3 Locals Charged After Police Find Large Quantity Of Cocaine

Two women and a man are facing drug charges after their vehicle was stopped on Highway 1 near Pennfield with police seizing what is described as a large quantity of cocaine.


25-year-old Dana Hanley of Elmsville, 34-year-old Amy Mae Bryant of St. George, and 22-year-old Candice Jolene Cleghorn of Oak Bay appeared in St. Stephen Provincial Court on charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Hanley has been remanded to jail until his next court appearance.

Both Cleghorn and Bryant were released on conditions.

All three are scheduled to return to court on Friday.

The RCMP, Saint John City Police and Rothesay Regional Police are all involved in the ongoing investigation.

Doucet Worried About Cuts To Grand Manan Ferry

MLA for Charlotte-The Isles Rick Doucet is questioning why Premier David Alward is calling a vote to end the tolls on the Grand Manan Ferry.


Doucet tells Tide News, people will be voting next week, and they really don't know what they are going to get.

He says he has had conversations with Transportation Minister Claude Williams and the Minister wouldn't give any answers. He says the Minister would not deny cutting services, he would not confirm that the schedule would be maintained, and would not deny that the new $65 million ferry would be tied up in the winter months to save fuel. Doucet says Williams talked about looking for efficiencies with the Grand Manan Ferry service, and nothing would be written in stone without consultation with residents.

Doucet says another issue, is the vote on Monday is for Grand Manan residents only, excluding White Head Island and people from the mainland who also depend on the ferry service.