2009-05-20
13:55:32
Atlantic Canadians in 13 communities will join together on one single day to make every step matter.
Funds raised from the MS Walk support local services as well as research efforts that are coordinated on a national basis.
The 5km and 8 km routes for the St. Stephen walk begin and end at the St. Stephen High School. The Walk take place on Sunday, May 24 at 9:00am
2009-05-20
11:53:08
After the fact Councilor Ralph Williams tells us he will do what he can to give the residents the answers he can at this point.Williams says there should be more public meetings to let the public know what is taking place.At this time he says there is no money spent from the town and we have to wait until the final assesments are done on the site.
Williams says if the proposed site is not suitable then thats when it will be discussed on what to do next.
2009-05-20
11:50:47
Residents want more details on the Civic centre location and why this is costing so much to build and prepare.Had Tapley spoke up at last nights council meeting in St Stephen saying this is a waste of tax dollars to build the centre.
Tapley wants the council to stand up for the people of the town and have more public meetings about the ongoing process of keeping it up to code and preparing the site. Tapley handed a letter to council to let them know some of the citizens in the town are againts building the new Charlotte county Civic Centre.
In the meantime Many questions are going unanswers says one man that spoke his mind last night about the civic centre.Tony Reader says the facitities that we have now are enough for the town:
Reader says on the other side of the border they had facilities that cost millions and went bankrupt after two years.He says it would be a shame if this happen here at home.
And the Canadians are getting support from American veterans -- Richard Pelletier Jr marched with the group to Thompson's office.
Pelletier tells Tide News, American vets who trained at Base Gagetown while the spraying was conducted are being ignored by Washington.
Pelletier says he will muster more support for the Canadians if they are forced to march on Parliament -- he says it's a crime shared by both the American and Canadian governments.
The Charlotte county civic centre fundraising campaign will have their closing ceremonies today.The 3.5 million dollar campaign will be concluded at the st stephen elementary school.The provincal and federal goverment announced last week, both will contribute 6.2 million dollars towards the Centre.The facilities new home will be at Bud Avenue here in St Stephen.
One group demanding the public inquiry is Widows on the Warpath and spokesperson Betty Hudson tells Tide News they're seeking justice for their dead military husbands who served at Gagetown during the spraying.
Hudson says they want the government to admit it made a mistake by excluding them from the compensation package which expired March 31st.