New Bistro Opens in St. Stephen

The Grand Opening of The "Bistro On The Boulevard",was held this morning. It's owned and operated by Diane Ganong. The Bistro is located at 73 Milltown Blvd. Hours of operation are Monday to Sunday, 9:00am-9:00pm although this Friday you can expect to see them open to 11 as they will be hosting Peter Fitch for some Acoustic live entertainment.
The Bistro sells a wide variety of special coffees and teas, with homemade soups, fresh salads, sandwiches, and main course.

Photo compliments of Judy Lowery
Mayor Jed Purcell shown here at The Official Ribbion cutting.

Costco Saint John opens doors

People began lining up as early as 6am to be the first ones into the store.  Warehouse manager Mike Briere says he decided to open a Costco in Saint John because of the booming economy.  He says he knew a lot of Saint Johners were already going to the Moncton store, and he wanted to take advantage of the excellent location at East Point.

The City of Saint John  is taking steps to prepare for more traffic today.


Signals, markings and signage have been improved and motorists are being reminded not stop on the railroad tracks at the exit. All available officers from the traffic enforcement division will assist with traffic today

Fire Damages House outside of Harvey Station

The Harvey Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire at a single family residence outside of Harvey Station yesterday.

The house suffered heavy smoke damage. No one was home at the time of the fire.

Firefighters were on the scene for approximately 3 hours and were assisted by firefighters from the McAdam Fire Department. There were 23 firefighters and 7 departmental vehicles attending to the scene. Highway 635 was closed for a short period of time and some area school buses were re-routed.

The fire is under investigation at this time by the Provincial Fire Marshal's office and the cause has not been determined at this time.

Lake Utopia Update

There will be a public meeting tonight to update us about The Lake Utopia algae. It's been an ongoing problem for sometime now.
The Dept of Health & Dept of Environment will be giving presentations. Cookes Aqua, Irving and Eastern Charlotte Waterways will also be in attendance. The meeting is open to the public and gets underway at 7 at the new St. George Community Centre.

Gas Prices still going down

For the third week in a row, gas prices have fallen in the city following the weekly setting. Self Serve regular is being sold for 98.5 around town with diesel going for 98.7. Heating oil is also cheaper this week at 85.8 and propane stands at 102.3 a litre.

Meanwhile Cross Border gas price are coming in at 78 cents per litre Canadian.