'Iconic' Salisbury market building a writeoff, fire chief says
CBC
The Green Pig Country Market in Salisbury, popular for its fresh vegetables, corn maze and community atmosphere, was destroyed by a fire Monday night.
The market 20 kilometres southwest of Moncton has been a daily staple for the surrounding areas in southeastern New Brunswick for years.
"It's huge … it's an economic backbone for the community," Salisbury Mayor Rob Campbell said as flames made fairly quick work of the market. "They draw in people from all over the region and tourists off the highway."
Bradley McLeod, the Salisbury fire chief, said firefighters received a call about smoke by the Green Pig at around 7:50 p.m. Monday.
"As soon as we got up to the Green Pig and pulled up into the driveway we could see that it had flames coming through the back," he said.
He said the fire started between a new addition at the back of the building and the building itself. He said the wind blew flames into the store, which caught fire.
The café and bakery were damaged by the flames, and the rest of the building has extensive smoke damage. On the outside, the building looks as if it's still up, but as soon as you walk into the front door, "everything is burned inside."
"It's probably going to be a total writeoff because the smoke damage and a lot of the heat damage. … The fire got up to the attic space so a lot of the trusses were burned," McLeod said.
He said the fire was out by 10:30 p.m., but crews didn't leave the scene until midnight to make sure the area is safe.
The cause of the fire is not known.
"Last night Salisbury lost an iconic business," the fire department said in a social media post.
"We were joined by crews from Petitcodiac, Havelock, Elgin, Moncton and Riverview to fight this blaze. Everyone came together and worked flawlessly."
Canada is preparing for U.S. President Donald Trump to hit the country with potentially devastating tariffs on Tuesday, but the federal government and the premiers say they are in the dark about what will actually materialize and how high those promised levies will be.
Former P.E.I. Premier Dennis King has been appointed as Canada's new ambassador to Ireland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday in a news release.
Oxford and Elgin counties have the highest number of measles cases in the country, the province's public health agency says, as local medical officials warn of more possible exposures to the deadly virus.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will take questions from media Monday for the first time since his Progressive Conservatives won their third-straight majority in a snap election last week.
Newfoundland and Labrador is staring down federal, provincial, and municipal elections in the next eight months, but for one new Canadian the opportunity to vote is something she's not taking for granted.
Even with a dirt trench running down the hallway, and exposed wires and pipes hanging from the ceiling, it still kind of looks like an elementary school.
Some of the most affordable rental housing in Nova Scotia is rapidly becoming less so, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation data analyzed by CBC News.
A two-time federal Conservative candidate in Miramichi says he doesn't think current party MP Jake Stewart can win again in a federal election that is expected to start within weeks.
Quebec municipalities and human rights groups are voicing concerns about proposed legislation that would require newcomers to abide by a set of common values.
Amazon and Walmart Canada have so far ignored the NDP government's requests to restrict the online sale of machetes to Manitobans, the province says.
Saskatoon city council is seeking money to crack down on unlicensed short-term rentals in the city, like those on AirBnB and VRBO, amid an active moratorium on licensing certain new short-term rentals.
When Kwaku Ayisi lost a friend who hadn't even reached 40 to breast cancer, it inspired him to look at the barriers Black women face in Saskatchewan's breast-health system.
A northern Alberta town is losing its only family doctor clinic and officials are trying to find solutions before the doors close for good at the end of May.