New Superintendent for District Ten

Tide News has obtained a document which tells us who the new superintendent of school district ten is going to be. Derek O’Brien has accepted the position and will begin his new duties at the end of the month. O’Brien is currently the principal of St. Stephen Elementary School.


Colleen Winchester will take over his duties as acting principal until the position is advertised for a full time replacement.

Civic Center Project

St Stephen Town officials are busy crossing there T's and dotting there I's with the construction of the Charlotte County Civic Center project. CEO John Furgeson tells tide news there are some steps to follow  before they begin construction. He says there is a point of transition that has to occur in any major project and a part of the transition is to confirm everything to date and then to make sure the proper oversite and accountability is there from start to finish.



This phase of the project is costing $31,000.00 as still no word on when construction will get started.

Canada-Mexico Meetings

For the first time since it's inception back in 1975, the Congress of the Union of the United Mexican States will meet outside of Ottawa. The two day conference gets started today in Saint John and MP Rodney Weston tells us, Senator Noel Kinsella played a huge role in making this happen.


Both delegations will be made up of 35 members and will wrap up tomorrow afternoon at 5:30pm.

Gas Prices Fall

The Energy and Utilities Board has released it's weekly price schedule which shows the price of gasoline down by close to two cents. Most stations in St Stephen are selling a litre of self-serve for 99.2 cents.




Diesel comes in at $102.6, Furnace Oil is down close to two cents as well at an even 84 cents and propane is at 92.6 cents a litre.