New Brunswick Crime Stoppers recently launched its eighth annual awareness guide, which features the organization�s statistics, achievements and activities throughout the province.
A video showing how youth victims of crime may be supported by the Department of Public Safety's victim services division has won an international award. The Public Legal Education and Information Ser .....
New Brunswick firefighters and police officers would be exempted in future from provisions concerning the three-day waiting period in the Workers' Compensation Act. An amendment to the act is designed .....
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on Thursday, Nov. 19, formally recognizes the unique role the Canadian Red Cross has as an official auxiliary to the Government of New Brunswick, and will en .....
Two motor coaches that will be used at the 2010 Olympics in British Columbia have been approved for the trip by the Department of Public Safety�s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) unit. The buses w .....
The foundation for the new Dalhousie Correctional Centre will be poured in the coming weeks now that a construction contract for $1.1 million has been awarded to Pomerleau Inc.
Sixteen individuals and organizations were recently honoured for their crime prevention efforts in their communities at the annual luncheon of the Crime Prevention Association of New Brunswick (CPANB) .....
Federal Minister of Public Safety Peter Van Loan recently announced funding of more than $600,000 for two projects aimed at preventing and reducing crime in New Brunswick.
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for justice and public safety concluded their annual meeting following after in-depth discussions about key justice and public safety issues f .....
The provincial government has awarded contracts for site preparation associated with the construction of the new Dalhousie and Southeast correctional centres. The departments of Supply and Services an .....
The New Brunswick Probation Officers� Association Inc. has presented bursaries to four students who are children of current probation officers in the province. From left, front row: bursary recipients .....
New Brunswickers wishing to purchase conservation licence plates now have three new designs to choose from, in addition to the original design of an Atlantic salmon. The new designs are: a deer, a b .....
New Brunswick-licensed motor vehicles will begin to take on a new look in August. New provincial licence plates will replace existing standard and specialty plates beginning Tuesday, Aug. 4. The new s .....
The RCMP�s retro black police car was in Fredericton recently as part of a highway safety campaign to increase its presence on highways and discourage speeding. From left: RCMP Chief Supt. Wayne Lan .....
The highway safety public awareness campaign of the Department of Public Safety has received two awards.The television and radio campaign, Be ... safe and sound, won a regional award in the Ame .....
Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John W. Foran recently presented the department�s annual contribution to the New Brunswick Crime Stoppers program to assist it in solving cases, recovering .....
New global positioning equipment (GPS) is now available for volunteers from the New Brunswick Ground Search and Rescue Association (NBGSARA) to assist in rescue efforts. The Department of Public Safet .....
Proposed legislation introduced today would ensure a more consistent approach to building construction, resulting in safer homes and buildings. Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John W. For .....
Education Minister Kelly Lamrock addressed the provincial conference on crime reduction Thursday on how to be responsive to at-risk and highly complex children and youth. The Reducing Crime: Bridging .....
Judge Mike McKee addressed the New Brunswick mental health review at a provincial conference on crime reduction in Fredericton on Wednesday. The Reducing Crime: Bridging the Gaps conference brought t .....
New legislation is now in force that gives the New Brunswick attorney general the authority to sell or dispose of property that has been seized, restrained or forfeited to the provincial government un .....
Business New Brunswick Minister Greg Byrne presents a cheque to Oromocto Mayor Faye Tidd to pay for costs incurred during the 2008 spring flood. The cheque, worth $170,729.78, was drawn from the Prov .....
New Brunswickers are advised by the Department of Public Safety's New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization (NB-EMO) that River Watch 2009 is now underway.
The Department of Public Safety will provide funding for volunteer firefighter training throughout the province. A cheque was presented at a recent meeting of the New Brunswick Association of Fire Chi .....
The Department of Public Safety recently presented a cheque to Sunberry Cranberry Producers Inc., under the Provincial Disaster Financial Assistance Program. These funds are allocated as a contributi .....
The Department of Public Safety will donate $2,000 this year to the New Brunswick Block Parent Association. The funds will go toward the organization�s national annual symposium and annual general mee .....
Shelby Parker, age 6, from Salisbury Elementary School, is winner of the Fire Chief for a Day contest. Students from throughout the province had a chance to fill out a ballot from the Fire Safety Gaze .....
A driver's licence reciprocity agreement was reached today between the Province of New Brunswick and Belgium. The agreement was signed by Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General John W. Foran .....
Highway safety and discouraging drinking and driving will be the focus of a new public awareness campaign launched today by Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John W. Foran.
Nineteen individuals and organizations were honoured for serving the greater good of communities throughout the province at the annual luncheon of the Crime Prevention Association of New Brunswick (CP .....
Members of the Department of Public Safety�s Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement unit recently hosted several Grade 9 students as part of Take Our Kids to Work Day.
The provincial government is officially thanking the Canadian Red Cross Society for the emergency social services it gave to hundreds of victims during the flood along the St. John River this spring.
Commercial vehicle enforcement officers emphasized the importance of proper brake maintenance during a joint inspection blitz with their counterparts from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island recently .....
New Brunswickers are being urged to become more aware of fire safety in their homes as the province observes Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11. From left, seated: Public Safety Minister John W. Foran; P .....
A grant of $15,000 was presented recently to the New Brunswick Safety Council by John W. Foran, minister of public safety and solicitor general. From left: Ron Carr, president and CEO, New Brunswick .....
Representatives of nine regional fire departments, the Miramichi Public Safety Answering Point, the New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs, and the departments of Public Safety, Transportation and L .....
The provincial government is increasing its grant to the New Brunswick Ground Search and Rescue Association. The increase is to $75,000, a one-time $25,000 increase for this year, in recognition of th .....
Residents must report their flood damage and register for the Disaster Financial Assistance program (if they have not already done so) by calling 1-888-298-8555, or online at http://www.snb.ca/emo. Pe .....
Public Safety Minister John Foran (left) and Andy Morton, deputy director, N.B. Emergency Measures Organization, held a news conference Wednesday morning to brief reporters on preparations for rising .....
The Department of Public Safety reminds New Brunswickers of new booster seat rules that will come into effect on May 1, 2008. Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John W. Foran spoke of the im .....
The Government of New Brunswick has demonstrated further support for the province's volunteer firefighters, presenting a $20,000 grant to the New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs (NBAFC) at a meet .....
The Government of Canada announced today that it would provide New Brunswick with $8.8 million as part of a new Police Officers' Recruitment Fund. From left: RCMP Superintendent Todd Shean, acting co .....
The Province of New Brunswick entered into a driver's licence reciprocity agreement with the Republic of Korea today. The agreement was signed by Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John For .....
The Government of New Brunswick is investing in an enhanced bilingual training program for volunteer firefighters. Seated, from left: Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John Foran, Post-Seco .....
A graduation ceremony was held in Fredericton today to recognize the successful completion of officer training for the province's first Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement Unit. John Foran, minister of publi .....
Effective May 1, 2008, New Brunswick drivers will be subject to new requirements for securing child passengers in safety seats. Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John Foran. left, today dis .....
The Crime Prevention Association of New Brunswick (CPANB) held its annual awards luncheon today to honour individuals and organizations for contributions in serving the greater good of communities thr .....
New Brunswick's chief electrical inspector has ordered that a number of non-certified animated motion lamps and table motion lamps be removed from store shelves and that they not be offered for sale i .....
Don't speed in construction and school zones in New Brunswick. If you do, you could face a minimum fine of $280. The stiffer fines are part of government's plan to improve highway safety in New Brunsw .....
Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John Foran recently welcomed 20 new correctional officers to the Department of Public Safety's New Brunswick Youth Centre. Front row, from left: Allyson Fi .....
Premier Shawn Graham signs a declaration in support of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7 - 13. Also attending were Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John Foran and, back row, from left: Robert S .....
Gary Purves has made extraordinary contributions to the radio amateur community in the area of wireless data networks. He built the provincial wireless e-mail network, years before there were comparab .....
Premier Shawn Graham and Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John Foran paid tribute to 'J' Division's Royal Canadian Mounted Police during proceedings in the legislature today, in celebratio .....
Premier Shawn Graham, front, and Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General John W. Foran inspect troops of the RCMP Honour Guard during proceedings at the Legislative Assembly in celebration of the .....
The Department of Public Safety marked the beginning of National Victims of Crime Awareness Week with the launch of two initiatives aimed at recruiting volunteers and providing aids for assisting vuln .....
The Moncton Fire Department will soon provide a regional hazardous materials (HAZMAT) light team response for the people of southern New Brunswick. Public Safety Minister John Foran provided Moncton M .....
A new design of driver's licences being introduced this month will have several improved security features and benefits, Public Safety Minister John Foran announced today. Pictured: Examples of .....
Premier signs proclamation declaring January as Crime Stoppers Month
Premier Shawn Graham joined law enforcement representatives today to sign a proclamation declaring January as Crime Stoppers Month. Seated, from left: Noel Cyr, provincial police co-ordinator, New B .....
The Province of New Brunswick recently presented a donation of $2,500 to the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation on behalf of Versaterm, the company that provides the Department of Public Safety�s pol .....
The Crime Prevention Association of New Brunswick held its annual awards luncheon on Nov. 3 to honour individuals, groups and organizations for contributions in serving the greater good of communities .....
Riverview holds open house for Fire Prevention Week
The Department of Public Safety recently took part in an open house hosted by the Riverview Fire Department, as part of Fire Prevention Week activities. Nearly 600 parents and children were on hand to .....
The NB Association of Fire Prevention Officers received a cheque of $20,000 from the Insurance Bureau of Canada as part of the �Be Smart. Be Safe.� campaign. The amount will be used to buy smoke al .....
John Foran signs the register to become Solicitor General and Minister of Public Safety , in the presence of Lt.-Gov. Herm�n�gilde Chiasson , Premier Shawn Graham, and Clerk of the Executive Council, .....
Presentation of the first New Brunswick Police Leadership Awards took place on Thursday, Sept. 14, in Woodstock. Louise Lemon, deputy minister of public safety, presented the awards to the Miramichi .....
An Army Reserve military training exercise is taking place in New Brunswick from Aug. 17-26. The Department of Public Safety and NB Power will participate in ARCON 2006, Atlantic Canada's largest annu .....
A cheque for $24,000 has been presented to the City of Edmundston for its involvement in drug investigations carried out by the Bathurst-Edmundston Regional Drug Unit. Public Safety Minister Wayne Ste .....
A guide designed to help persons with intellectual disabilities understand the court system was launched today. The guide, entitled Picture This, explains the criminal-law system from the time a victi .....
Public Safety Minister Wayne Steeves recently recognized staff and some of his department's community partners at regional meetings held in the Edmundston area.
The cities of Moncton and Dieppe recently received $65,000 each from the Province of New Brunswick for the involvement of the former Moncton and Dieppe police forces in an investigation carried out in .....
The Canadian Red Cross was recently presented with a cheque totaling $50,065.72 for their contributions to the flood relief effort in the spring of 2005.
Mario McGraw, a commercial vehicle inspector with the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety, received the John Youngblood Award of Excellence at the recent North American Inspectors Championship i .....
Public Safety Minister Wayne Steeves meets commercial vehicle enforcement officers taking part in a brake safety inspection campaign held in Salisbury on Thursday.
Public Safety Minister Wayne Steeves recently presented a plaque recognizing the contribution of the Oromocto Fire Department to the flood relief effort along the St. John River.
Driver fatigue severely impairs alertness and judgement, and can affect anyone. That's the message of a new public awareness brochure from the Department of Public Safety and the Insurance Bureau of C .....
Part 1 of a two-part series of radio ads warning of the dangers of drinking and driving has been launched by the New Brunswick Highway Safety Committee, in conjunction with the Department of Public Sa .....
Part 2 of a two-part series of radio ads warning of the dangers of drinking and driving has been launched by the New Brunswick Highway Safety Committee, in conjunction with the Department of Public Sa .....
The RCMP, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement personnel, and Fredericton City Police at work today conducting a major traffic operation. Enforcement members were checking for valid driver and vehicle docum .....
The City of Fredericton recently received $140,000 from the Province of New Brunswick for its involvement in investigations carried out in co-operation with the RCMP.
With the signing of the Correctional Services Co-ordination Agreement (CSCA), the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) and the Department of Public Safety have renewed their joint efforts to strengthe .....
