There's
no damage to the environment, injuries or other damage involved in
yesterdays fire at a large storage facility containing 15,000 tons of
petroleum coke (or pet coke).
After
12:30 yesterday afternoon fire crews, Saint John Port Authority,
Department of Environment and NB Power were on scene responding to the
fire at 12 King street.
Acting
Platoon Chief Roy Byers says there was a metre square burning at the
base of an 11,000 ton of pet coke. The material is used as fuel by NB
Power during peak demand times. The huge fuel and combustible covering
the warehouse was a major concern but crews managed to safely put the
fire out.
Fire crews were on scene for 5 hours.
Debbie Cooper, who has been the Executive-Director of the Saint John Boys and Girls Club, is moving on up to a new job.
Cooper
will be the Regional Director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada.
Cooper sees lots of potential for further development and improvement of
what the Boys and Girls Clubs can offer such as early childhood
education.
Cooper
warns community groups are being asked these days to do alot more but
without adequate support, there comes a breaking point. She will be based in Saint John but do alot of travelling throughout the region.
Pension
reform is a hot topic these days in the Port City and beyond--and the
provincial government will host a pan-Canadian summit in 2013 to look at
how governments can address pension issues.
The two-day summit
will tackle challenging questions related to the future of public and
private sector pensions. Human Resources Minister Troy Lifford says NB's
Shared Risk Model has become of great interest to other municipalities
because it offers employees better protection and reduces liabilities
for taxpayers.
Attention, snow bunnies and boarders: it's that time of year again!
Poley
Mountain is opening today for the season after having been
manufacturing snow since the end of November. General Manager Bill
Anderson tells Tide News even if you're a total newbie there's something
for you to enjoy at Poley, including ski camps for kids and ski school
for adults.
The
Chute, Snow White and Lazy Way will all be open today. Anderson says
this is the earliest they've been able to open for a few years, because
of last winter's weirdly warm temperatures.
Next year's Health
Department budget includes funding to replace two imaging units at the
New Brunswick Heart Centre in the Regional Hospital.
Health
Minister Ted Flemming tells Tide News the units in the cardiac
catheterization lab are nearing the end of their useful life after a
refurbishment 11 years ago.
The equipment uses specialized x-ray
equipment that help doctors place stents in precise locations in heart
arteries guiding them to ensure they get to the right place.
Flemming adds this equipment is critical to saving lives.
