Monday, November 22, 2010

Calais LNG Hit's Another Hurdles

Yet another bump in the road for the Calais Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal project. The project has lost its right to the 250-acre parcel of land required for the project pushing the LNG proposal to the close to collapse.

Calais LNG has failed to renew it's option to the purchase agreement with the Board Of Environmental Protection and  the land owners are asking the board of environmental protection to suspend the application.




 

CTF Launches No Tax Hike Campaign

A new campaign getting underway today by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation to urge the Alward government not to raise taxes in the 2010-11 budget.

Kevin Lacey, Atlantic Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the massive spending binge that has gone on over the past five years, the government should cut spending and not raise taxes.

David Alward has said that he doesn't want to raise taxes and will balance the budget on spending cuts.

The campaign includes a petition drive asking New Brunswickers to oppose tax increases. The petition can be found at http://www.taxpayer.com/atlantic/no-tax-hikes-2011-budget.

Growing an Appetite for Local Food

Two films will be in the spotlight this month to encourage us to eat more local food. The Quoddy Future Foundation and Eastern Charlotte Waterways and  will show a film in St. Andrews and St. Stephen as part of the Growing an Appetite for Local Food project.

Mad City Chicken will be shown in St. Stephen on Thursday November 25th at 7:00pm at the Ganong Nature Park. On Monday November 29th ECW and QFF will partner with the St. Andrews Film Society to host a screening of FRESH at 7:00 pm at the St. Andrews W.C. O’Neill arena theatre.

There will be discussions following the screenings of each of these films for those who are interested in hearing more or would like to comment, focusing in part on the local food initiatives that are underway in or planned for our region.

This project aims to bring awareness to the importance and also the rewards of eating local food and supporting food producers and processors in and near Charlotte County.

Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week Missing Person Bathurst Area/Tremblay

Crime Stoppers and the District 9 RCMP, Bathurst Detachment are looking for information regarding the disappearance of Robert Arseneau of Tremblay, N.B.

On June 4 of 2006 the  RCMP were called to the scene of a vehicle fire in the Janeville area on Route 11.  Police say the vehicle was registered to Robert Arseneau and that the fire had been set.

All attempts to locate Robert have failed and his  disappearance is considered suspicious. Robert would now be 59 years old.

If you have any information that might shed light on Robert’s disappearance, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.