Jennifer Sweet

Reporter

Jennifer Sweet has been telling the stories of New Brunswickers for over 20 years. She is originally from Bathurst, got her journalism degree from Carleton University and is based in Fredericton. She can be reached at 451-4176 or [email protected].

Latest from Jennifer Sweet

Fredericton piper ready to take requests for songs … or silence

It’s become a springtime rite for 17-year-old Ryan Strong to start outdoor practice on his bagpipes in Fredericton’s Skyline Acres.

How New Brunswick's little-known auto sector is coping with tariffs

A Dieppe-based company's ambulances and accessible vehicles are now subject to 25 per cent tariffs on sales to the U.S.

Watershed groups on the lookout for little brown bug-eating birds

A New Brunswick non-profit that promotes biodiversity and sustainable ecology is asking people to be on the lookout for bank swallows.

St. Stephen considers direct financial incentive to lure doctors

St. Stephen is the latest municipality in New Brunswick to take doctor recruitment into its own hands, with proposed payments for family physicians, international medical graduates, specialists and nurse practitioners.

Once a high-profile emitter, Port of Belledune wants to be a green energy hub

The Port of Belledune is trying to reinvent itself as a green energy hub, with plans to use biomass, wind, solar, hydrogen — and maybe even small modular nuclear reactors — to replace fossil fuels.

Big jump in power bills may be explained when N.B. Power boss appears before MLAs

N.B. Power customers who saw large increases on their last bills might get an explanation when the leader of the Crown corporation appears before MLAs at the end of this month.

Fredericton hires retired police officers for community policing unit

Six retired police officers have returned to work in a new unit of the Fredericton Police Force, including Stephen Horsman, former New Brunswick justice and public safety minister.

Saint Andrews may restore a Campobello mudflat to get the town's wharf rebuilt

Saint Andrews council is thinking about spending up to $300,000 on a fish habitat restoration project quite a distance beyond town limits in order to win approval for long-awaited wharf upgrades.

Housing crisis in New Brunswick could get worse, with more people at risk, advocates warn

The New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing Association is issuing a call to action to all New Brunswickers for help solving the province's housing crisis.

Edmundston closes dog parks after outbreak of unknown illness

The decision to close the parks was based on the advice of local veterinarians, the city said in a post on social media.