Overview
- The Weather Network released its official summer forecast on May 27 predicting near‑seasonal temperatures for the Maritimes and saying "less persistent dryness" is expected, which could lower the risk of long stretches of drought that fueled last year’s wildfires.
- Veronique Arsenault was sworn in as Miramichi’s mayor on May 25 and a new city council took office with Martin (Paddy) Quinn chosen deputy mayor, marking the city’s first mayoral change in nearly a decade.
- Debbie Norton was sworn in as mayor of Miramichi River Valley on May 26 with a new council that plans to unify governance across the area formed in 2023.
- WorkSafe NB said on May 28 it is investigating the death of an arborist employed by Heartwood Tree Care who was electrocuted while climbing a utility pole in Mactaquac, and the agency has released few public details while inquiries continue.
- A provincial court ruled on May 28 that Shelley Marie Sabattis’s bribery trial will proceed as scheduled this summer despite her request for new legal aid counsel and the judge left current counsel on the record pending further monitoring.