Thursday, October 15, 2009

H1N1 Parent Consent

The Department of Health is encouraging parents to have their children vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. An information pamphlet and parent consent form will be sent home with students in the coming days. Deputy chief medical officer of health, Dr. Paul Van Buynder says it's important that parents protect their children.



Aborginals and pregnant women are among the most likely to get H1N1, but Dr. Van Buynder says outside the key targets, young children are by far the most likely to get sick.

Gas Prices

After a sharp increase in gas prices last week, pump prices are back on the decline as the Canadian loonie soars. The Energy and Utilities Board has set the maximum price for regular self-serve gasoline at 92.3 plus a possible two cent delivery charge. That's down about one cent from yesterday. Diesel fuel is the same at 96.6 cents a litre.


Meanwhile, furnace oil is up half a cent to land at 78.3 and propane remains the same at 86.8

Flu Clinic Held Throughout Charlotte County

Campobello Island will be holding there Season Flu Clinic today. The clinic will be at the Campobello Health Centre starting at 9:30am until 4:30 this afternoon. No appointment Necessary.


And Fundy Health Center will be having their Annual Flu Clinic tomorrow at the Wesleyan Church in Blacks Harbour. This will take place for 10:00am until 5:00pm.

Loonie Continues To Climb

The loonie gained another full cent in North American trading yesterday to close at 97.48 cents U-S, another half-cent higher in overseas trading this morning.


As the loonie edges ever closer to parity with the U-S dollar, some Canadian retailers fear Canadian consumers will cross the border in search of more bang for their holiday-shopping buck.

Canaport Construction Stops

Despite their best efforts to keep out of work local unionized trades-people from dis-rupting their everyday routine, work at the Canaport LNG has been anything but normal. In a two sentence statement, the company says construction has slowed due to some delays with protests occurring near the Terminal site. On Tuesday construction was suspended for the day for the safety and security of employees travelling to and from the Terminal site.


Construction has resumed but in a news release, RCMP say they have been dealing with protests since late last week near Lepreau. Several out of work local unionized trades-people have been slowing down buses believed to be transporting workers to and from the site. Officers tell us charges could be laid.