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News Headlines from Campbellton, NB

• Ending tourism TV ads was a good move

  Thank goodness someone, , has had the gumption to cancel those terrible tourism ads for New Brunswick that were airing on television! What a complete waste of our advertising money.

• Organizers hope to grow youth athletics

  One of the goals the local organizing committee for the IAAF World Junior Championships have is to leave a legacy for the region's younger generation to develop a more active interest in track and field.

• Nathalie Renault considers move home to N.B.

  Whether you consider Campbellton native Nathalie Renault to be a jazz-pop singer or a pop-jazz singer, it really doesn't matter much to her.

• The lessons of Restigouche

  I'm not alone in thinking that Restigouche, particularly Restigouche East including Campbellton, Dalhousie and the neighbouring francophone towns, is probably the most bilingual region in New Brunswick... or at least that appears to be.

• Affordable Housing Being Built and Renovated in Northwestern New Brunswick

  The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick today announced an investment of more than $4.4 million for the construction and renovation of 482 affordable housing units for low-income seniors, families and persons with disabilities in northwestern New Brunswick.

• Canada may sue BP over oil spill

  An explosion in a house in south Edmonton early Friday morning was caused by a drug lab, police say.

• Campbellton, N.B., marks historic fire

  The fire on July 11, 1910, left 5,000 people homeless. Residents of Campbellton, N.B., are commemorating a dramatic fire that devastated the community a century ago.

• Last British-French naval battle celebrated

  The 250th anniversary of the last naval battle between England and France for North American land is being remembered this week on the Restigouche River, near Campbellton, N.B. Irene Doyle, an organizer with the Restigouche 1760 committee, said the event is meant to commemorate the naval battle and celebrate the Acadian, Scottish and Mi'kmaq ...

• Flatlands project critical to Fundy Minerals: executive

  Development of a limestone deposit in northern New Brunswick may be critical to the success of Fundy Minerals Ltd.

• Provincial parks celebrate 75th anniversary

  Back in the summer of 1935, New Brunswick's first provincial park started out as a public rest stop and picnic area where families would gather.