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Moncton Defers Crime Plan as Courts Order Youth to Serve 53 Days and NB Power Files Rate Revamp

Election timing is delaying decisions on enforcement proposals.

This fence in downtown Moncton is painted with names and messages of remembrance for street people.
The Dunbar stream near Fredericton is a favourite hiking spot. John Herron, New Brunswick's minister of natural resources, has proposed increasing the buffer zones around streams from commercial operations.
Facade upgrades to town hall were one of several tender awards approved at the April Sussex council meeting.
Students and parents in Belleisle have raised safety issues about the lack of a sidewalk on Route 124 dating back to fall 2024, according to Valley Waters Mayor Randy McKnight.

Overview

  • Codiac RCMP linked a grey Toyota RAV‑4 to dangerous driving, pepper‑spray assaults and an armed robbery in the Moncton area, then used a tire deflation device to stop the SUV and arrest a 16‑year‑old and an 18‑year‑old.
  • In court, Judge Claude Haché ordered the youth to serve the remaining 53 days of a prior sentence for breaching curfew, while 18‑year‑old Kyle Larocque was released on conditions and is due back May 15.
  • Moncton council postponed a crime‑reduction plan to the next council after the May 11 election, as service providers warned the enforcement‑heavy approach and targets risk missing root causes like homelessness and addiction.
  • Councillors also rejected a rezoning beside People’s Park Tower that would have enabled a six‑storey, 65‑unit seniors housing project, sending the non‑profit back to redesign within existing zoning.
  • Separately, NB Power filed a rate design modernization with the Energy and Utilities Board to reduce cross‑subsidies that CFIB says cost small firms roughly $18–22 million a year, with phased changes proposed from 2027.