https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/public-safety/multimedia.html Justice and Public Safety https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.04.2024-04-18_01.JPG.html Peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety arrested seven people and seized cannabis-related items and cash after searches at cannabis dispensaries in Saint John, Riverview and Moncton. Photo shows items seized in Moncton and Riverview. Thu, 18 April 2024 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.03.2024-03-14_01.JPG.html Peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety have arrested two people and seized contraband cannabis and other illegal products from dispensaries in Saint John and Moncton. Photo shows items seized in Moncton. Thu, 14 March 2024 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/thc/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.02.2024-02-29_01.jpg.html Significant rainfall has caused major flooding in Sussex, causing roads to close and forcing some residents to leave their homes. The Town of Sussex and the surrounding region reported receiving up to 200 millimetres of rain overnight. Public Safety Minister Kris Austin (left), Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Richard Ames (centre), and Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace (right) were in the town to assess the damage and meet with Mayor Marc Thorne. Thu, 29 February 2024 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.01.2024-01-23_01.jpg.html Peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety have arrested a man and woman and seized contraband cannabis and other illegal products in Saint John. Tue, 23 January 2024 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.11.2023-11-27_01.jpg.html Peace officers from the Department of Justice and Public Safety recently seized about 115,000 contraband cigarettes in the Campbellton area. Mon, 27 November 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.11.2023-11-22_01.jpg.html More than 52,000 contraband cigarettes were recently seized in the Campbellton area by peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety. Wed, 22 November 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.11.2023-11-17_01.jpg.html Peace officers from the Department of Justice and Public Safety recently seized contraband cannabis and various illegal products in Saint John. Fri, 17 November 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.09.2023-09-29_01.jpg.html Peace officers from the Department of Justice and Public Safety seized contraband cigarettes and various illegal tobacco products after stopping a vehicle on Route 8 in Allardville. Fri, 29 September 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.09.2023-09-28_01.jpeg.html Peace officers from the Department of Justice and Public Safety recently seized contraband cannabis and various illegal products in Saint John. Thu, 28 September 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.09.2023-09-07_03.jpg.html Two men and a woman could face charges after Department of Justice and Public Safety peace officers recently seized contraband cannabis products in Saint John and Moncton. Photo shows items seized in Moncton. Thu, 07 September 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.08.2023-08-21_01.jpg.html Peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety recently seized contraband cigarettes and illegal liquor in the Campbellton area and arrested three men in three separate incidents. Mon, 21 August 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.04.2023-04-25_01.jpg.html Cannabis and other items were seized from two businesses in Moncton last week by investigators with the Department of Justice and Public Safety’s Safer Communities program. Pictured are some of the products seized. Tue, 25 April 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.02.2023-02-06_02.JPG.html Cannabis and other items were seized from businesses in Fredericton and Dieppe on Feb. 2 by investigators with the Department of Justice and Public Safety’s Safer Communities program. Shown are some of the cannabis products seized in Dieppe, after a warrant was executed at Green Buddha/Giggles to Go. Mon, 06 February 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.02.2023-02-06_01.JPG.html Staff of the Department of Justice and Public Safety and the Woodstock Police Force seized about 35,000 contraband cigarettes in January. Mon, 06 February 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.01.2023-01-30_01.jpg.html A property at 439 Osmond Lane in Fredericton was recently closed following an investigation that found it was being used for illegal drug activity. Mon, 30 January 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.12.2022-12-08_01.jpg.html The provincial government, the RCMP and the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police today provided an update on crime trends in the province as well as information on initiatives underway to reduce it. From left: Fredericton police Chief Martin Gaudet; Woodstock police Chief Gary Forward, who is also president of the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police; Assistant Commissioner DeAnna Hill, commanding officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick; Public Safety Minister Kris Austin; Saint John police Chief Robert Bruce; and Jacques Babin, chief of Inspections and Enforcement with the Department of Justice and Public Safety. Thu, 08 December 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.10.2022-10-27_01.jpg.html Peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety, with support from the Codiac Regional RCMP, executed a search warrant in Moncton on Oct. 13 and seized about $136,000 worth of cannabis, cannabis products, vaping products and money. Thu, 27 October 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.10.2022-10-05_02.jpg.html Peace officers with the Department of Justice and Public Safety, with support from the Codiac Regional RCMP, executed a search warrant in Moncton on Aug. 31 and seized about $280,000 worth of drugs, cannabis, tobacco and currency from an illegal cannabis dispensary. Wed, 05 October 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/dti/multimedia/mmrenderer.2021.09.2021-09-14_01.jpg.html Designs for the new Fredericton courthouse, which will be located on King Street between Regent Street and Carleton Street, were revealed today. From left: Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy; Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Jill Green; and Justice and Public Safety Minister Hugh J. Flemming. Tue, 14 September 2021 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/education/multimedia/mmrenderer.2021.04.2021-04-08_01.jpg.html The provincial government announced updates to its COVID-19 vaccination plan today. Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health, participated in today’s news conference. Thu, 08 April 2021 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2020.01.2020-01-09_01.jpg.html Preparations have begun for the third provincewide emergency preparedness exercise, scheduled for June 2020. Front row, from left: Fredericton Mayor Mike O’Brien; Danielle Charron, executive director of the Association of Municipal Administrators of New Brunswick; Michel Soucy, president of the Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick; Greg MacCallum, director of the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization; Stacey Cooling, chief of operations for the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization; Alex Scholten, first vice-president of the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick; and Mark Brooks, St. Mary’s First Nation emergency measures co-ordinator. Back row, from left: Cody Brooks, St. Mary’s First Nation emergency measures co-ordinator; Lt.-Cmdr. Pete Gallant, Joint Task Force Atlantic; Fredericton Fire Department Chief Dwayne Killingbeck, Fredericton Emergency Measures Organization director; and St. Mary’s First Nation Chief Alan Polchies Jr. Thu, 09 January 2020 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2019.12.2019-12-04_01.jpg.html The provincial government has eliminated the fees for licence plates for volunteer firefighters, effective Jan. 2, 2020. From left: provincial Fire Marshal Michael Lewis; Charlie Kavanaugh, president of the New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs and chief of the Grand Falls Fire Department; Murray Crouse, chief of the Upper Kingsclear Fire Department; Public Safety Minister Carl Urquhart; and Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy. Wed, 04 December 2019 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2019.10.2019-10-04_01.jpg.html Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 6-12 in New Brunswick. This year's theme, Not every hero wears a cape – Plan and practice your escape! focuses on the importance of home-escape planning. From left: Fredericton fire chief Dwayne Killingbeck; Public Safety Minister Carl Urquhart; mascot Sparky; Premier Blaine Higgs; Fire Marshal Mike Lewis; and Jeff Cross, chief fire investigator, Department of Public Safety. Fri, 04 October 2019 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2019.06.2019-06-04_04.jpg.html Department of Public Safety enforcement officers will be on the lookout for a variety of safety violations as New Brunswick takes part in the annual International Roadcheck program, June 4-6. From left: Supt. John Lunney of the Department of Public Safety’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement division; Public Safety Minister Carl Urquhart, and Officer Todd Cavanaugh. Tue, 04 June 2019 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2019.05.2019-05-29_01.jpg.html The Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick (PLEIS-NB), in partnership with the Department of Public Safety’s Victims Services program, has developed a new storybook resource to help children before testifying in court. From left: Leanne Fitch, chief of the Fredericton Police Force; Deborah Doherty, executive director of PLEIS-NB; and Public Safety Minister Carl Urquhart. Wed, 29 May 2019 00:00:00 AST Thu, 18 April 2024 00:00:00 AST