Overview
- The Maple Avenue (Trout Creek No. 1) bridge was fully closed after a provincial inspection found several structural problems last month and residents collected 2,735 petition signatures demanding an immediate, temporary fix.
- The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure still lists a replacement in the 2028–29 capital plan but says it will try to accelerate work by pursuing property acquisition, utility relocations and permitting this summer while keeping the old span open for pedestrians where safe.
- The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board altered the maximum retail margin formula, adding about 3.96¢ per litre and pushing regular gasoline above $2.00 per litre overnight, prompting opposition calls to scrap the price-setting system and requests for a formal margins review.
- The National Farmers Union in New Brunswick has scheduled a government meeting on May 27 to challenge the proposed phase-out of provincial veterinary and lab services and warn the cuts could harm animal welfare, farmer livelihoods and regional emergency response capacity.
- At the municipal level, Miramichi’s outgoing council scrubbed contested capital decisions — including a $750,000 reallocation toward a new Chatham library — leaving the contentious funding and design choices for the incoming council and raising questions about timing and stewardship of taxpayer money.