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Bell Aliant permanently closed its only retail outlet in Campbellton on Friday
citing the growing trend of customers doing business online rather than in-store
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“Many customers opt to shop for Bell services on Bell.ca or use Bell’s enhanced self-serve tools that allow customers to easily manage many of their services without needing to visit a retail location,” Geoff Higdon, Bell’s senior Atlantic communications manager, said in an email. “Customer care is available by phone to provide additional support when needed.”
He did not say how many employees are affected nor if any were offered a position at another location.
Staff members reached by Brunswick News declined to comment on the closure, citing privacy agreements with Bell that are related to severance packages some are entitled to.
The closure of the Bell store leaves Campbellton-area residents with only a Telus outlet in the Sugarloaf Mall as a location to visit for in person cellphone or internet needs, other than a smaller kiosk at the Superstore and limited services that available at Walmart.
“Customers can also visit any of Bell’s other retail stores and national retail partners (such as Staples locations, for example) for in-person assistance,” Higdon said in his email.
The nearest Bell outlet is now at Home Hardware in downtown Dalhousie.
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The Edmundston Blizzard are off to the Metalfab MHL Cup Final for the second time in three seasons after a four-game sweep of the Campbellton Tigers to claim the Eastlink North Division championship.
The Blizzard now await the winner of the Eastlink South Division Final between the Pictou County Weeks Crushers and Truro Bearcats, which the Crushers lead 3-0.
Campbellton is proceeding with its $17-million five-year capital projects plan despite one councillor voting against the plan
The main project on the list is digging up and replacing 100-year-old pipes, laying new sewer lines and new pavement/sidewalks on Roseberry Street, expected to take three years starting in 2026, at a cost of $10 million.
Projects this year include a $675,000 water and sidewalk upgrade project in Atholville as well as $1.3 million in paving in Val d’Amour and $230,000 in renovations to the community centre in McLeods.
About $4.4 million of the total cost of the projects will come from the federal government through its gas tax funding envelope. The rest will be funded by the city through long-term borrowing, with some additional money to come from the provincial and federal governments.
None of the projects are final until such time as borrowing has been approved and that the plan could be changed should issues arise.
But the list had one councillor upset that work in the community he represents will have to wait.
Counc. Steve Thériault, who is the councillor for Ward 2, said residents there cannot wait another three years to have its main road fixed up.
He said Route 275 has several potholes that have only received minimum patching over the years and the asphalt has eroded in sections of the shoulder and two lanes of traffic.
“We’ve been waiting since amalgamation to have it fixed up and three more years to wait is too many,” he said as council discussed the plan recently. “The roads in St-Arthur haven’t been fixed up since the 1970s … come see for yourselves.”
Work to repair and repave sections of Rte. 275 is in the plan for 2028 at a cost of $1.1 million, but engineer Andre Bernard said it still needs approval from the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. He said, pending that approval, moving up the project could be revisited in the autumn.
Mayor Jean-Guy Levesque said he has had recent discussions with provincial officials specifically about that stretch of road and was hoping for some positive news in the next few months.
Council approved the tentative plan with the exception of Thériault, who voted it against it.
Mamababa’s Mini Warehouse will have its own dedicated entrance to the mall to allow direct access and for it to have different hours from the mall itself, similar to Dollarama and Giant Tiger just down the hall.
Rebecca Kreft, the vice-president of operations of MamaBaba’s Group Inc., said it’s the most recent addition to the chain.
“We have a number of locations in Nova Scotia and now New Brunswick. This is our second location in New Brunswick and we are excited to be able to reach more communities with our products,” she said in an email.
The other location is in eastern Bathurst, which opened in a gas bar last autumn. The stores are owned corporately.
“We are bringing a large selection of bulk goods to rural communities so that families have more options for their grocery shopping experiences,” said Kreft.
The Atholville location is significantly larger than Bathurst and will therefore have much more to offer shoppers.
“This is similar in concept to the one in Bathurst but a much larger selection of bulk goods will be available in this location, due to the larger size of the space,” she said.
“Our team thought that this was the perfect location given that guests could have the convenience of continuing their grocery shopping when visiting the mall or incorporating the store into their usual stops for grocery shopping.”
The store is expected to open by the middle or end of February.
Campbellton’s strategic plan has been finalized
each with its own specific guidelines that council intends to follow over the next year and a half leading into the 2026 municipal elections
The city will also be placing emphasis on landing large events
In approving the plan at Monday’s council meeting
Diane Cyr said these large events will play a key role in the branding of the city
“Having the most beautiful bays (Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club) conference this year as well as possibly hosting the CMA (Francophone world congress) and Les Eloizes (provincial Francophone arts gala) will go a long way in promoting our city not only within our region but in New Brunswick and around the world
also play an important part of the plan and that more needs to be done to promote the city as a four season destination
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Economic development is also a key part of the plan, she said.
“Things like finding a full-time operator of the restaurant at the RREC (Restigouche River Experience Centre on the waterfront) is one important thing we want to see to get accomplished.”
Mayor Jean-Guy Levesque said housing will also play a key role as the city moves forward and that the Housing Accelerator Fund, which sees rebates given for new construction, will help with that.
“We have some property developments coming and we’re hoping that we see a lot more in the future, “ he said.
Other parts of the plan include building even stronger relationships with Campbellton’s neighbours on both sides of the Restigouche River and across northern New Brunswick
As well, council will use the plan to improve the overall quality of life for residents by encouraging more engagement, particularly with younger residents, who often leave after high school with no plans to return.
“We have to make our city somewhere that people want to live,” said Levesque. “We’ve been saying since the election that we want to see our citizens more proud of our city and I think that we’re seeing improvements there.”
Levesque also noted that council should, whenever possible, be as engaged as possible when it comes to local events and participate as often as possible, noting councillors presence at the powwow in Listuguj as an example.
The plan will get one final tweak to include work that needs to be done on unsightly premises before it is eventually posted online.
A former Campbellton-area man wanted on a nationwide warrant for a pair of murder investigations in Nova Scotia was arrested in Campbellton on Wednesday
Ronald Canuel, 35, was wanted by Nova Scotia RCMP as a subject in the cases that date to mid-December.
Police said in a news release they learned on Dec. 19 a 27-year-old Truro man and a 25-year-old Pictou Landing First Nation man were in hospital with serious injuries consistent with stab wounds.
Two days later, police responded to a report of a male in medical distress at a home on Vincent Drive in Upper Onslow, N.S., where that same 25-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The next day, they said they responded to a home on Lavinia Drive in Truro where the 27-year-old man was found dead.
Police say Canuel appeared via tele-remand in court Thursday and was to be transferred to Nova Scotia.
The Campbellton Regional Community recently passed its 2025 budget
and while residents in the former city will not see an increase to their property tax rate
all other property owners in areas that were added during the municipal reform process two years ago will see a two-cent increase
The tax rate in Campbellton will remain at $1.8413 per $100 of assessed value, but as the average property assessment increased by 5.6 per cent this year, homeowners can still expect an increase on their tax bill.
Tide Head’s rate increases 1.25 per cent to $1.6403 from $1.6203, while in Atholville’s rate increases 1.24 per cent, from $1.6194 to $1.6394.
St-Arthur’s two-cent increase means residents will see their rates go up to $1.5075 from $1.4875, or about 1.35 per cent. In Val d’Amour, the new rate will go up 1.5 per cent to $1.3828 from $1.3628.
For the local service districts that are now part of Campbellton, the two-cent increase in the tax rate means rates go up a little more.
The local service district of Dalhousie’s new rate is $1.1896, an increase of 1.7 per cent, while in McLeods, the new rate will be $1.3481, a hike of about 1.6 per cent.
Glencoe residents will now pay $1.4763 – an increase of 1.6 per cent.
Of note, in those three areas, $.4115 in taxes is through the province for services provided by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, such as paving and snow plowing.
Campbellton’s budget for 2025 will be $25,704,483 with $20.2 million coming in property taxes, $2.22 million through the unconditional grant from the province and $3.21 to be raised through other sources of revenue.
The most expenses next year will come in transportation ($6.1 million), police and fire services ($5.7 million), local government ($3.7 million) and recreation ($3.4 million).
Following the amalgamation process, the Campbellton Regional Community has about 12,000 residents and has a tax base of $1.08 billion.
Belle Baie-based Johanne Thériault-Paulin Law (JTP) has acquired the Campbellton law firm of Humphrey & Raymond
following the departure of lawyer Lyne Raymond
who was recently appointed a provincial court judge in Fredericton
With 15 years experience following her Université de Moncton law degree in 2008, Thériault-Paulin said they will build on what lawyers with Humphrey & Raymond, one of the oldest firms in Campbellton, had built.
“This strategic move allows us to bring our comprehensive legal services to these communities, building on the strong foundation that Humphrey Raymond has established over the years.”
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