Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Damage at the Ganong Nature Park

Crime Stoppers and the St. Stephen RCMP are asking for your assistance in the identification of the person responsable for causing damage to a wooden foot-bridge in the Ganong Nature Park.

Police tell Tide News the person(s) responsible drove a vehicle through the park, then onto the foot-bridge, causing significant damage to the structure.


The incident would have occurred between the evening of the 4th of March, and the earlier hours of the 5th of March.
Any one with knowledge of the offence is asked to contact Crime Stoppers
at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest.

More Testimony From Slipp At Ferguson Trial

“If you're going to make statements, you're going to have to back them up” --that from lawyer Rod Gillis to Pension Board trustee Fred Slipp, who testified former Common Councillor John Ferguson's comments were full of defamatory inferences and innuendo against the board.

Ferguson is currently the Town Manager of St. Stephen.


Slipp testifying comments from Ferguson about three trustees suggested they were creating a paper trail to cover wrong-doing and that harmed the reputation of the whole board.

In an excited back and forth, Gillis said, “Beckett, Nugent and Totten are three members of the pension board--they might also be three members of the YMCA! Are you capable of answering my question?”

Slipp responding Ferguson's comments carried connotations the trustees were quote, "covering their butts", to which Gillis responded it was only reasonable for employees of the city to do that.





More Details On Blaze In Milltown

It was an accidental kitchen fire that took out an entire house in Milltown.
911 was called last night, just shortly after 7 to 36 Church Street.

Fire crews were dispatched from St. Stephen, Calais, Moores Mills, Western Charlotte and Oak Bay.

The St. Stephen Fire Department says there was heavy smoke and fire on arrival.

The homeowner was slightly injured.

Big Donation For Motorcycle Festival

Another big step towards the Rally In The St. Croix Valley.


St. Andrews Town Council passing a motion to donate $1000 to help with the international biker festival scheduled for this summer.

Canadian Chair Bob Hamel says the committee greatly appreciates the generous donation and the funds will go a long way toward making the festival a reality.

The Rally In The St. Croix Valley is set to run from July 1st to the 8th.