• New Brunswick introduces legislation to crack down on copper wire theft

  Source: New Brunswick - Regional News
  Date: 2026-10-28 15:32:10.0
  Tags: [New Brunswick, Public Safety, Justice, Infrastructure, Governance]

  Premier Susan Holt’s Liberal government in New Brunswick has introduced legislation to amend the Salvage Dealers Licensing Act aimed at cracking down on copper wire theft. The proposed changes restrict the sale of copper wire exclusively to licensed salvage dealers and individuals lawfully entitled to possess and dispose of it. Sellers are now required to provide photo identification, and a mandatory 48-hour buffer on payments has been established. The provincial government acted in response to rising incidents reported by telecommunications and electricity companies regarding infrastructure thefts causing service outages.

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• Official languages commissioner to intervene in N.B. French courthouse closure case

  Source: New Brunswick - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-21 20:49:18.0
  Tags: [New Brunswick, Justice, Governance]

  New Brunswick Official Languages Commissioner Kelly Burke is intervening in an ongoing Supreme Court of Canada case regarding the provincial government's 2022 reorganization of court services in the Bathurst region. The restructuring involved closing the Caraquet courthouse and designating the Tracadie courthouse as a satellite court, a decision challenged by a group of Acadian Peninsula mayors over language rights infringements. Burke stated her intervention aims to safeguard official language minority communities and influence broader language rights jurisprudence across Canada.

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• N.B. regulator to review complaints about noise and odours near potato chips factory

  Source: New Brunswick - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-04 19:13:35.0
  Tags: [New Brunswick, Agriculture, Environment, Justice, Municipal]

  Seventeen residents living near the Covered Bridge Potato Chips Ltd. facility in Woodstock, New Brunswick, have filed claims with the provincial Farm Practices Review Board alleging ongoing disruptions from noise, odours, and traffic resulting from the plant's conversion last year. Covered Bridge Potato Chips Ltd.'s legal counsel, Sheila Mecking, argues the facility qualifies as an agricultural operator under provincial legislation and asked the board to settle the case. Conversely, the residents' lawyer, Basile Chiasson, contends the board lacks jurisdiction, setting up a decision by the five-member board chaired by Maurice Maillet regarding whether to review the matter or allow the residents to pursue legal action at the Court of King’s Bench.

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