2009-04-22
08:35:06
To celebrate Earth Day Today and Arbor Day with the Charlotte County Chapter of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick Tim Foulkes will be leading a hike, rain or shine, up Simpson Hill in Bayside at 6:00PM tonight.
On Arbor Day, there will be a second opportunity to hike Simpson Hill at 10:00AM Saturday Apr 25th. Looking for tips to be more environmentally friendly Check out the website conservationcouncil.ca .
2009-04-22
08:16:31
High speed Internet is well on it way around the province .The Minister says the province teamed up with the service provider Barrett Xplore to build infrastructure for rural areas. Rick Doucett tells tide news residents in Charlotte county are seeing the results of the progress.He says residents in Rollingdam and DeerIsland are noticing the difference already.
Doucett says 90 percent of New Brunwick has high speed and they want the other 10 to be completed in the next 16 months.
2009-04-22
07:27:26
The Department of Transportation advises the traveling public that the John E. Rigby and the Deer Island Princess Ferries may experience some delays due to extreme low tides from April 24th to April 30th, 2009. The precise time of extreme low tides is dependent on weather conditions. Disruptions due to tidal conditions may occur between the following hours.
April 24 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
April 25 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
April 26 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
April 27 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
April 28 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
April 29 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
April 30 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Further information of ferry service may be obtained by calling 1-888-747-7006 AND The Department of Transportation advises the traveling public that the John E. Rigby and the Deer Island Princess Ferries may experience some delays due to extreme low tides from May 8th to May 11th, 2009.
The precise time of extreme low tides is dependent on weather conditions. Disruptions due to tidal conditions may occur between the following hours.
May 8 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM
May 9 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM
May 10 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM
May 11 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Further information of ferry service may be obtained by calling 1-888-747-7006
2009-04-22
07:23:28
19-year old Sarah Marie Russell was in St. Stephen provincial court yesterday but the hearing was postponed after her lawyer asked for more time to review Crown evidence. A date will be set next month for a preliminary hearing. Russell has already elected trial by a judge with no jury on charges of manslaughter and being an accessory after the fact to murder.
The case was set over until May 25.
Yesterday, she elected trial by Court of Queen's Bench judge alone on a charge of concealing the dead body of a newborn. On Jan. 29, the RCMP found the body of an infant in woods outside St. Stephen.
2009-04-22
07:19:57
Superstore and Save Easy customers across the province better remember to bring their re-usable bags starting today or you will be charged five cents for every plastic bag you need. Vice President of Operations for Loblaw Stores Mike Doucette tells Tide News, in col-laboration with WWF Canada, the company wants to be more environmentally friendly, and this is a huge step.
he charge for the plastic bags is in conjunction with today being Earth Day.