People living in the Covered Bridge chip plant in western New Brunswick have complained of smells, around-the-clock noise from production, and the removal of a five-metre buffer of mature trees.
Company will have to restore a buffer zone it removed while expanding the factory
Silas Brown · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 29, 2025 3:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Covered Bridge Potato Chips’ factory in Woodstock has become a point of concern for some nearby homes in the western New Brunswick community. (Silas Brown/CBC)
Woodstock council says Covered Bridge Potato Chips will have to restore a buffer zone the company removed between its new plant and the adjoining neighbourhood.
People living near the plant have complained of smells, around the clock noise from production and the removal of a five-metre buffer of mature trees.
The plant has replaced the old Covered Bridge factory in nearby Waterville that burned down last year.
Woodstock Mayor Trina Jones said during a council meeting that the town is working with the company to find a solution to restore a bylaw-mandated buffer, which could include landscaping and a noise fence.
“My understanding is that the Covered Bridge chip group is willing to look at what options might satisfy the community,” she said.
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