List of the H1N1 Clinics

 
November 30

9am - 8pm Grand Manan Grand Manan Community Centre (Gym)

1021 Route 776 Priority groups

 
December 1

9am - 3pm Grand Manan Grand Manan Community Centre (Gym)

1021 Route 776 General public


 December 1

9am - 9pm St Stephen Royal Canadian Legion

43 Queen St. West General public

 


  
 
December 3

9am - 9pm St. Andrews NBCC - St. Andrews Campus

99 Augustus St. General public


December 4

9am - 5pm St George St George Community Centre

11 J.O. Spinney Dr.

General public


December 7

12pm - 8pm Campobello Campobello Island

Consolidated School

1722 Route 774, Wilson's Beach General public


December 8

9am - 9pm St George St George Community Centre

11 J.O. Spinney Dr.

General public


December 9

9am - 9pm St Stephen Royal Canadian Legion

43 Queen St. West General public


December 10

10am - 8pm Deer Island Lord’s Cove

Church of Christ

227 Route 772

(*This clinic will be held in the

Church Hall) General public

Graham Remains Optimistic

Is the proposed deal between NB Power and Hydro-Quebec the end of the political line for Shawn Graham and his Liberal Government? Many political observers says yes but Graham tells Tide News, he isn't losing any sleep.



Premier Graham says they could have taken the road less travelled and coasted through the final year of the mandate but is ready to run through the campaign on this transaction.

H1N1 Open to the Public

After waiting for weeks to roll up their sleeve, H1N1 clinics for the genral public get started today.There is one in Grand Manan at the Community Center between nine and eight. So far, seven people have died from H1N1 around the Province but public health officials are quick to point out all had underlying conditions that complicated the virus and the recovery.


Late last week, Dr. Eilish Cleary, Chief Medical Officer of Health says the intensity of the activity has gone down but warns people not to let their guard down. Health officials strongly urge everyone to get the shot as soon as they can. Clinics that are running between now and Dec.10th are all posted on the government web site at gnb.ca 

List Of H1N1 Clinics In Calais

Scheduled Flu Clinics


Dec 1 -    5 pm- 6:30 pm CRMS Pediatrics Office

37 Palmer St, Calais H1N1 Any 3-18 year old, Parents of an infant less than 6 months of age.



Documentation Required: If not a patient of the CRMS practice must have ID showing Maine residence or US insurance card.

Documentation Required: If not a patient of the CRMS practice must have ID showing Maine residence or US insurance card and present the infant's US birth certificate.



Dec 1 - 5 pm- 6:30 pm CRMS OB/GYN Office

37 Palmer St, Calais H1N1 Anyone who is pregnant



Documentation Required: If not a patient of the CRMS practice must have ID showing Maine residence or US insurance card and statement from Obstetricians office confirming pregnancy.



Dec 9 8 am- 1 pm Calais Elementary School H1N1 Calais Elementary students requiring the second shot booster for 8 and under for seasonal flu vaccine.

Guy's Frenchy's Closing In St Stephen

Less the month to go before Christmas a local business will be closing it doors in about 2 weeks. Manager of Guy's Frenchy's in St Stephen tells tide news they found out Monday that the store will be closing. Marlene Duplessis says this is very upsetting news to her. She says she will miss her customers and staff members very much. When ask if she would take over the business she doesn't see it in the near future. 11 employees work for the company

Phone Scam Hits Bellisle Creek

Some luck and help from the Sussex RCMP helped save a senior from losing $500 dollars. It was back on Wednesday, a Bellisle Creek woman received a call from a man saying it was her grandson, he was in trouble and needed to be wired some cash for a lawyer. The woman went to her bank but they were suspicious and asked for a fax number from the lawyers office before sending the money.


She went back home, the man called back and was furious and told her to go to another bank but they would not deal with her either. She went back to her bank and they called the RCMP. An officer went home with the senior and when the phone rang, he answered. As soon as he identified himself as RCMP, the man said he had the wrong number and hung up. The call was tarced to a cell-phone in Quebec. Between January and August of this year, 317 similar calls have been made to homes around the country.

H1N1 Vaccine Available To The Public Soon

The Province is ready to open H1N1 clinics to the general public, some as early as this weekend but most on Monday. This as the intensity of the activity of those people getting sick has subsided. To date, 158 people have had to be hospitalized because of the swine flu and seven around the Province have died. Dr. Eilish Cleary is the Chief Medical Officer of Health and says even with clinics opening to everyone, you will still have to stand in line to roll up your sleeve.


Dr. Cleary adds even with the amount of new cases on the decline, she is still encouraging everyone to get immunized for your safety and everyone else in the Province.

Chemical Spill Update At Fundy High School

Students at Fundy High got an unexpected day off because of a chemical spill yesterday. Several chemicals got mixed together when a shelf they were on collapsed. The Saint John Fire Department's Hazard-Materials Unit set up a command post and worked with St. George fire officials and 5 other agencies including the RCMP and Public Safety.




Deputy Fire Chief Mark Gillan tells Tide News, no one was hurt and the school was turned back over to District Ten officials late yesterday afternoon.

Fundy High remains closed today.

Schedules For The H1N1 Clinics In Charlotte County

 Here are the priority groups :

 Children 6 months to 18 years (first dose)

Children 6 months to under 36 months (second dose and are at least 21 days following first dose)

Children 3 years to 9 years with a chronic medical condition (requiring second dose and are at least 21 days following first dose)

Individuals with a respiratory medical condition

Individuals with lung disease that requires ongoing medical care, such as: asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or cystic fibrosis.

Individuals with breathing difficulties related to a physical, neurological or muscular disorder (e.g. ALS, multiple sclerosis, quadriplegia, paraplegia).

November 26

9am - 8pm Grand Manan Grand Manan Community Centre (Gym)


November 27

10am - 5pm St George St George Community Centre

11 J.O. Spinney Dr.

Priority groups

November 28

9am - 5pm Old Ridge St. Stephen High School

9372 Route 3

(* Use front entrance) Priority groups

 
November 29

11am - 5pm Campobello Campobello Health Centre

640 Route 774, Unit 1

Priority groups

November 29

11am - 5pm Deer Island Deer Island Health Centre

999 Route 772 Priority groups

 
November 29

10am - 4pm St Stephen St. Stephen Middle School

11 School St. Priority groups

A light in Memory Of A loved One

Home Support Services will be having there 6th annual festivals of light ceremony tonight. You can purchase a light in memory of a love one. Family members will speak on behalf of their love one to explain the experience they've had with Home Support Services over the years. The light ceremony will take place at 41 Budd Avenue at 7:00pm.

Chemical Spill Caused School to Close

Fundy High Students had to be sent home today due to a chemical spill in the school. Acting superintendent Jenny McDougal tells tide news the head Custodian was walking in the school and discovered a smell in the lab. When the Custodian entered the lab there was a shelf that broke and quit a few chemicals got mixed together. The fire department along with the hazard material team recommended the school to close for the day for safety reason.

Nobody was hurt.

Two more Deaths In Maine

Two more people have died in Maine due to the H1N1 virus. That brings the total to nine since August.

According to a press release from the Department of Health this past week 31 Maine people have been hospitalized, including eight children. The H1N1 clinic will be held in Calais on December 9 from 8- 1pm at the Calais elmentary school.



For more information you can visit www.maineflu.gov

Fundy High Students Sent Home

Fundy High Students in District Ten will be sent home shortly. School officials tells us further details will be released as soon as the information is available.

Province's Toll-Free H1N1 Flu Line

The next time you call the Province's toll-free H1N1 flu line it shouldn't take as long. Call volumes increased shortly after media reports of the deaths of two teens in Ontario from the swine flu but the information line didn't have enough capacity to handle the increase so that resulted in long wait times.


More operators have been added and a new automated voice-activated system for callers has been put in place. The 24-hour information line is 1-800-580-0038.

Gas Prices Are In

The Energy and Utilities Board has released it's weekly price schedule which shows a litre of self-serve going for a maximum of 99.2.  Gas stations in St Stephen are selling a pump price of 99.9.

Diesel is up percentage points at $101.8. Furnace Oil also up a few percentage points, coming in at 82.4 with not much movement in propane either at 93.6.

Information sessions On Campobello Island

Two open houses will be held in early December for the public to discuss whether to establish a rural community on Campobello Island.


The open houses are being organized along with a survey to determine the degree for establishing a rural community. Information kits about the proposal and the survey will be mailed to all Island residents .  For more information click the link:  www.gnb.ca/localgovernment .  The survey will end Jan. 31, 2010.

Deer Island Ferry

 The ferry service will not change in January says the Fisheries minister and Local MLA. Rick Doucett tells us the ferry will continue to run every half hour ensuring this important service continues. He says this is the back bone of the community and this is great news for Deer Island.

Deer Kill Numbers Are In

Less than ideal weather is one of the factors for a low number of deer being killed during this hunting season which closed over the weekend. Matt Jones with the Department of Natural Resources tells Tide News, the early estimate for the entire province is 5860. Jones adds the warmer than normal temperatures certainly didn't help hunters in their search for some meat to tuck away in the deep freeze.



Jones adds this years total is down 24% from last year which is close to what they expected. The final number should be comfirmed over the next two weeks.

Graham Continues to Defend Decision

Would you sell something that posted a profit of $70 million dollars? That is the latest question for the Premier surrounding the proposal between NB Power and Hydro Quebec. The public utility posted that huge number for it's bottom line but Shawn Graham tells Tide News, you have to take into account the over $200 million dollars borrowed and booked as revenue to pay for replacement power costs due to the upgrade at Point Lepreau.


 President and CEO of NB Power David Hay has declined an interview with our newsroom to discuss the proposal saying this is a decision for politicians. Graham agrees saying Hay is busy enough with the refurbishment at Point Lepreau and remains focused on his job.

Baby Crib Recall

More than two million drop-side cribs are being recalled in Canada and the U-S, in the two countries' biggest crib recall ever.


The cribs affected are made by Stork Craft Manufacturing of British Columbia, and date back all the way to 1993.

The U-S Consumer Product Safety Commission says there are reports of four babies that have suffocated and 110 others who've been injured, due to the drop-sides detaching from the cribs and leaving a dangerous gap between the side and the mattress.

A free repair kit is available from Stork Craft that will convert the dropside to a fixed side.

Getting Geared Up For Flame

The torch begins it’s trek through the Province today, coming through Greater Saint John by tomorrow. Things get started with a huge celebration in Sussex during the noon hour. It will then arrive in Hampton just after three o’clock, make it’s way to Quispamsis and then make a short trek down the old Hampton Highway for a stop and ceremony in Rothesay. This is the only community stop between Sussex and Saint John. It will be glowing in the parking lot of the Rothesay Arena between 4-5:00pm o’clock.

Health Care Announcement

The new work week gets off to a fast start for the Department of Health. Its Minister, Mary Schryer will be joined by Supply and Services Minister Ed Doherty for a news conference at eleven this morning.


No word on whether cash or new equipment will be rolled out.

ATV Accident

One person was taken to hospital after a ATV accident last evening in the Bonny River area. Ambulance New Brunswick requested an ATV to help get the injured person out of the woods. The extent of the injuries is not known.

Chief Assaulted In Baileyville

Chief of police in Baileyville was rough up while trying to serve a man with legal papers. Early yesterday morning officers arrived at 307 Main Street in Baileyville. While entering the home the chief was attack by a 49 year old man. The Chief was taken to Calais hosiptal to be look at and was later released. No word on specific charges.

Day 2 at the Legislature

The second day of the new fall session in Fredericton was a lot like the first. A proposed deal between NB Power and Hydro Quebec dominated question period. Saint John-Portland Conservative MLA Trevor Holder tells us , the Graham Government doesn't have answers for their questions.



 Premier Graham defended the proposal saying it was too good to refuse because it will lower power rates and reduce the provincial debt by 40 per cent.

Gas Prices Slide Again

The price of gasoline has taken a slide for the third straight week. The Energy and Utilities Board has released it's weekly price schedule showing a litre of self-serve going for 97.8 cents.Gas stations in St Stephen are selling a litre of self serve for 98.6.


Diesel is down as well coming in at $101.6, furnace oil tops off 82.2 which is down almost two cents and propane saw the only increase, just under a penny at 93.3.

Costco Construction Looking Good

St Stephen and area residents wondering when Cosco is opening in St John ask no more. Construction  is moving right along with the walls for the building just about complete. Troy Northrup is with East Point Shopping and tells Tide News, they are looking at a ribbon cutting in May.


  Northrup adds they will have some more announcements  in the coming weeks.

Updates On The H1N1 Clinics In Calais

The next clinic for Calais area will be on December 9th at the Calais Elementary School from 8-1. For more information click the link   http://www.calaishospital.com/  .............

Canadian Red Cross presents 2009 Humanitarian Awards

The Canadian Red Cross will honour Diane Ganong of St. Stephen with its 2009 Humanitarian Award during a fund-raising dinner tonight in St John. Ganong is being recognized for her volunteer work in the community, serving on numerous boards Ganong also served as president of UNICEF Canada.


Leah Secord, a high school student from Saint John will receive the Young Humanitarian Award from the Red Cross for her dedication to helping others. She is raising funds to build a school in Africa and is active in her school's bullying prevention program and volunteers in her community.Award presentations and acceptance speeches is between 8:15 - 9:00 p.m. at the Delta Brunswick.

Swine Flu Update

The next priority group can get their H1N1 vaccine in St Stephen today at the Middle School. The people in this group are St Stephen middle School students , Children 6 months to 5 yrs of age and Parents of infants under 6 months old.


The clinic will be held today at the St Stephen Middle School located on 11 School.

Blacks Harbour Municipality Fined

The Mayor of Blacks Harbour appeared in court yesterday answering to a provincial charge from the Department of Health. Terry James tells Tide News, 18 months ago, the town's chlorine readings were low and according to provincial officials guide lines were not followed.


James adds the water source is owned by Connor Brothers but the municipality owns most of the distribution network. The private company is in charge of chlorination procedures and town officials don't have a key to the locked facility. The fine is $1000 dollars and James would like to see the company pay at least half. James adds the public wasn't in any danger at any time. Tide news has place a call to Connor Brothers but still no response.

Refinery Project Complete

It took 1.4 million working hours and at peak times, a workforce of 2300 people but, the maintenance project at the Irving Oil Refinery is finished. Spokesperson Lesley MacLeod tells Tide News, the $220-million dollar project is a combined maintainence and investment in the facility.



MacLeod adds this project is the largest of its kind for the refinery and there was no lost time during the project due to injury.

Provincial Conversatives Spin Site

The Provincial Conversatives are taking to YouTube and the web to get their views out on the proposal between NB Power and Hydro Quebec. Leader David Alward says they want to offer the people of the province straight talk on the issue and says these sites serve as tools to help New Brunswickers get the real facts about the deal.


Alward adds these outlets allow everyone in the province to get information that hasn’t been tainted by the Liberal spin machine. The website is STOPSHAWNNOW.CA and the party also has a YouTube channel.

A Family Loses Home Due To Fire

A family of four is left without a home due to a fire over the weekend in Andersonville. Brian Gardner Fire Chief of Lawrence Station tells Tide news the fire started between 11:00 and 11:30 Sunday morning. He says nobody was home at the time of the blaze. Fire department from Moores Mills assisted to try and safe the mobile home. Gardner adds the fire started from a wood stove and was a total loss.

Nursing Home workers Want Deal Finalized

Nursing home workers are asking the provincial government to step forward and finalize a tentive deal they been asking for. Since march 12th they been without a contract and Minerva Porelle  President of Lincourt nursing home tells tide news they are not asking for much. Porelle adds they are asking for a fair wage, top up on maternity leave and benifits for employees.



Porelle says Cupe local 3392 says a deal is a deal and they want there's finalized. Workers from 46 nursing homes lobbied their MLA offices around the province yesterday asking them to bring their issue to the Legislature. Porelle adds if this does not go through their looking at further action.

Infant Death

A St Stephen women facing charges in the death of her baby.   Sarah Russell has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death.


Russell had been charged with manslaughter, accessory after the fact and disposing of the body of a newborn.

Last month,  Rodney Stuart Miller of Moores Mills , pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of the baby boy.

ATV Accident Sends Teenager To Hosiptal

One man is in hospital nursing his wounds, this after a ATV and pickup truck collided. Rcmp tell us it happened on route 755 Friday evening. The teenager driving the ATV wasn't wearing a helmet . The driver of the pickup didn't see the bike coming at him until it was to late. Rcmp are still working out what or if any charges will be laid.

Heavy Rain Around the Province Yesterday

The good news is there was no major flooding but most of the Province saw a lot of rain fall yesterday from the left overs of Hurricane Ida. The light rain began early morning but transformed into a down-pour by noon and left most areas with a good soaking. The most rain was reported in Meadow Brook with 92.2mm's, St. Stephen collected 62.1 and Fredericton received just over 60 mm's in just over an hour.

Canada Post Building Gets A New Roof

Driving along Milltown Boulevard this morning it's easy to see construction crews are doing some work at the post office. The building is getting a new roof and a Spokesperson with Canada Post tells tide news, construction is expected to take between 3 and 4 weeks to finish.




They also remind their customers to be careful when coming and going from the building.

New Bridge at the Border is Open

After three years of construction, a new four-lane section along Route 1 opens to traffic this morning at ten. It runs from Church Street in St. Stephen to the New Brunswick/Maine border and Transportation Minister Denis Landry tells Tide News, he remembers asking St. Stephen Mayor Jed Purcell in a recent meeting how happy he will be when this project is finished.



Events to officially open the new international bridge linking Route 1 to Calais, Maine will happen later.

NB Power and Hydro Quebec Hot Topic

The proposed deal between NB Power and Hydro Quebec is going to be a hot topic at tomorrow's opening of the legislature according to Saint John Portland M-L-A Trevor Holder. Holder tells Tide News, he has never experienced an issue this big in all his time as a politician and the decision needs to be given to the public.




Holder adds as a member of the opposition it is his job to ensure the Graham Government is held accountable for this decision.

Province Plans to Reduce Poverty

The final forum on poverty is over, and the plan established is aiming to reduce income poverty by 25 per cent, and deep income poverty by 50 per cent by 2015.

Premier Shawn Graham says this plan has been put together by government, the business sector, and non profit groups, with an incalculable value.
Social Development Minister Kelly Lamrock says major changes are coming to the social assistance program, with a rate increase of almost 80 per cent for those earning less than $300 dollars a week. He says there is also a plan in motion for an affordable, universal prescription drug plan.

Province Reports Two Deaths Related to H1N1

The province has its first deaths related to the H1N1 virus, they are two men-one in his early 60's and the other in his 70's.

The Department of Health says testing confirmed that both men had the H1N1 virus. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eilish Cleary says both men had an underlying condition that increased their risk of complications from the flu.
Health Minister Mary Schryer offered sympathies to the men's famillies for their loss.
Schryer said the deaths highlight how important the need to be vigilant and protect ourselves and others.

New Superintendent for District Ten

Tide News has obtained a document which tells us who the new superintendent of school district ten is going to be. Derek O’Brien has accepted the position and will begin his new duties at the end of the month. O’Brien is currently the principal of St. Stephen Elementary School.


Colleen Winchester will take over his duties as acting principal until the position is advertised for a full time replacement.

Civic Center Project

St Stephen Town officials are busy crossing there T's and dotting there I's with the construction of the Charlotte County Civic Center project. CEO John Furgeson tells tide news there are some steps to follow  before they begin construction. He says there is a point of transition that has to occur in any major project and a part of the transition is to confirm everything to date and then to make sure the proper oversite and accountability is there from start to finish.



This phase of the project is costing $31,000.00 as still no word on when construction will get started.

Canada-Mexico Meetings

For the first time since it's inception back in 1975, the Congress of the Union of the United Mexican States will meet outside of Ottawa. The two day conference gets started today in Saint John and MP Rodney Weston tells us, Senator Noel Kinsella played a huge role in making this happen.


Both delegations will be made up of 35 members and will wrap up tomorrow afternoon at 5:30pm.

Gas Prices Fall

The Energy and Utilities Board has released it's weekly price schedule which shows the price of gasoline down by close to two cents. Most stations in St Stephen are selling a litre of self-serve for 99.2 cents.




Diesel comes in at $102.6, Furnace Oil is down close to two cents as well at an even 84 cents and propane is at 92.6 cents a litre.

No New Gas Prices Today

If your checking out the sign at your local gas station this morning wondering where the price of fuel stands, don't bother. Due to the holiday yesterday, the Energy and Utilities Board will not let us know if the price for gasoline, furnace oil, propane and diesel is going up or down until tomorrow.




EUB officials tell us wholesalers will be notified of the price changes later today. The price for a litre of self-serve fuel is selling for just over a loonie in St Stephen.

Saint John M-P Agrees with Minister

[Saint John M-P Rodney Weston----File Photo]

Jack Keir's request isn't falling on deaf ears. Saint John MP Rodney Weston tells us, he and the Energy Minister are on the same page when it comes to this topic.
Weston adds this is something that needs to be dealt with by the people that know best like the people who put this contract together.

Province Can't Take All the Blame for Point Lepreau Refurbishment Cost

[Energy Minister Jack Keir----File Photo]

If the proposed deal between NB Power and Hydro Quebec goes through there could be some energy rate increases during year six. That according to energy minister Jack Keir--- who says the replacement fuel costs at Point Lepreau may increase energy rates after the 5 year freeze. Keir says Atomic Energy of Canada and Ottawa need to take responsibility for some of the cost. He adds AECL has said the project schedule was too optimistic, there wasn't enough prep work done and hindsight is 20/20:
As of right now the refurbishment is 18 months behind schedule.

Remembrance Day

Veterans from coast to coast will take time today to remember the sacrifice paid by them and those who never made it home. It's Rememberance day and ceremonies will take place in all communities across the province. Lloyd Marshall served in the second world war between 1943 and 45 and tells us, his tour included France, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Holland.
A Remembrance day parade forms this morning at 10:30 at the branch 48 legion, with the ceremony being held at the Cenotaph at 11

Lobster Season Starts Tuesday

The fall Lobster season begins on Tuesday with 308 boats ready to set sail.

Local fishermen make approximately 35 per cent of their income in the first week of the season.
The season continues until January 15th but, most fishermen finish up by the Holidays.
The fleet sets sail from 22 fishing wharves from St. Martins to Seal Cove on Grand Manan Island on Tuesday at 6am. The fishing communities are not all small coastal villages, Saint John is home to 13 lobster boats.

Salmon Hatchery Not Worried About Swine Flu

The manager of a major salmon hatchery near St Stephen says he's not worried about the threat of the H-1-N-1 flu.

Brian Donnelly of Cooke Aquaculture says he doesn't think it poses any danger to his valuable salmon stock -- he says he's not aware of warm blooded pathogens mixing with cold blooded species and Donnelly says the hatchery has a very strict disinfection program in place a 13-year old cat in the U-S was confirmed having the H-1-N-1 virus earlier this week.
Meantime -- earlier this week a 13-year old cat in the U-S was confirmed as having the H-1-N-1 flu.

Open For Visiting

 Passamaquoddy Lodge will be open for visiting for immediate family members only as of today.

Your ask not to visit  the Lodge if you have any cold or influenza symptoms such as: fever, cough, muscle aches, joint aches, severe fatigue, head ache, sore throat or symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea.

Students Staying Home From School

Spokesperson with the Education Department says the students that are out of class province wide is at 18%. Valerie Kilfoil tells tide news some schools in different areas may be higher then others. She says as for District Ten she could not give the status of the students that are out of class at this time. Yesterday Acting Superintendent Jenny McDougal told us at the moment attendance figures are actually better then they were during the same period last year.

Police Cruiser Lost Control Trying To Avoid A Moose

One man is lucky to be alive after his car rolled over several times to avoid hitting a moose. Deputy Tom Chambers of Calais was answering to a complaint when he suddenly lost control of his car trying to miss hitting the animal. Sheriff Donnie Smith tells Tide news chambers had been in the car for over an hour before   emergency officials were able to remove him. The Sheriff says he was transported to Calais hospital then later transported to eastern Maine medical center. He says the accident happen around 6:00 last evening when he was travelling east on route 214. Smith says he is recovering well.

High Speed Internet

High speed internet continues to make its way throughout the province as part of a government contract to bring access to all New Brunswickers by July 2010. Barrett Xplore Inc says the most recent area to get wireless and satellite technology is the Hampton region.




11 towers have been built or upgraded recently from Kars to Hampton. Fixed wireless technology was first introduced July 20 in Bouctouche and since then, towers have been upgraded or built to serve several rural counties.

Shooting In Fort Hood Texas

U-S President Barack Obama says a deadly shooting at a U-S Army base in Texas is ``a horrific outburst of violence.'' Speaking at an event at the Department of Interior, Obama says it's ``horrifying'' that brave American troops have been targeted.


 The U-S Army says 12 people were killed and 31 wounded at the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas. The suspect was wounded and remains in stable condition.

Maine on Power Deal

The Governor's Office in Maine is taking a wait and see approach towards the possible sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec.Karin Tilburg is Senior Policy Advisor to Governor John Baldacci.
She tells Tide news they don't know yet what impact it will have on their efforts find renewable energy sources.

Tilburg says right now they can't say whether it's a better deal for one province over the other.

Gas Prices Down Slightly

The Energy and Utilities Board has set the maximum pump price for regular self-serve today at a dollar-point-five--which is down a penny from yesterday.   Gas stations in St Stephen are showing a pump price of 101.2


Diesel has dropped a half of a penny to land at 103.2 and furnace oil has fallen to 84.9 cents a litre. The price of propane has gone up more than a cent to 92.1.

New Highway Opening In November

Some confusion over when the new border crossing will open has been circulating around the area. Callers to our 466-2222 new lines have been asking when this will happen. Department of Transportation spokesperson Andrew Holland Tells tide news the new border crossing from St Stephen to Calais, will be opening soon but an exact date is not known.


Holland says when the opening of the new border crossing will happen a news release will be issues to confirm the exact date. Tide news will keep you posted when updates are available.

Premier Says Canada Will Benefit From New Border Crossing

Premier Shawn Graham says the construction of the new bridge and the twinning of the new highway will benefit the community and the country.


Graham says there is allot of stimulus here in the economy over the next decade and it is being driven by both levels of government working together. The D-O-T has not confirmed the exact date on when traffic will be flowing from both sides of the border at the new border crossing.

Students Should Stay In School If They Are Not Sick Says The Health Minister

Health Minister Mary Schryer says information on when the next batch of H1N1 vaccine heading to the province should be known by this morning .Schryer says the Health Department is expecting it to be a lot.



Schryer says parents should be sending their children to school, unless they are actually sick. She says she can emphasize with parents who have pulled their kids from class, but the best option is to send them to school as usual.

Classes Back To Normal In District Ten

 Acting superintendent for School District Ten says classes are back to normal in Charlotte County after being closed for a few days due to the H1N1 virus in the area. Jenny McDougal tells tide news SSHS attendance is just where it needs to be. She says the attendance is better this year than last year at the school.


McDougal says attendance is improving in the St George area. She says they are keeping in contact with public health and students will get their vaccination of the H1N1 before Christmas.

Flu Calls

If you've been having problems getting through to the Flu Hotline set up by the provincial Health Department -- you're not alone.Spokesperson Roberto O'Regan says the call volume peaked over the weekend.
O'Regan says call volume has been building since early last week -- but -- she says more staff and nurses have been added to handle the additional call volume.

 .For more information: go to    www.gnb.ca/flu    or call 1-800-580-0038

If You Are Sick Please Stay Away

The Horizon Health Network's hospitals and health care facilities are asking anyone with flu-like symptons not to visit patients in the hospital.


Those symptoms include cough, fever, aches and pains, sore throat, and runny nose.

They believe this preventative measure will help protect patients with compromised immune systems from getting sick.

If you need to visit, you will be asked to wear a mask and to clean your hands.

All visitors entering and leaving Horizon Health Network facilities are asked to use hand sanitizer located at all entrances.

Clinics Postponed

Due to a shortage of vaccine, all H1N1 Vaccination clinics scheduled for the next week have been temporarily postponed in Saint John and surrounding areas.


Clinics for priority groups in Grand Manan, Deer Island and Campobello Island will remain on.

The postponed clinics are:
 
Kennebecasis Park Elementary School 10 Broadway St.


Hazen White/St Francis School 538 Sandy Point Rd.

Millidgeville North School 500 Woodward Ave.

Prince Charles School 317-319 Union St.

M. Gerald Teed Memorial School 151 Black St.

Forest Hills School 15 Glengarry Dr.

St Martin's School 69 Main St.

Fundy Shores Elementary School 1095 Rte 790

Westfield Elementary School 147 Nerepis Rd.

Hampton Middle School 11 School St.

Quispamsis Middle School 189 Pettingill Rd.

Harry Miller Middle School 63 Hampton Rd.

Lorne Middle School 90 Newman St.

Seawood Elementary School 859 Sand Cove Rd

Ecole Samuel de Champlain, SJ 67 Ragged Point Rd.

Sussex Middle School 49 Bryant Dr.

St Stephen High School 9372 Rte 3

Simonds High School 1490 Hickey Rd.

Barnhill Memorial Middle School 750 Manawagonish Rd. W

Princess Elizabeth School 20 Sixth St.

Kennebecasis Valley High School 398 Hampton Rd.

Sussex Regional High School 55 Leonard Dr.

New Brunswick Community College Saint John 950 Grandview Ave.

Beaconsfield Middle School 630 Fundy Dr.

Saint John High School 1490 Hickey Rd.

Sir James Dunn Academy, St. Andrews 180 King St.

Hampton High School 34 Elizabeth Ave.

Rothesay High School 61 Hampton Rd.

Universtiy of New Brunswick Saint John 100 Tucker Park Rd., Rm 112 Athletics Centre

St Malachy's High School 2-20 Leinster St.

Harbourview High School 305 Douglas Ave.

Fundy High School 44 Mount Pleasant Rd.

St Stephen Middle School 11 School St.

New Brunswick Community College St Andrew's 99 Augustus St.

For more information: go to www.gnb.ca/flu or call 1-800-580-0038

Barn And Garage Destroyed By Fire

Fire officials say a barn and garage have been destroyed by fire. The fire started in the garage of 538 Mohannes Road last night around six o'clock and spread to a nearby barn, which was attached to the house. The garage and barn were destroyed in the blaze but officials say the house was not damaged. Fire crews from St Stephen, Calais, West Charlotte, and Oak Bay were on the scene to contain the blaze. No one was hurt

H1N1 Clinics

The Horizon Health Network has announced that six H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled for tomorrow are being postponed.


They are the clinics at Back Bay and Hammond River Elementary schools along with Lawrence Station.

Also included are clinics Tuesday at Quispamsis, Champlain Heights and St. Rose Elementary schools. This is due to a shortage of vaccine.

Campobello Residents Want Other Transportation To The Island

Campobello residents are not backing down when it comes to having a ferry year round. Spokesperson on the Ferry Committee Katheline Case tells tide news bringing goods and services to the Island has its challenges when crossing the US border.


Case says a ferry will be the best option. She says they are hoping to meet with both levels of government to assist with funding to have full time transportation to the Island other then the border crossing.

Transportation On A Stand Still

Meanwhile Minister of Veterans affairs Greg Thompson says they have not ignored the fact Campobello needs a full time ferry but they have to look at all options.



Thompson says in the mean time they will continue to work with Americans officials on moving goods and services. He says no commitment has been made by any level of goverment at this time.

Nursing Home Closed To All Visitors

Due to the Flu pandemic in Charlotte County, Lincourt manor will be restricting visitation to the home until further notice. Only immediate family members are allowed to visit the facility. Also Passamaquoddy Lodge closed the nursing home to all visitors until November 6th.

NB Power Facebook

The Hydro Quebec take over of NB Power has many up in arms around the province. Though maybe none as strongly opposed as a 10,000 member facebook group.


The group, created Thursday, has grown to an extraordinary number in just 3 days, with members from all regions of the province saying no to the sale of the provincial power company. Clark Hamilton, the groups creator, tells us, the group is united in under one stance.

A protest against the sale is planned for November 17th in front of the New Brunswick Legislature.

Home Supports Workers Gets Turned Away

Home supports workers in St Stephen are upset they were turned away Friday to get there H1N1 Vaccine. Executive Director Trudy Higgins Tells Tide news they only did what they were told to do.



Higgins says home supports workers receive an email from social development and long term care stating they go to the Charlotte County Hosiptal to get their shot. She says when they were in line they were told they were not on the priority list. Higgins says most of their clients are the age of 80 and over and she feels her staff should of receive the shot.

School Closed

Some Schools in District Ten are closed today in Charlotte County.

Fundy High and St. George Elementary are closed today, and Tuesday.
Back Bay school is closed today .
The District had to closed some of the schools due to not having enough bus drivers and staff to supervise students.