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Sarah Plowman

Halifax

Reporter at CTV News

Journalist. Fredericton-based, Halifax-born. Would be a privilege to tell your story. [email protected] Pic courtesy Eric Morash

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  • ‘Minimize the damage’: Race to study MSX heats up as deadly disease hits Maritime oysters

    1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Sarah Plowman

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  • Foraging for fiddleheads: A springtime tradition in the Maritimes is in full swing

    3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Sarah Plowman

    Just off a road in a wooded area that hugs a river, dinner is sprouting. Some fiddleheads, the curled greens that have been a staple in New Brunswick for generations, are waiting in plain sight. Sometimes, they’re hidden under the brush. With a bag in his hand and his eyes on the ground, Andrew MacLean explains how to forage the ostrich fern. “There’s only a two-week window where these things are ripe, so you have to be pretty quick on the ball,” he said.

  • ‘I feel like I should be in a different spot’: Homeowner hopefuls face price hikes in Fredericton

    3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Sarah Plowman

    According to a new report, housing affordability in Fredericton, N.B. has worsened at a dramatic pace as the median home sale price jumped 85 per cent in five years. Aspiring homebuyers in the city, like Grace Colter, didn’t have to read the report to understand the issue. She’s been living it. The 25-year-old has moved back with her parents to save. “I feel like I should be in a different spot right now with my housing,” she said.

  • P.E.I. fisherman says MSX parasite impact on oysters ‘devastating,’ calls for government support

    3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Sarah Plowman

    In Bedeque Bay, the backbone of P.E.I.’s spring oyster fishing industry, most oysters are dead. Normally, there would be thousands of oysters there, said Bob MacLeod, president of PEI Shellfish Association. But a recent, nearly three hour survey of the area by fishermen and the province found only thirty live oysters. “Basically, it’s wiped out,” said Macleod. “It’s devastating.”It was in Bedeque Bay where the parasite multinucleate sphere unknown, known as MSX, was first detected in July 2024.

  • Health care and access to care as an issue this federal election

    1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Sarah Plowman

    Canada has faced prolonged issues with access to family doctors and nurse practitioners. During the morning commute, CTV News met Jhanvi Joshi on King Street in Fredericton, N.B. The 24-year-old moved to New Brunswick five years ago to study and said for the past two years, she’s been on a waiting list. “It can be a little inconvenient sometimes.

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Sarah Plowman @SarahPlowmanCTV
5 May 25

RT @battisctv: Mother of missing Nova Scotia children pleads for safe return – CTVNews https://t.co/zQukMq9qQd

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28 Apr 25

Great weather in Fredericton today for Election day. Saw a steady stream of people heading to the polls first thing. https://t.co/efKsjgcTD7

Sarah Plowman
Sarah Plowman @SarahPlowmanCTV
21 Mar 25

Let's Go Drake! Love this win for the bulldogs and Drake University. I remember how crushed we all were to see the team lose first round with a 3 point buzzer beater my junior year. Awesome to see this win tonight.