Questions Raised after Province Reduces Costs for Brand Name Beer in NB

Some are questioning the province deciding to lower the prices of certain beers. NB Liquor will put seven-million dollars into making 2-4s of Alpine, Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, Molson, Moose Light and Sleeman Clear $36. The New Brunswick Craft Alcohol Producers Association says small breweries have had a huge impact on our economy, and wonders why the province isn’t footing the bill to also cut their prices.

Two Saint John Men Arrested for Illegal Cigarettes

Two men have been arrested in connection with a seizures of illegal cigarettes by the RCMP in New Brunswick. On May 31, around 11 a.m., police stopped a vehicle on Highway 2, in Saint-Jacques, N.B. near the Quebec border. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 140,000 illegal cigarettes. Two men, a 39-year-old and a 63-year-old, both from Saint John, were arrested and released pending a court date in September.