River Valley Sun

River Valley Sun


Hartland council tackles tax reform, aging in place, and waste changes

Council looks ahead to 2027 budget while approving age-friendly initiative, grant changes and new municipal rules Hartland council tackled a packed agenda on Sept. 8, with discussions ranging from major changes to New Brunswick’s property-tax system to garbage collection, senior services, and its first look at the 2027 budget. Council also revised its municipal grant […]

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Documents indicate massive diesel spill at New Brunswick Irving station

More than two months after being detected, the environmental cleanup of a massive diesel spill at an Irving truck stop on Beardsley Road in Woodstock continues. The full scope of the spill, initially detected on Dec. 12, 2024, only became evident in late February when CBC unveiled information garnered through a freedom of information request […]

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New Year begins with bang in western New Brunswick

There’s still no answer as to why the new year kicked off with a bang for numerous residents of Woodstock, N.B. and surrounding communities. In the mid-afternoon on Jan. 1, several residents from Millville to Florenceville-Bristol jumped on social media to report the sound of a bang and a tremor rattling their homes on New […]

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