Despite the temperature hovering below freezing and the difficult terrain, everyone worked through the night with the goal of bringing this man home, and we are thankful to have been able to do just that,” Sergeant Ben Comley of the Grand Bay-Westfield RCMP said.
The province is helping fund 30 jobs with a Moncton medical company.
BioScript solutions is getting up to $230,000 to help pay fulltime employees hired by the end of 2027.
Luke Randal, Minister responsible for Opportunities NB, says BioScript is a national leader in specialty health care, according to a news release.
“BioScript has grown from a single infusion clinic into one of the most influential specialty care providers in the country – a true national leader supporting patients from coast to coast while creating high-quality jobs here at home,” said Randall.
The company helps manage drug treatment plans and purchases for patients with rare and chronic diseases.
The funding will come from Opportunities NB, and the province says it will translate into more than $4 million in GDP. Opportunities NB is a business development agency for the province. They help local businesses and try and attract investments from around the world.
“New Brunswick has always been at the heart of our growth,” said BioScript Solutions co-founder David Ford in the release.
“Our success has been driven by the incredible people here who share our mission to simplify access to specialty care. We’re grateful for Opportunities NB’s support as we continue to expand our services and create more opportunities in the province.”
