With no COVID-19 restrictions, small businesses are now competing with inflation, which is making for less traffic and a change in business trends in Fredericton s downtown core.
Fredericton's downtown business association is spending tens of thousands of dollars on security cameras in an effort to thwart thieves and vandals, and to give police more help solving any crimes committed against their businesses.
The Victorian Alps, also known as the High Country, attracts an estimated 436,000 visitors a year - but the sweeping mountain range also holds the dark secrets.
Police say a protest that threatened to create gridlock in downtown Fredericton last weekend is over, though some demonstrators remained at the site Monday.