Sunday, June 28, 2009

Quispamsis Teen Goes for Top Prize

An experience of a lifetime is within grasp for 19-year-old Quispamsis resident Kelly Daly. She has landed a spot in the finals to become the next summer host for Country Music Television. Daly is among five finalists competing in a national online contest to win the "Superfan" hosting position. She tells CHSJ news her family is offering plenty of support.

Daly moved to Toronto so that she could pursue a career in acting and television. A finale show featuring all five finalists will air tomorrow with the winner to be announced on Tuesday on CMT.

Wild Ride Through the Falls

Two guys were shaken but not stirred after an un-scheduled ride through Reversing Falls yesterday afternoon. City Fire-fighters received a call that an inflatable boat was drifting through the raging rapids. Thats when the the water resuce unit was sent in and towed the boat to shore.

The two men say their vessel lost power and the tide carried them down river.

Rate Hike is Justified

If you were hoping for a reduction in your power bill -- forget it!!! The Energy and Utilities Board has concluded a three percent rate increase by N-B Power back on April Fools Day is necessary. But in its report to Energy Minister Jack Keir -- the Board does question some of the utility's financial forecasting methods and timing of those forecasts related to when final budget decisions are made.

Even with the increase -- the utility is still expected to post a loss of 67-million dollars in the current fiscal year.

First LNG Tanker is Here

It finally arrived late yesterday afternoon -- the first tanker carrying liquefied natural gas for the new Canaport L-N-G terminal in Red Head berthed at the jetty yesterday -- not late Friday as we reported yesterday morning based on Port Authority vessel movement information and original information from the company.

Canaport L-N-G has been advising there may be some extensive flaring activity during the commissioning process for the first storage tank at the terminal. The company says it will begin sending gas through the Emera Brunswick pipeline as soon as the the tank cools down.