Province's Population is Growing

Numbers from Stats Can show a net increase of over 6000 people since January 2007.

The number surpasses the goal of increasing the province's population by 6,000 by the end of 2009 as set out by the state of the province address.

The numbers are a quarterly estimate for January 1st to April 1st of this year and place our province's population at 751,300.

The province's population dropped by over 4000 people in the 13 quarters before January 2007

Named Released In Accident Over The Weekend In Saint John

Ryan Ellis has been identified as the man killed last Friday on the West-Side in Saint John. The 26-year old was killed when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into another vehicle on Manawagonish Road.
A 15-year-old girl was also killed over the weekend when the vehicle she was travelling in left Hillcrest Road, went down an embankment near the airport on Saturday night. Saint John City police tells us , her name is not being released at the request of her family.