Gas Prices Are Up

For the seventh week in a row......it is going to cost you more to put gasoline in your vehicle. The Energy and Utilities Board has released it's weekly price schedule which shows the maximum price for a litre of self-serve is $103.6 which is up just shy of four cents from seven days ago. Most station in St Stephen are selling a litre of self serve for 104.4..
Diesel is up just over two cents at 97.6........furnace oil is also up over two cents coming in at 79.7 while propane tops off at 84.3 which is also up two cents.

Mayor speeks on bylaw rules

The St Stephen mayor says there are rules that have to be follow when the bylaw officer gets a complaint.Jed Purcell tell tide news you have to make an applications to organize a event involving loud music or it is not allowed.

Purcell says it does not matter what time of day when music is played if there is a complaint that effects the citizens of the town the law has to be followed.He says the council and outside of the council will look at the bylaw but at this point it has to be followed.

Third Annual Motorcycle show and shine done early

This years Third Annual Motorcylce Show and Shine at the border cafe on Milltown Blvd did not turn out the way they wanted it to.The town bylaw officer told them to shut it down because the music was to loud.Spokeperson John Dillman says Many local businesess help support this event every year. He says and know they are told it is agaisnt the noise bylaw to host this event.He says the town makes up it owns rules.
Dillman says there is no difference in playing music in the town square.He is hoping the bylaw in the town of St Stephen will change.He says Money raised from the event went to the IWK foundation and is hoping they can continue raising funds for many years to come to donate to other organization.He is hoping to meet with the town council in the near future to try and change to bylaw.