H1N1 Confirmed Here At Home

  District Ten acting superintendent has confirmed the H1N1 virus has hit home. Jenny McDougall tells us three students in the St George area have been tested and they have the virus. McDougall says letters will be sent home to let parents know there is a confirm case of the virus and a consent form for your child to have the H1N1 shot. Vaccination begins this week. She says if a parent or younger sibling accompanies their child, they may receive the vaccine. The general public is to receive their shot during the after school hours at designated schools or community locations. This process will follow a first come, first serve approach. Appointments will not be taken so please refrain from calling the schools. Milltown elementary was a success today with no one turn away. St Andrews will begin vaccinations tomorrow.

No Horse On West Street

The proposal by a resident to place a horse on west street in St Stephen will not be allowed to take place. The farm animal by-law was defeated last evening by Town Council.


Individuals wishing to have a farm animal within the community will only be able to do so in areas under the towns resource zoning by-law.

Maine Railway Shut Down

A Maine railway has plans to shut down a large swath of track in the state and that has some industrial firms in this province worried. Both Fraser Papers and J.D. Irving are among the larger customers of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway. The line says it is losing millions of dollars on its service between the Maine communities of Madawaska and Millinocket.


The railway is proposing to sell or abandon the 387-kilometre stretch of track. Fraser Papers C-E-O Peter Gordon says the route loss would mean significant added costs for the company, which is undergoing restructuring. Since the railway is the only one to run north and south through Maine, Fraser Papers would likely have to ship most of its products by C-N Rail, which heads west to Montreal before sending products south to key markets.