Friday, April 2, 2010

Water level watch issued along Saint John River

Above-freezing temperatures forecast for the next 72 hours over the St. John River basin will cause a continuous snow melt. With rainfall received over the past 36 hours, water levels along the St. John River will continue to increase.

The following water level advisory is issued by River Watch 2010 and the Department of Public Safety's New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization .

Minimum wage increases by 25 cents per hour

The minimum wage in New Brunswick has increased by 25 cents an hour  rising to $8.50 per hour from $8.25 per hour.
This is the sixth increase since October 2006, when minimum wage was $6.70 per hour.  The next scheduled increase will be in September bringing minimum wage to $9.00 an hour. Looking ahead to 2011 on September 1st  the minimum wage will rise to $10.00 an hour.

With the current increase, an individual working 40 hours a week will earn a minimum of $340 per week, which is a 27 per cent increase over the $268 per week earned for the same number of hours on minimum wage in October 2006.

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Charlotte the Isles MLA Shocked by Act of Animal Cruelty

A horrified community is rallying to find the person responsible for a possible case of animal cruelty.


RCMP are still looking for who-ever tied a dog to a tree in a blueberry field on the Old St. Andrews Road in St. George last month that was left for wild animals to attack and feed on.

Charlotte the Isles MLA Rick Doucet tells Tide News, it's hard to believe anyone could do this.

Doucet is putting up $1000 dollars of his own money to anyone who can offer information that may lead to the arrest of the person or persons responsible.