After 6 months without an MLA, the Miramichi West byelection is set for Oct. 6
Voters who have been without representation since March will go the polls next month
Voters in the provincial riding of Miramichi West will elect a new member of the New Brunswick legislature on Oct. 6.
That's the date the riding will hold a provincial byelection, according to a cabinet order published on the government's website Thursday morning. Premier Susan Holt confirmed the date in a press release shortly after the order appeared online.
Miramichi West has been without an elected representative since March 25, when Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Dawson resigned to become a Conservative candidate in the federal election.
The online publication shows that Holt's cabinet set the date on Aug. 28 and that the writ for the byelection — the formal process to establish voting day and start the campaign — would be issued Sept. 5.
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left, Liberal candidate Hannah Fulton Johnston, Green Party candidate
Genevieve MacRae and PC candidate Kevin Russell have put their names in
the draw for Miramichi West. (Jacques Poitras/CBC, Green Party of New Brunswick)
On Wednesday, Holt told reporters in Upper Miramichi, where she was attending a government announcement, that the byelection call was "coming soon."
She said she hadn't called it sooner because people didn't want to go to the polls during the summer.
Last week, several Miramichi West residents told CBC News that the area should have had an MLA in place by now to represent their interests.
By law, the premier had until Sept. 25 to call the byelection.
The Liberals have nominated Hannah Fulton Johnston as their candidate, the PCs have chosen Kevin Russell and the Greens will run Genevieve MacRae.
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Holt promises Miramichi-West byelection coming soon, deadline looms to fill vacant seat
Premier says government announcements in the area have nothing to do with impending vote
It's been nearly six months since people living in Miramichi West have had provincial representation, but Premier Susan Holt said Wednesday those constituents won't have to wait much longer.
"We're not going to let it go to the last minute," Holt said.
"Everybody's back from summer vacation. Schools are open, so it's coming soon."
A byelection must be called in the riding by Sept. 25. The riding has been vacant since former MLA Mike Dawson resigned to run in April's federal election.
Holt said the delay in calling the byelection was primarily due to the time of year.
"Most people told us they don't want a summer election," she said.
"They don't want to be trying to fit in time to go to the polls when they're taking the opportunity to be on their ... ATV or out on the water or fishing. So we want to drive high participation and the best way to do that is to do it in the fall when folks are used to voting."
Holt won’t wait until last minute to call Miramichi West byelectionFormer premier Blaine Higgs waited 10 months to call a byelection for the same riding — a vacancy that also came about from an MLA looking to make the jump to federal politics.
Holt was speaking from the government's launch of its universal school breakfast program. The event was hosted by the Central New Brunswick Academy in Upper Miramichi, which sits squarely within the Miramichi West riding.
In a video posted to social media on Monday, Holt said that following the announcement she'd be campaigning with the party's candidate for the riding.
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left, Liberal candidate Hannah Fulton Johnston, Green Party candidate
Genevieve MacRae and PC candidate Kevin Russell have put their names in
the draw for Miramichi West. (Jacques Poitras/CBC, Green Party of New Brunswick)
However, when asked if the launch was held in the riding on purpose, Holt said they were simply looking for a school that had a successful existing food program.
Central New Brunswick Academy "is a good example of a place that's had a successful FeedNB partnership and a breakfast program in place where you can see the benefits with students," Holt said.
"We were looking for a school that exemplified local food and a successful school food program. And we found one right here in the heart of the Miramichi River Valley."
After several years of provincial New Brunswick Day celebrations being held in Fredericton, Holt opted to return to the tradition of rotating host communities. For this year, Doaktown was chosen, which also sits inside the Miramichi West riding.
That decision, Holt said, was due to the town's ability and willingness to hold the celebration on short notice.
The riding has long been held by the PCs, but has spent nearly 18 months in the past few years without an MLA, as back-to-back provincial representatives have left for a shot at a seat in Ottawa.
When the byelection is called, Miramichi River Valley Mayor Kevin Russel will run for the Tories, while Liberal staffer Hannah Fulton Johnston will run for the governing party.
The Green Party is running Genevieve MacRae, the party's executive director.
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Miramichi West waits, and waits, to choose a new MLA
Premier Susan Holt has until Sept. 25 to call byelection to fill seat vacant since March
There's the cramped, old, worn-and-torn fire hall in Doaktown, and the Doak historical site down the road.
And there's health care and housing. And roads. And the fate of the old Anderson Bridge.
All of these provincial issues are priorities in communities on the Miramichi River, but there's been no elected representative here to raise them in the corridors of power in Fredericton for five months and counting.
This riding, Miramichi West, has been without an MLA since late March, when Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Dawson resigned to run in the federal election.
Joan Wilson says it's not fair that the riding of Miramichi West has gone so many months without an MLA. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
"I don't like it one little bit. It's not fair," 82-year-old Joan Wilson said outside the grocery store in Doaktown.
"If we wanted anything, who are we going to go to? There's no one in this constituency anymore. I don't like it personally."
Doaktown Mayor Art O'Donnell has a hefty to-do list that he'd like to push forward, starting with provincial support for the new $2.7 million fire hall the village plans to build.
The village also has submitted a proposal to take over running the Doak Provincial Heritage Site, which would involve provincial funding.
Doaktown Mayor Art O’Donnell says he has a hefty to-do list and needs the support of a local MLA to tackle them. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
"None of those files have really moved because if we're not in the face of the ministers or the government in Fredericton, then they have another MLA from somewhere in the province that's taking them away from Doaktown," he said.
Premier Susan Holt must call the byelection within six months of Dawson's resignation, which gives her until Sept. 25.
On the Miramichi, voters are waiting to elect a new MLAMany expected the call shortly after New Brunswick Day, on Aug. 4, when her government chose to hold the official provincial celebration in Doaktown.
But that didn't happen.
If Holt waits until the last minute, it's possible a new MLA would not be seated in time for the legislature reconvening on Oct. 21.
'The people need a voice,' says Doaktown resident Joyce Peters. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
"You should have somebody representing you at all times," Doaktown resident Joyce Peters told CBC News this week. "The people need a voice."
Liberal candidate Hannah Fulton Johnston, a Doaktown resident who works as a Liberal staffer in Fredericton, said she has not been part of the discussions about when to call the byelection.
Johnston pointed out that previous PC premier Blaine Higgs waited 10 months to call a byelection in the same area after MLA Jake Stewart resigned to run federally in 2021.
Liberal candidate Hannah Fulton Johnston says she hasn't been part of discussions about when to call the byelection. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
It was the Liberals in opposition who successfully pushed to tighten up the election law to prevent that kind of delay again.
"I think we're still within that window, so I look forward to when the premier decides to make that announcement, but I'm already up and running," she said.
Still, nothing in the newly tightened six-month rule prevented Holt from calling the byelection even earlier.
"That's not a question I can answer unfortunately," Fulton Johnston said. "That decision lies with the premier. I can't answer why."
A spokesperson for Holt said this week she had no updates to share on the timing.
PC candidate Kevin Russell, the mayor of Miramichi River Valley, another municipality in the riding, said he noticed the lack of provincial representation.
Progressive
Conservative candidate Kevin Russell, the mayor of Miramichi River
Valley, says there are issues to address with Fredericton, including the
fate of the old Anderson Bridge. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
"I haven't had any returned messages or calls since our MLA went on to be an MP," said Russell, who is on a two-month leave from the mayor's position so he can campaign.
The decision is in Holt's hands, he said, but "I would prefer it be called sooner than later. … The only thing I can say is hopefully it gets called soon."
Russell has identified health care, affordability and housing as the top issues.
He is also trying to find out whether the Liberal government will respect a decision made by the previous Higgs government just before the last election about the Anderson Bridge.
Decision pending on Anderson Bridge
A new replacement bridge is due to be finished this year, and the PCs planned to leave the old bridge in place for all-terrain vehicles rather than demolish it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Chuck Chiasson said in May that there had been no decision about that.
It's the kind of issue that an MLA could be pushing, Russell said.
Fulton Johnston is highlighting her experience in government as something she can use to get things done for the riding.
She also argues "the fantastic job" Holt is doing to reform health care will lead to better access, including at an expanded Blackville health centre.
"The idea is to have all of the services available locally, so it's a one-stop shop."
The Green Party has yet to identify its candidate for the byelection.
The PCs have won this area in every election since 2010, but O'Donnell — who as mayor won't endorse any party — said some voters want an MLA who can influence government decisions.
"People are talking about that," he said.
Another factor for some voters will be that two successive PC members "abandoned" the riding to run federally, he added.
Riding in perpetual election mode
Including general elections and byelections, the vote coming this fall will be the seventh time in six years that people here have gone to the polls to elect a federal or provincial member.
"If you're constantly in election mode, there's so much dissension within the community," O'Donnell said.
"I see that a lot: mean statements back and forth. Get over it, get somebody in place and keep them there for four years."
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Miramichi MLA resigns provincial seat to run for federal Conservatives
Mike Dawson says provincial Tory party needs to be more transparent, inclusive in wake of last fall’s defeat
Miramichi West Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Dawson is resigning from the New Brunswick legislature to become a candidate in the federal election campaign.
Dawson will be the Conservative candidate in Miramichi-Grand Lake, a seat won for the party by Jake Stewart in 2021. Stewart announced earlier this month he would not run again.
Dawson's decision starts a six-month clock ticking for Premier Susan Holt to call a byelection — with the departing MLA warning his provincial party that it needs to change its approach.
"I think there needs to be a lot more transparency and a lot more inclusiveness with the membership from the PC party," Dawson said in an interview Monday.
"If the membership doesn't feel wanted, it's not much of a party."
Miramichi MLA resigns to run federally for ConservativesEarlier this year, Dawson said he believed the party needed to be more progressive on some issues and should choose a francophone as its next leader.
He also complained last fall that some members didn't get enough notice to attend the party's annual general meeting held shortly after the PC government of Blaine Higgs was defeated in an election.
"We have to start bringing people together instead of dividing people," he said in an interview.
"It seems like it's easier for people to drive a wedge between people than bring people together."
In his farewell speech in the legislature, Dawson referred to "tensions" with PC Leader Glen Savoie but tried to make it tongue-in-cheek.
"The leader of the Opposition and I are both Miramichiers, and that means we both have a love language that is not understood by many around us who are not from our region," he said.
"I get angry when I'm right, and the leader of the Opposition gets angry when he is wrong."
PC Leader Glen Savoie says he would support having a byelection as early as June. (Jacques Poitras/CBC News)
Dawson wished Savoie well, and Savoie later told reporters that he took the comments as a joke — then called on Premier Susan Holt to call a byelection soon.
Under changes to the Elections Act adopted in 2022, a byelection must be held within six months of a seat in the legislature being certified as vacant.
Savoie said he'd support it happening as early as June.
"As soon as we possibly can, let's get that seat filled so those folks up there have that representation," he said.
Dawson was first elected in a 2022 byelection and was re-elected in the October 2024 provincial election.
He said running federally had not occurred to him until Stewart announced he would not seek re-election.
Sitting MP Jake Stewart announced last month that he would not run again. (Pascal Raiche-Nogue/Radio-Canada)
"It wasn't something that I planned on doing," Dawson said.
"It's just something that — like everything else in life — just popped up."
Dawson said the economic uncertainty with U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports requires a strong leader.
"I think we've got that with the federal leader that we've got running for the Conservative Party," he said.
"We've got to learn to stand on our own two feet and not depend on the Americans."
"I think the country's in a lot worse shape now that it was 10 years ago."
Stewart dropped out amid turmoil within the Miramichi-Grand Lake Conservative membership.
The financial agent for the riding association resigned, alleging that the MP's riding office had been a toxic and manipulative workplace and that eight staffers had quit over the last two years.
Stewart's office was also closed for several weeks.
Mike Morrison, a longtime party supporter and two-time federal candidate, declared that Stewart was unelectable as a result of the turmoil.
Dawson said he hopes he can pull Conservatives together to get through the campaign for the April 28 election and then work on repairing the frayed relationships among members.
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List of Candidates
Provincial By-Election (10/6/2025)
1 Provincial Electoral District has submitted candidate names.
| PED 11 - Miramichi West | ||
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| Name | Party | Incumbent |
| Hannah Fulton Johnston | Liberal Party of New Brunswick | |
| Kevin E. Russell | Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick | |
| Richard (Hoss) Sutherland | Independent | |
tammyclubfit@hotmail.com subject : HOSSNominations close for two Miramichi area byelections
People's Alliance party fields two candidates, NDP fields none
The full slate of candidates for two upcoming Miramichi area byelections has been finalized by Elections New Brunswick as the deadline to file nominations has passed.
The by-elections will be held in Miramichi Bay-Neguac and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin on June 20.
There are five candidates in Miramichi Bay-Neguac:
- Réjean Savoie, Progressive Conservative
- Shawn Wood, Liberal
- Chad Duplessie, Green
- Tom L'Huillier, People's Alliance
- Richard (Hoss) Sutherland, Independent
There are four candidates in Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin:
- Mike Dawson, Progressive Conservative
- Hannah Fulton Johnston, Liberal
- Julie Guillemet-Ackerman, Green
- Larry Lynch, People's Alliance
People's Alliance test
The two by-elections will be the first ones contested by a resurrected People's Alliance party.
The party had been dissolved after former leader Kris Austin crossed the floor to join the governing PCs.
The by-elections mark a first test for new People’s Alliance of New Brunswick's leader Rick DeSaulniers. (Jonathan Colicott/CBC)
The party was later revived with former Fredericton-York MLA Rick DeSaulniers becoming leader.
The provincial New Democratic Party has not fielded candidates in either riding.
The party courted controversy over nominations for the two races, with its leader facing internal turmoil over criticisms of his leadership.
Federal election prompts vote
The by-elections for the two ridings were necessitated after the two previous MLAs, the Progressive Conservative Jake Stewart and Liberal Lisa Harris, both stepped down to run in the federal riding of Miramichi-Grand Lake in the last federal election.
Jake Stewart went on to win the riding in that election.
Elections NB will hold two days of advanced voting on June 11 and 13, and votes can be cast at local returning offices six days a week until election day.
Holt chief of staff to go head to head with mayor in byelection
Liberals are set to acclaim Hannah Fulton Johnston while the Progressive Conservatives are fielding Kevin Russell
The Holt government’s chief of staff is expected to go head-to-head with the mayor of Miramichi River Valley in a looming provincial byelection.
The Liberals are set to acclaim Hannah Fulton Johnston as their candidate at a nomination convention this weekend.
That’s as the Progressive Conservatives say their candidate will be mayor Kevin Russell, who is set to be acclaimed at a nomination convention on July 24.
It sets in motion a race to fill the Miramichi West seat vacated by Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Dawson who made the jump to federal politics earlier this year.
All signs point to that byelection being called soon.
Fulton Johnston, who lives in Doaktown, ran but lost in the 2022 byelection in Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin that led to Dawson’s entrance into politics.
She finished second by roughly 800 votes.
But shortly after, the former staffer in federal MP Pat Finnigan’s office and legislative assistant inside Shawn Graham’s premier’s office was named executive director of the New Brunswick Liberal Association.
Fulton Johnston was then named last November as the chief of staff of the government members office.
Liberal party spokesperson Ashley Beaudin confirmed on Friday that one person completed and submitted a nomination application for the Liberal candidacy in Miramichi West.
Fulton Johnston was then approved by the party’s green light committee and will be officially nominated at a convention on Saturday.
She takes on Russell, the lifelong resident of South Esk, a community along Highway 420 just southwest of Miramichi, who was acclaimed as mayor of the new Miramichi River Valley rural community in 2022.
Russell has owned Sign Warehouse in Miramichi, a sign and banner company, for three decades.
Progressive Conservative executive director Doug Williams confirmed to Brunswick News that Russell will officially be named as the party’s candidate at a convention on July 24.
In an email, Green Party spokesperson Josh O’Donnell said the Greens have not selected a candidate or set a date for a nomination meeting.
The New Brunswick NDP did not return a request for comment.
Dawson was the only politician to hold Miramichi West, which is a new riding created a few years ago via a mandatory boundary redistribution.
He won the riding by more than 1,500 votes, despite the Higgs Progressive Conservatives losing power while being reduced to 16 seats.
The riding covers the northwestern and southern areas in the Greater Miramichi Rural District, the Miramichi River Valley, Doaktown, and Upper Miramichi. The riding also includes Eel Ground First Nation and Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq Nation.
Previously, the seat was Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin, and was held by Jake Stewart, who quit provincial politics in 2021 to run federally.
The Progressive Conservatives also held onto two area Miramichi ridings in byelections while in government.
But this time, it’s the Liberals in power.
The ramp up to the byelection comes after the Holt government recently named Doaktown, Miramichi West’s largest community, as the host community of this year’s official New Brunswick Day celebrations slated for Aug. 4.
It comes with up to $30,000 in provincial funding to throw the party.
A press release states it’s to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Doak House, part of a provincial heritage site.
It will also result in Premier Susan Holt on stage, as time is running out to call the byelection.
Elections New Brunswick spokesperson Paul Harpelle confirmed that because Dawson resigned his provincial seat on March 25, a date for the byelection must be set by no later than Sept. 25.
“The writ triggering the byelection must be issued within six months of date of resignation,” Harpelle said in an email. “The date of the byelection can be 28 to 38 days following the issuance of the writ by the chief electoral officer.”
Harpelle noted that Holt can also choose to call the byelection sooner, any time within the six-month period.
-With files from Andrew Waugh
Announcing our Green Candidate for Miramichi West
A by-election is on the horizon in Miramichi West — and we’re ready to build a strong Green presence in the community.
We’re excited to announce that Genevieve MacRae, Executive Director of the Green Party of New Brunswick, will be stepping forward as our candidate in this important race. Genevieve has a deep commitment to community, strong leadership experience, and a clear vision for a greener, fairer New Brunswick.
You may remember that Genevieve ran in Miramichi West during the 2024 provincial election. That campaign sparked important conversations and connections across the riding — and this by-election is our opportunity to build on that momentum and strengthen the Green voice in Miramichi West.
Our campaign is about amplifying local concerns, connecting with neighbours, and ensuring that Green values are represented in every part of the province. But to succeed, we need your help.
✅ Donate today to help us run a strong campaign → Donate to the Miramichi West campaign fund
✅ Volunteer with the campaign — whether you can knock doors, put up signs, or help with events, every hand makes a difference. Email us at RDA11.2025Campaign@greenpartynb.ca.
Together, we can build a strong Green voice in Miramichi West.
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Mayor confirmed as Tory candidate in Miramichi West byelection
Kevin Russell will run against Liberal hopeful and longtime political staffer Hannah Fulton Johnston
Miramichi River Valley Mayor Kevin Russell will be on the ballot for the Progressive Conservatives in the upcoming Miramichi West provincial byelection.
The first-term mayor and retired businessman was acclaimed as the Tory candidate in front of at least 100 supporters and caucus members Thursday at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 23 in Doaktown.
Russell, a South Esk resident, ran unopposed for the nomination. He said he wanted to take a shot at provincial politics because he enjoys helping people.
“I would like to represent the people of Miramichi West and help them with whatever their needs are,” he said. “I want to be part of the process to make sure that I can deliver the best results that I possibly can for the area.
“I plan to work my tail off to get the support from residents in Miramichi West. The turnout at tonight’s convention was overwhelming.”
The byelection hasn’t been scheduled yet. It’s required to fill the seat vacated by former Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Dawson after he entered federal politics earlier this year.
Elections New Brunswick spokesperson Paul Harpelle said the byelection date must be set by Sept. 25, as Dawson resigned his provincial seat March 25.
Russell is a relative newcomer to politics, having been acclaimed as the first mayor of the new Miramichi River Valley rural community in 2022, shortly before it was amalgamated from the former village of Blackville and former Blackville, Sunny Corner, Derby, North Esk, and Renous-Quarryville local service districts during the 2023 municipal reforms imposed by the Higgs government.
Russell previously owned Sign Warehouse in Miramichi for three decades. He currently represents his rural community on the Greater Miramichi Service Commission’s board of directors and regional planning review and adjustment committee, among other committees.
Russell, a former athlete and stock car racer, has also coached hockey and baseball and been involved with local and provincial sports organizations for decades. He said he was approached by a few people about running in the byelection and decided to give it a shot.
“I like to keep busy,” he said. “I don’t make decisions lightly. I make sure to think about things before I go ahead and make those moves.”
Russell said issues on his radar for Miramichi West include supporting Doaktown’s push for a new fire station and attracting more healthcare professionals to the village to improve citizens’ access to primary care. He said he also hopes to find ways to support housing developments in the region, whether it’s by offering surplus land or incentives.
In addition, Russell said rural infrastructure improvements are among his priorities for the large, rural riding, which takes in communities along the Miramichi River’s two main branches – including Miramichi River Valley, Doaktown, the Upper Miramichi rural community, and a portion of the Greater Miramichi rural district.
Russell admitted he’ll have lots to learn if elected, but he pledged to be open, honest, work hard, and find answers to his constituents’ questions.
“Different communities will likely need different things,” he said. “Determining whether their goals are attainable is part of the process. We need to look at our priorities and values, while also separating wants from needs.
“I will take my responsibility to represent my constituents very seriously and make sure to go out and do the job that they think I can do.”
Russell will take on Liberal challenger Hannah Johnston, a Doaktown resident and longtime political staffer who’s currently the chief of staff for the Office of Government Members under Premier Susan Holt.
The New Democratic Party and Green Party haven’t announced candidates yet.
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Mayor & Council
The Rural Community of Miramichi River Valley Council is composed of a Mayor and six Councillors, who are elected to serve a four-year term.
The Council holds regular meetings on the first Tuesday of every month, starting at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers located at the Blackville Community Center, 12 Bartholomew Road South. These meetings are open to the public.
Members of the public shall not be entitled to address the council during the meetings unless the clerk has been notified at least five business days prior to the council meeting, and the item has been added to the agenda of the meeting. Contact: 506-843-6337.
Kevin Russell
MAYOR
Duties: Finance, Publicity & Promotion, Regional Service Commission
CURRENTLY ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Amanda Brennan
DEPUTY MAYOR
Duties: Canada Day, Park, Recreation, Wellness, Tourism
Email: amandabrennan27@gmail.com
Darlene Gillespie
COUNCILLOR WARD 2
Duties: Ambulance NB, Street Lights, Unsightly Premises
Sharon Vickers
COUNCILLOR-AT-LARGE
Duties: Beautification, Wastewater System, Buildings
Email: svickerscouncillor@gmail.com
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CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER / CLERK
Tina Hayes is Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk and is available Monday to Friday, 8:00am until 4:00pm.
Phone: 506-843-6337
Email: office@mrvrc.ca
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Jennifer McLaughlin is Assistant Clerk / Treasurer and is available Monday to Friday, 8:00am until 4:00pm.
Phone: 506-843-6337
Email: office@mrvrc.ca
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PAIGE STOREY (COUNCILLOR):
(Click for BIO)
paige.storey@doaktown.ca
(506) 625-1575
Policing, Economic Development/Grants, Garbage and Recycling.
DOREEN PARKER (DEPUTY MAYOR):
(Click for BIO)
deputymayor.doreenparker@doaktown.ca
(506) 365-0392
Prospect Place Arena & Canteen, Economic Development/Grants, Tourism, Doaktown Community Park and Picnic Site.
ROBERT GILKS (COUNCILLOR):
(Click for BIO)
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(506) 365-0170
Fire Department , EMO
BERESFORD PRICE (COUNCILLOR):
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beresford.price@doaktown.ca
(506) 259-3636
Water and Waste Water Services, Animal Control, Doaktown Community Library
CARL PRICE (COUNCILLOR):
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carl.price@doaktown.ca
(506) 365-0111
Transportation (Maintenance, Street Lights, Streets and Roads, Sidewalks, and Winter Contract)
SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
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Please contact Mayor Art O'Donnell at (506) 261-3298 or email : mayor.artodonnell@doaktown.ca
From: krista.lambert@doaktown.ca <krista.lambert@doaktown.ca>
Date: Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Subject: Out of Office
To: <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
I will be out of the office on a medical leave.
I will be checking my email periodically. If you need immediate assistance please contact the Clerk-Karen Petitpas @ 506-365-7970 Ext 1: Karen.petitpas@doaktown.ca or Office Assistant Joy Amos @ 506-365-7970 Ext 3- office@doaktown.ca
Thank you,
Krista
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Subject: Fwd: Review of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board's Rules of Procedure / Révision des règles de procédures de la Commission de l'énergie et des services publics du Nouveau-Brunswick
To: <Karen.petitpas@doaktown.ca>, <krista.lambert@doaktown.ca>, <carl.price@doaktown.ca>, <mayor.artodonnell@doaktown.ca>
Cc: <office@mrvrc.ca>, <kevinrussellpcnb@gmail.com>, <mike.dawson@parl.gc.ca>, Susan.Holt <Susan.Holt@gnb.ca>, David.Coon <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, <JOHN.HERRON@gnb.ca>, Glen.Savoie <Glen.Savoie@gnb.ca>, <hannahfultonjohnston@gmail.com>, <RDA11.2025Campaign@greenpartynb.ca>, chuck.chiasson <chuck.chiasson@gnb.ca>, Jacques.Poitras <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, Robert. Jones <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>
From: Melissa Curran <Melissa.Curran@nbeub.ca>
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Subject: Review of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board's Rules of Procedure / Révision des règles de procédures de la Commission de l'énergie et des services publics du Nouveau-Brunswick
To: NBEUB/CESPNB <general@nbeub.ca>
Cc: Melissa Curran <Melissa.Curran@nbeub.ca>
Please see attached a letter from the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board in relation to the above-noted subject.
Veuillez voir ci-joint une lettre de la Commission de l’énergie et des services publics du Nouveau-Brunswick concernant le sujet susmentionné.
Melissa Curran
Chief Clerk / Greffière en chef
(506) 658-2504 (General/Général)
(506) 643-7334 (Direct/Directe)
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Wed, May 31, 2023 at 3:34 PM
Subject: Fwd: Virtual Public Forum - Matter 529 - NB Power Rate Design Application / Forum Public Virtuel - Instance 529 - Énergie NB Demande d'établissement des tarifs
To: <office@rogersvillenb.ca>, <krista.lambert@doaktown.ca>, <Robert.white@arcadianb.ca>, <Melanie.savoie@richibucto.org
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, <Eric.gagnon@grandsault.ca>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Angèle McCaie <gm@rogersvillenb.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 10:52:18 -0700
Subject: Hors du bureau / Out of Office Re: Fwd: Virtual Public Forum
- Matter 529 - NB Power Rate Design Application / Forum Public Virtuel
- Instance 529 - Énergie NB Demande d'établissement des tarifs
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Angèle McCaie n’est plus une employée de la municipalité de
Nouvelle-Arcadie. Pour la réception, vous pouvez appeler le (506)
775-2080 ou envoyer un courriel à office@rogersvillenb.ca
***
Angèle McCaie no longer works for the municipality of
Nouvelle-Arcadie. For the reception, you can call (506) 775-2080 or
send an email to office@rogersvillenb.ca
Merci beaucoup/ Thank you!
--
** Notez bien que le 21 avril 2023 sera ma dernière journée comme
directrice municipale de Nouvelle-Arcadie.
** Please note that April 21st 2023 will be my last day as General
Manager for Nouvelle-Arcadie.
Angèle McCaie (elle / she / her)
Directrice Générale
Nouvelle-Arcadie
10989 rue Principale
Rogersville, NB
E4Y 2L6
Tél: (506) 775-2080
Cell: (506) 625-2887
Télécopieur: (506) 775-2090
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "karen.petitpas@doaktown.ca" <Karen.petitpas@doaktown.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 19:52:05 +0200
Subject: Out of Office
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
I will be out of the office on Medical Leave for a few months. I will
be periodically checking my email, to keep updated.
If this is of an urgent matter , please email the Acting Assistant
Clerk Krista Lambert at krista.lambert@doaktown.ca or call
(506)365-7970 ext: 103.
If your matter has to do with water, sewer or transportation, please
contact our Public Works Supervisor, Shawn Brown at 506-365-0138.
Thank You!
Karen Petitpas
CAO/Clerk
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.c
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 14:52:04 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Virtual Public Forum - Matter 529 - NB Power Rate Design
Application / Forum Public Virtuel - Instance 529 - Énergie NB Demande
d'établissement des tarifs
To: joey@gssc-cesb.ca, Karen.petitpas@doaktown.ca,
comptabilite@saint-leonard.ca, Stephanie.thorne@nbse.ca,
scoulombe@saintquentin.ca, bettyann@commissionrestigouche
rogervil@nbnet.nb.ca, Jamie.degrace@airbathurst.com,
direction@neguac.com, Kathryn.clark@nackawic.com,
carole.tremblay@kedgwick.ca, dave.brown@lameque.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.c
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 14:11:32 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Virtual Public Forum - Matter 529 - NB Power Rate Design
Application / Forum Public Virtuel - Instance 529 - Énergie NB Demande
d'établissement des tarifs
To: cemmerson@quispamsis.ca
Stephen P. Wilbur
Called to the bar: 1983 (NB)
Wilbur & Trueman
706B Coverdale Rd.
Riverview, New Brunswick E1B 3L1
Phone: 506-387-7715
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Bowen, Natalie" <nbowen@quispamsis.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 16:26:22 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Virtual Public Forum - Matter 529 - NB Power
Rate Design Application / Forum Public Virtuel - Instance 529 -
Énergie NB Demande d'établissement des tarifs
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.c
Please forward any inquiries to cemmerson@quispamsis.ca
---------- Forwarded message ----------
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 31, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Subject: Fwd: Virtual Public Forum - Matter 529 - NB Power Rate Design Application / Forum Public Virtuel - Instance 529 - Énergie NB Demande d'établissement des tarifs
To: <STHOMSON@5-rivers.ca>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Shane Thomson <shane@villageofrexton.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 18:34:59 GMT
Subject: Attention! Change of email address
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.c
I M P O R T A N T
As a result of Local Governance Reform, as of January 1st, 2023, we
are officially the new entity of Five Rivers. During this transition
period, we would ask that you PLEASE DIRECT ALL FUTURE EMAILS TO
STHOMSON@5-RIVERS.CA and remove the email (shane@villageofrexton.com
and sthomson@nb.aibn.com) from your system. Emails under the former
address will be monitored until February 28, beyond this date, will no
longer be accepted.
Please advise if further information is necessary.
We apologize for any inconveniences and appreciate your understanding.
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À la suite de la réforme de la gouvernance locale, à partir du 1er
janvier 2023, nous sommes officiellement connus en tant que l’entité
de Five Rivers. En cette période de transition, nous vous demandons
D’ADDRESSER TOUS VOS FUTURS COURRIELS À STHOMSON@5-RIVERS.CA et
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sthomson@nb.aibn.com) de votre système. Les courriels sous l’ancienne
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ils ne seront plus acceptés.
Veuillez nous informer si des informations supplémentaires sont requises.
Nous nous excusons pour tout inconvénient et apprécions votre compréhension.
Shane Thomson, CAO
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.c
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 13:26:13 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Virtual Public Forum - Matter 529 - NB Power Rate Design
Application / Forum Public Virtuel - Instance 529 - Énergie NB Demande
d'établissement des tarifs
To: vnorton <vnorton@nbnet.nb.ca>, jborne@dorchester.ca,
fallon@town.woodstock.nb.ca, earsenault@mcadamnb.com,
Tara.Olesen@sussex.ca, Claudette.maclean@snbsc.ca,
denise.guitard@shediac.ca, dianneayles@salisburynb.ca,
cspear@townofstandrews.ca, ashleyburchell@rothesay.ca,
scott.sparks@vonm.ca, michelle.dickinson@municipalit
mctdev@nb.aibn.com, caroline@memramcook.com, Paul.lang@csrk.ca,
admin.kvfd@nb.aibn.com, info@townofhampton.ca,
clerk@villageofgrandmanan.com
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "blaine.higgs"
<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "Holland, Mike (LEG)" <mike.holland@gnb.ca>,
info@rsc8.ca, nbowen@quispamsis.ca
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Brenda Knight, Secretary
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Jemseg, NB
E4C 3P2
506-471-2653
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From: Melissa Curran <Melissa.Curran@nbeub.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 13:57:44 +0000
Subject: Virtual Public Forum - Matter 529 - NB Power Rate Design
Application / Forum Public Virtuel - Instance 529 - Énergie NB Demande
d'établissement des tarifs
To: "ceo@fermenbfarm.ca" <ceo@fermenbfarm.ca>,
"louis-philippe.gauthier@cfib.
"frederic.gionet@cfib.ca" <frederic.gionet@cfib.ca>,
"Ron.marcolin@cme-mec.ca" <Ron.marcolin@cme-mec.ca>,
"David.Raymond.Amos333@gmail.c
"david.sollows@gnb.ca" <david.sollows@gnb.ca>,
"hanrahan.dion@jdirving.com" <hanrahan.dion@jdirving.com>,
"nrubin@stewartmckelvey.com" <nrubin@stewartmckelvey.com>,
"coneil@stewartmckelvey.com" <coneil@stewartmckelvey.com>,
"lmclements@stewartmckelvey.co
"pbowman@bowmaneconomics.ca" <pbowman@bowmaneconomics.ca>,
"brudderham@stewartmckelvey.co
"JohnFurey@fureylegal.com" <JohnFurey@fureylegal.com>,
"jpetrie@nbpower.com" <jpetrie@nbpower.com>,
"NBPRegulatory@nbpower.com" <NBPRegulatory@nbpower.com>,
"lgordon@nbpower.com" <lgordon@nbpower.com>, "SWaycott@nbpower.com"
<SWaycott@nbpower.com>, "George.Porter@nbpower.com"
<George.Porter@nbpower.com>, "kevgibson@nbpower.com"
<kevgibson@nbpower.com>, Veronique Otis <Veronique.Otis@nbeub.ca>,
"Young, Dave" <Dave.Young@nbeub.ca>, "Aherrington@lawsoncreamer.com
<Aherrington@lawsoncreamer.com
<Kathleen.Mitchell@nbeub.ca>, NBEUB/CESPNB <General@nbeub.ca>,
"Colwell, Susan" <Susan.Colwell@nbeub.ca>,
"bhavumaki@synapse-energy.com" <bhavumaki@synapse-energy.com>
"mwhited@synapse-energy.com" <mwhited@synapse-energy.com>,
"prhodes@synapse-energy.com" <prhodes@synapse-energy.com>,
"alawton@synapse-energy.com" <alawton@synapse-energy.com>,
"jwilson@resourceinsight.com" <jwilson@resourceinsight.com>,
"pchernick@resourceinsight.com
Melissa Curran <Melissa.Curran@nbeub.ca>, "alain.chiasson2@gnb.ca"
<alain.chiasson2@gnb.ca>, "rdk@indecon.com" <rdk@indecon.com>,
"tammy.grieve@mcinnescooper.co
"paul.black@twinriverspaper.co
"Hoyt, Len" <len.hoyt@mcinnescooper.com>,
"tyler.rajeski@twinriverspaper
<tyler.rajeski@twinriverspaper
"darcy.ouellette@twinriverspap
<darcy.ouellette@twinriverspap
<dan.murphy@umnb.ca>, "jeff.garrett@sjenergy.com"
<jeff.garrett@sjenergy.com>, "shelley.wood@sjenergy.com"
<shelley.wood@sjenergy.com>, "dan.dionne@perth-andover.com"
<dan.dionne@perth-andover.com>
<pierreroy@edmundston.ca>, "ryan.mitchell@sjenergy.com"
<ryan.mitchell@sjenergy.com>, "sstoll@stollprofcorp.com"
<sstoll@stollprofcorp.com>, "pzarnett@bdrenergy.com"
<pzarnett@bdrenergy.com>
Good morning,
Please note below the information for the Virtual Public Forum related
to Matter 529 - NB Power Rate Design Application
The Virtual Public Forum will take place via Zoom videoconference on
June 1st, 2023, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
It should also be noted that registered interveners are permitted to
observe the public forum but may not make a presentation. The public
forums are intended for those who have not registered as interveners
to make submissions about the application.
Zoom Videoconference information:
Virtual Public Forum - Matter 529 - NB Power Rate Design Application /
Forum Public Virtuel - Instance 529 - Énergie NB Demande
d'établissement des tarifs
Join Zoom Meeting via telephone:
855-703-8985 Canada Toll-free
Or
Join Zoom Meeting via web:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8733
Meeting ID: 873 3880 6224
Passcode: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Bonjour,
Veuillez noter ci-dessous l'information pour le forum public virtuel
relative à l'instance 529 - Énergie NB - Demande d'établissement des
tarifs
La session du forum public virtuel va se dérouler sur la plateforme
Zoom par vidéoconférence le 1er juin 2023, de 14 h à 16 h.
Il est aussi à noter que les intervenants inscrits sont autorisés à
observer le forum public, mais ne peuvent pas faire une présentation.
Les forums publics sont destinés à ceux qui ne se sont pas inscrits en
tant qu'intervenants pour faire des observations sur la demande.
Information sur la plateforme Zoom par vidéoconférence :
Forum Public Virtuel - Instance 529 - Énergie NB Demande
d'établissement des tarifs / Virtual Public Forum - Matter 529 - NB
Power Rate Design Application
Rejoignez la réunion Zoom par téléphone :
855-703-8985 Canada sans frais
Ou
Rejoignez la réunion Zoom via le Web :
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8733
ID de réunion: 873 3880 6224
Code secret: xxxxxxxxxxx
Regards / Cordialement,
Melissa Curran
Deputy Chief Clerk / Greffière en chef adjointe
(506) 658-2504 (General/Général)
(506) 643-7334 (Direct/Directe)
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miramichi West 
New Brunswick electoral district
Provincial electoral district Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick MLA
VacantDistrict created 2023 First contested 2024 Demographics Census subdivision(s) Big Hole Tract 8, Doaktown, Greater Miramichi Rural District, Miramichi River Valley, Red Bank 4, Upper Miramichi Miramichi West (French: Miramichi-Ouest) is an provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. It was created out of the western portions of Miramichi Bay-Neguac and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin.
District created
It was created in 2023 and will be first contested in the 2024 New Brunswick general election. It covers the western and more rural portions of Miramichi Bay-Neguac and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin. The riding covers the northwestern and southern areas in the Greater Miramichi Rural District, the Miramichi River Valley, Doaktown, and Upper Miramichi. The riding also includes Eel Ground First Nation and Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq Nation.[1]
Miramichi West (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding Members of the Legislative Assembly
Miramichi West Assembly Years Member Party Riding created from Miramichi Bay-Neguac
and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin61st 2024–2025 Michael Dawson Progressive Conservative Election results
New Brunswick provincial by-election, October 6, 2025
Resignation of Michael DawsonParty Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Kevin Russell Liberal Hannah Fulton Johnston Green Genevieve MacRae New Democratic Total valid votes Total rejected ballots Turnout Eligible voters 2024 New Brunswick general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Progressive Conservative Michael Dawson 3,814 57.08% +9.58 Liberal Mark Hambrook 2,254 33.73% +11.23 Green Genevieve MacRae 273 4.09% +2.29 People's Alliance Rhonda L'Huillier 229 3.43% -22.97 Independent Richard Sutherland 112 1.68% – Total valid votes 6,682 Total rejected ballots Turnout Eligible voters Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.83 Source: Elections New Brunswick[2] 2020 provincial election redistributed results[3] Party % Progressive Conservative 47.5 People's Alliance 26.4 Liberal 22.5 New Democratic Party 1.8 Green 1.8 References
- "Miramichi West Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-24.
- https://globalnews.ca/news/10794795/new-brunswick-election-2024-results-miramichi-west/
.png)
Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Subject: Out of Office
To: <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
I will be out of the office on a medical leave.
I will be checking my email periodically. If you need immediate assistance please contact the Clerk-Karen Petitpas @ 506-365-7970 Ext 1: Karen.petitpas@doaktown.ca or Office Assistant Joy Amos @ 506-365-7970 Ext 3- office@doaktown.ca
Thank you,
Krista
Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Subject: Attn Kevin Russell I just called again
To: <krista.lambert@doaktown.ca>, <mayor.artodonnell@doaktown.ca>, <kevinrussellpcnb@gmail.com>, <mike.dawson@parl.gc.ca>, Susan.Holt <Susan.Holt@gnb.ca>, David.Coon <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, <JOHN.HERRON@gnb.ca>, Glen.Savoie <Glen.Savoie@gnb.ca>, <hannahfultonjohnston@gmail.com>, <RDA11.2025Campaign@greenpartynb.ca>, chuck.chiasson <chuck.chiasson@gnb.ca>, Jacques.Poitras <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, Robert. Jones <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>
Cc: <jim@miramichionline.com>
Fwd: RE Miramichi MP Jake Stewart faces party turmoil ahead of election
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Subject: RE Miramichi MP Jake Stewart faces party turmoil ahead of election
To: <michel.bedard@parl.gc.ca>, <aleksandra.pisarek@parl.gc.ca
Cc: <susan.brophy.256@parl.gc.ca>, jake.stewart <jake.stewart@parl.gc.ca>, pierre.poilievre <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, <ps.ministerofpublicsafety-
From: Holt, Susan Premier (PO/CPM) <Susan.Holt@gnb.ca>
Date: Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Subject: Automatic reply: Premier Susan Holt and her new cabinet know some folks have a long memory and keep good records as well EH Ian Lee?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for your email. This account receives a high volume of emails. Thank you for your patience as our team prepares a response.
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From: Bockus, Kathy (LEG) <Kathy.Bockus@gnb.ca>
Date: Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Subject: Automatic reply: Premier Susan Holt and her new cabinet know some folks have a long memory and keep good records as well EH Ian Lee?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Subject: Automatic reply: Premier Susan Holt and her new cabinet know some folks have a long memory and keep good records as well EH Ian Lee?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for contacting the Honourable Rob Moore, P.C., M.P. office. We appreciate the time you took to get in touch with our office.
If you did not already, please ensure to include your full contact details on your email and the appropriate staff will be able to action your request. We strive to ensure all constituent correspondence is responded to in a timely manner.
If your question or concern is time sensitive, please call our office: 506-832-4200.
Again, we thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Office of the Honourable Rob Moore, P.C., M.P.
Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal
From: <info@votefaytene.ca>
Date: Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Subject: Auto: RE PC Faytene won't discuss 'security concerns' that caused event's cancellation
To: <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for your message. It is important to us. One of our volunteers will review and respond to you as soon as possible.
We are serving a high volume of emails and calls right now, but hope to respond within 24 hours. Thank you for your patience and support.
If you are looking for information on where to vote, please click here: https://www.votefaytene.ca/
For information on Faytene's candidacy and policies please visit: https://www.votefaytene.ca/
Thank you so much.
- Team Faytene / PCNB - Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins
E: info@votefaytene.ca
P: 506-522-8880
From: Chrystia Freeland <Chrystia.Freeland@fin.gc.ca>
Date: Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: RE PC Faytene won't discuss 'security concerns' that caused event's cancellation
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
The
Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic
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David,
I just tried to call you back. My apologies again that we had to keep the call short today due to an appointment. Thank you for your care, kindness and defence of me. I do appreciate it.
Please know how much we respect you.
Faytene
Premier's former spokesperson wants to run against Liberal Leader Susan Holt
Nicolle Carlin sets sights on Fredericton South-Silverwood
Nicolle Carlin, who has worked as spokesperson for Premier Blaine Higgs since 2018, has announced she is seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination in Fredericton South-Silverwood.
It's the same riding where Liberal Leader Susan Holt plans to run in the next election, which is scheduled for October.
Carlin said she resigned from her job as deputy minister of strategic initiatives and communications on Monday to campaign full time.
"I've been very fortunate. I do have a strong voice at the table and the premier's put a lot of faith in me and he's allowed me to be vocal," Carlin said in an interview with Radio-Canada.
"I loved serving in my job, but this is completely different. When you have people you are speaking for, when you are taking their issues to heart, when you're advocating for them, that's a completely different responsibility."
Carlin said she wasn't recruited by the PC Party and the decision to run was hers alone.
Stands with Higgs on Policy 713
Carlin has previously been a municipal councillor in Hanwell and worked as a reporter for both CTV Atlantic and CBC New Brunswick.
When asked, she said she stands with Higgs on the issue of Policy 713, the gender-identity school policy his government changed last summer.
The revised Policy 713 requires that school staff obtain parental consent before letting a student under 16 adopt a new name or pronoun that reflects their gender identity.
"I do stand with the premier on 713, and I don't think that there is a line between being progressive and supporting the role that parents play," Carlin said.
Liberal Leader Susan Holt, shown here at the recent Liberal nomination meeting for Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins, is running for a seat in Fredericton South-Silverwood. (Sam Farley/CBC News)
She said children should feel welcome in their schools and classrooms, but parents should be involved with elementary-aged kids transitioning and using a different name and pronouns.
"I'm very progressive. I'm a progressive in my views, I'm a Progressive Conservative and I stand with the premier on that issue, 100 per cent," Carlin said.
In an emailed statement, Liberal Leader Susan Holt said she welcomes Carlin to the race.
"Glad to see that PCs have found a candidate to make this a good race, which is critical to a strong democracy," Holt said.
"I look forward to seeing Nicolle at the doors and engaging in meaningful discussions about the most important issues to the people of Fredericton South-Silverwood."
Holt won a seat in a 2023 byelection in the riding of Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore, but has chosen to run in a Fredericton riding come October. The Liberal leader lives in the city of Fredericton.
Simon Ouellette is the Green Party candidate for the riding. (Radio-Canada)
The Green Party's candidate for the riding, Simon Ouellette, also welcomed Carlin to the race in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
"I'm looking forward to a fair and competitive race focused on good ideas and honest politics. I hope to see Nicolle at local debates, where we can share our different visions for the future of our province," Ouellette said.
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Sam Farley is a Fredericton-based reporter at CBC New Brunswick. Originally from Boston, he is a journalism graduate of the University of King's College in Halifax. He can be reached at sam.farley@cbc.ca
With files from Alix Villeneuve
2004
All eyes turned, cameras were flashing, and Nicolle Carlin, budding reporter, just stood waiting to hear an answer from an MP in Ottawa. Only in Gr. 10, Carlin caught the MP off guard when she asked if her school could have some money back to fund their music program which had been cancelled. Reporters scrummed her afterwards and it is then, Carlin recounts, that she realized that she had an interest in journalism.
“Wow, I like asking questions…and I kind of like catching him off guard.” thought young Carlin at the time. Now 25 and a Videojournalist at ATV in Fredericton, there is no looking back. Carlin grew up in Saint John and chose to study Journalism at St. Thomas University.
Sherry and Mary Wilson are old school women that asks permission to go to the bathroom.
I like Margaret but she is old school too, but she fought for her bridge in Florenceville that will never happen. Higgs keeps dangling that carrot for her though so she’ll run again.
Andrea Anderson Mason and Arlene Dunn…Dorothy Shepherd too stood up to Higgs for years.
Jill Green is fascinated by Higgs when she doesn’t need the money.
Good luck Nicole. Higgs will put you in a woman’s role soon if you are elected as MLA.
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
"Carlin said she wasn't recruited by the PC Party and the decision to run was hers alone."
Hmmmm, do I believe Higgs's spokescritter on this or any issue at this point?
Le Wier
Reply to G. Timothy Walton
I see Carlin’s father In law was high up in the former NBTel and a prominent family in Quispamsis and her mother was affiliated with the UPC.
Bobby Richards
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Jake Stewart is the father of Nicole’s baby. That happened 2 terms ago
Bobby Richards
Reply to Le Wier
There used to be a vetting process
David Amos
Reply to G. Timothy Walton
IMHO Never believe anything until Higgy's spokescritter officially denies it
David Amos
Reply to Le Wier
Bingo
David Amos
Reply to Bobby Richards
Wow
Reply to Bobby Richards
Reply to Bobby Richards
Reply to Ralph Skavinsky
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Reply to Le Wier
Notice anything missing?
Reply to David Amos
Reply to Le Wier
More than that is missing
Keep trying.
Higgs has several women that he would boot out if that was the case.
Jill Green is fascinated by Higgs when she doesn’t need the money.
I think the baby Daddy is now in Ottawa.
Reply to Kyle Woodman
Reply to Bobby Richards
They spent many evenings together in the hotel
Reply to SarahRose Werner
I would suggest it’s more about being both humble and acknowledging the privilege she was afforded from the position……
Reply to SarahRose Werner
She will get treated very differently if she is elected and Higgs makes government. Higgs uses everyone for his own gain. Right now she feels on top but Higgs will put her on bottom if she dares speak up for her riding.
Perhaps I should ask you the obvious question
Reply to David Amos
Is that your real name?
Reply to David Amos
That is particularly true with my family name But everybody in the Conservative Party knows who my Father and Mother were particularly today
A lot of Canadians visited my Mother's favourite Brother's grave today
Kyle Woodman
She fits the mold of right wing yes woman.
Reply to Kyle Woodman
Indeed
Kyle Woodman
If she supports Higgs she is not Progressive no matter how many times she says it.
Reply to Kyle Woodman
Grits or tories, same old stories.
Reply to Howard Higgs
I don't believe that is the case in this election.
Reply to Howard Higgs
Agreed. But only since 2003, starting first at the Federal and having spread progressively to the provinces since.
C'est Vrai
Reply to David Amos
Robert Brannen
One is a matter of creating fantasy; the other, a matter of dealing with the harsh reality of the lives lived by the New Brunswick population.
Reply to Robert Brannen
You are right. She understands the mechanics of NB government but has had the privilege of being shielded by being on the inside.
It's nice to see young people engaged in the future of their province.
Reply to David Amos
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Reply to David Amos
The last thing we need is a 'mouthpiece' who only knows how to mimic and echo Higgs. Puppets are the worst kind of politician.
Reply to Bobby Richards
Did she work for Jake?
Only at the hotel
Yes outside of business hours
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it sure wasnt to check his riding........i dont think Dawson goes around neither..........
They checked each other out in the evenings after dark
Art McCarthy
"I am a progressive." I work for a leader who is old-fashioned, old-school, reactionary, and stogy, who brooks no dissention from his views, yet I am progressive?
Something does not align here.
Everything Higgs is tainted. If she wants to run for the conservatives (I have long since dropped the word 'progressive') then have at it boss. All it means to us voters is that she is perfectly OK with the 'pronoun war distraction' over real issues.
Amen
Crafting Higgs Irvings messages must have been hard on her conscience OR perhaps not!
Reply to Doug McBride
I doubt it.
Reply to Doug McBride
For her......not at all.
" resigned from her job as deputy minister of strategic initiatives and communications on Monday to campaign full time."
There are strategic initiatives in NB? Might they include contract nurses or actually improving the health care system. Based on what people deal with day to day, clearly nothing viable occurring.
There really has been nothing progressive in the Higgs government in the last 5 years. Why think anything will change
Well this should be an easy seat for the Liberals to take. As spokesperson for Higgs she has to carry the burden of his misinformation on 713, illegal firings that cost millions, travel nurse contracts, Union lawsuits and preferential tax treatment to his former employer and so much more.
She will no doubt be a strong competitor to go against Holt
Reply to Daniel Henwell
Not a chance. She has to check everything she does with Higgy first.
Reply to Deborah Reddon
This is all Steve Outhouse’s idea.
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I see the name Outhouse, I automatically assume they are full of you-know-what...
Reply to Bobby Richards
Of course thats his job
Miramichi MP Jake Stewart faces party turmoil ahead of election
Financial agent quits, office closes, House of Commons sends warning to ex-staffer
Jake
Stewart, the Conservative MP for Miramichi-Grand Lake, has been
nominated as the party candidate for the federal election expected this
spring. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)A New Brunswick Conservative MP running for re-election this year is losing some of his supporters after a falling out with former staffers and resignations from the local party organization.
Jake Stewart, the MP for Miramichi-Grand Lake, recently had a House of Commons lawyer send a cease-and-desist letter to Shawn Morrison, a longtime Conservative who used to work in his office.
The letter, dated Jan. 30 and obtained by CBC News, was sent to Morrison after an exchange of fiery and sometimes personal social media posts between him and Stewart.
That came a few days after the financial agent for the Conservative riding association in Miramichi-Grand Lake resigned in an email to members of the association board.
Miramichi MP Jake Stewart faces turmoil with former supporters"My decision stems from a profound distrust in the current board and staff within MP Stewart's office," Denver Brennan wrote in a Jan. 24 email obtained by CBC News.
He also said the atmosphere at Stewart's office was "toxic and manipulative" and eight other people had left jobs with the MP over three years, though one of them, Aiden Ingersoll, appeared in a Feb. 11 social media photo with Stewart.
Stewart, a first-term Conservative MP and former provincial cabinet minister in the Blaine Higgs government, has been nominated as the party candidate for the federal election expected this spring.
He has not responded to text messages or to phone calls or an email to his office requesting an interview.
In one Facebook post in January responding to Morrison, the MP appeared to challenge him to a physical confrontation.
"My address hasn't changed," Stewart wrote, daring him to "bring it" and using a profanity to describe Morrision.
Morrison and Brennan would not do interviews with CBC News.
Kelly Wilson, the president of the Conservative riding association board, did not respond to requests for comment.
Meanwhile, Stewart's office on the King George Highway in Miramichi was closed for several weeks after the Christmas break, with a sign in the window citing "security reasons."
Stewart's office was 'toxic and manipulative,' according to a resignation email from a party volunteer. (CBC)
Stewart posted two photos on his social media accounts on Feb. 11 showing him greeting constituents at the office, and when CBC News photographed the office the next day, the sign was gone.
But Brunswick News reported the sign was back later in the day.
When CBC News visited the office again on Feb. 20, there was no such sign in the window, but the door was locked and no one responded to repeated rings on a buzzer.
Stewart took part in a community event in Miramichi the same day.
The cease-and-desist letter to Morrison was signed by Aleksandra Pisarek, a lawyer in the office of the House of Commons law clerk.
It says Morrison has engaged in "unwelcome, malicious and vindictive behaviour," including unwelcome contact with Stewart's staff and his spouse.
It asks him to "immediately cease and desist" and warns him that if he continues, "all possible legal recourses will be considered."
Two spokespeople for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre did not respond to a request for comment. Kevin Price, the New Brunswick representative on the party's national council, did not respond either.
Stewart was first elected to the New Brunswick legislature in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2020.
He ran for the provincial Progressive Conservative Party leadership in 2016, placing fifth in the first round of voting.
Premier Blaine Higgs appointed Stewart minister of aboriginal affairs when the PCs formed a minority government in 2018, but dropped him from cabinet after winning a majority in 2020.
Stewart resigned as an MLA the following year to run federally and was elected MP for Miramichi-Grand Lake in the September 2021 election.
He was among the first MPs to endorse Poilievre for leader of the federal Conservative Party after MPs pushed Erin O'Toole out of the position in early 2022.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Provincial Affairs reporter
Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick since 2000. He grew up in Moncton and covered Parliament in Ottawa for the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. He has reported on every New Brunswick election since 1995 and won awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, the National Newspaper Awards and Amnesty International. He is also the author of five non-fiction books about New Brunswick politics and history.
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