Health Warning

Another health warning from the provincial government.Chief Medical officer Dr. Eilish Cleary is reminding everyone to protect themselves against lyme disease.Cleary says people are generally not aware of the seriousness of the disease, and there are indications that blacklegged ticks and lyme disease are spreading in eastern Canada.Those infected generally develop flu like symptoms, such as headaches and fatigue, as well as a bull's eye target rash near the tick bite.For more information on preventing Lyme disease check out www.gnb.ca\health.

Turbines Coming Home

Almost eight and half months after they fell into the Harbor......two turbines which are pieces of the refit project at Point Lepreau, arrive back in the City today. Heather MacLean with NB Power tells Tide News, the rotors will be stored at the Saint port until the end of the fishing season but no confirmed date on when they will be transported.
They were sent to the UK to be refurbished after they were dropped into the harbor in October of last year while being loaded onto a barge for delivery to Point Lepreau.

Increased Tourism Promotion

Provincial Tourism Minister Stuart Jamieson is remaining optimistic we will experience a decent year in the tourism sector. Jamieson tells Tide News he's hoping a lot of the business will be home grown.
Jamieson says promotion has been stepped up in Quebec - Ontario - and - the New England states -- and -- he says the web site has been upgraded making it more attractive and user friendly.

Housing Prices in Saint John

Housing prices in the greater Saint John area are on the way up -- the Saint John Real Estate Board says the average price of M-L-S listed homes hit $188,500 last month -- that's the highest average price on record and a 12-percent increase from May of 2008. M-L-S sales in the local area were also up 4.1-percent last month compared to May of last year. Meantime -- Canada Mortgage and Housing reports new housing starts to the end of May are off by a little over two percent compared to the same period a year ago.

Swine Flu Warning

The province has its third confirmed case of the H1N1 virus --or-- the swine flu.The Department of Health says it received confirmation that a 20-year-old woman from the Moncton area has contracted the virus. Chief medical officer of health, Dr. Eilish Cleary, says the woman had recently returned from a trip to the United States.
Back in May, Dr. Cleary warned that additional cases could be expected this summer and even more in the fall. Of the three cases confirmed in New Brunswick since the outbreak began on April 26, none have required hospitalization.