Friday, November 12, 2010

New Used Clothing Store To Open

A new store will be opening in St. Stephen at the old Guardian Drug store location on Milltown Blvd.

Dee's Clothing Outlet is expected to open it's door's next week.  The store will offer new to you clothing. This is the second location for Dee's with another store in St. George.

Riverview Women Remembered

A Riverview woman remembered yesterday as a loving mother and compassionate friend.
Friends and family gathered at a funeral home in Sackville to say goodbye to Sabrina Patterson.

The 25-year-old's body was discovered earlier this month in woods near Moncton, her death is being treated by police as a homicide.

Her funeral was broadcast on speakers outside the funeral home so that loved ones who couldn't fit inside the packed building could listen to the emotional service.

Police have not laid any charges in her death.

Ten Thousand Villages Festival to Take Place In St. Stephen

For two days the St. Stephen area churches will offer the St. Stephen Community an opportunity to shop fair trade.

Shoppers will have the chance to discover some beautiful handcrafted home decor items by skilled artisan in more than 30 developing countries. The hand made products will be offered thru ten thousand villages.

Ten Thousand Villages provides fair  income to artisans around the world by marketing their products in North America.

Over 100 Festival have taken place this past year in communities from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island.

The festival takes place November 26 and 27th at The Kirk McColl United Church Hall on King Street.

Windstar Safety Recall

Ford is voluntarily recalling older, high-mileage Windstar minivans produced between mid-1997 and early 2003 for rear axles. In a very small number of cases, the axles have fractured in certain locations on the right or left side, and affected vehicle handling.

Affected owners will notified.  Media rep for Ford  Wes Shirwood tells Tide News is rare conditions the vechile may be bought back if the part can not be replaced.

The recall for the Windstar which is no longer in production applies to vehicles in 21 states, the District of Columbia and Canada where road salt corrosion is more common.

Ford dealers at no charge to customers will reinforce the axles of the affected vehicles as parts are available. If it’s determined the axle can’t be reinforced, it will be replaced as soon as parts are available. Ford will provide for rental vehicles for customers until the rear axle of their vehicle has been replaced.

Fall Lobster Season Underway

After a delay in the fishing season in the area Lobster fishermen finally made it out this morning for setting day.

Last week the high winds were blamed for delaying the start of the fall lobster season in the south-western half of the Province.