Several local communities are thinking about amalgamation. The Village of Rogersville and the Rogersville, Acadieville and Collette local service districts are considering it after the challenges of January’s ice storm. The Leader reports a request has been put in to Local Government Minister Serge Rousselle, and the process will go from there.
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Alleged drug trafficker denied bail
A man charged with drug trafficking in Esgenoôpetitj has been denied bail. 35-year-old Jesse Joe of Fredericton is due back in court on the 29th. He was arrested after a pill containing fentanyl was found on the First Nation. The drug is suspected in several overdoses, including a fatal one.