Fire at The St. Stephen Sports Center....

A fire at The St. Stephen Sports center yesterday could have been a lot worse... Owner Joey Moffatt says he not sure how the fire got started in the back of the building but customers have been in the store and notice the smoke out back but assumed in was the residents in the sub division burning grass... it wasn't till Cathy Moffatt noticed a haze inside the sports center before her husband went out to find the source only to find the back on the build already engulfed in flames. Offsite tells tide news they used 6 fire refinisher to deter the fire from spreading more until the St. Stephen and Moores Mills fire department were on hand. The Oak Bay fire Department was on stand by and fire fighters put out the flames. Offsite says he's lucky it could have been a lot worse. An Attendant at The St. Stephen Fire Department says the fire is no under investigation.                  

            
 

Gas Prices on the decrease in St. Stephen and Calais...

A small decrease this morning in the price of gas after the weekly setting. The maximum that can be charged for self serve regular is down to 104.6 a drop of just over a cent. and is being sold around town for 102.5.The maximum price for diesel also declined to 106.3. Furnace oil is at 90.3 a litre and propane has gone down by almost three cents a litre to stand at 107.4. Cross Border gas prices this morning is coming in at .80 Cents per litre Canadian.

Musquash Fire

The Musquash Fire Department responded to a report of a shed on fire on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 on Route 790 in Musquash. The call was dispatched at 4:38 pm. Firefighters responded with three pumpers, a heavy rescue unit and a utility unit.
On arrival, firefighters found a shed fully involved in flames, with fire spreading into the nearby woods. The fire was quickly extinguished, and firefighters were on scene for just over an hour digging out hot spots. A nearby house received some damage to the siding from the heat.

The cause of the fire was accidental, and there were no injuries.

Firefighter Mike Mersereau and Lt. Dwayne Melanson digging for hot spots in the remains of the shed. Photo by Andrew A. Sanojca