Although we see the snow as more of an inconvenience than as a pretty picture, Saint John is looking pretty good from space.
That
view coming from Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield, who took this
picture of Port City and tweeted it from the International Space Station
on Wednesday.
In the
tweet, 53-year-old Hadfield describes our city as "beautiful in the
sunlit snow." Hadfield launched into space in December and is scheduled
to stay until May.
His twitter handle is @Cmdr_Hadfield.
The New
Brunswick Community College has embarked on a five year strategic plan
and more of the pieces of that will be put into place in 2013. This is
the first operational plan the community college has ever had.
Community
College President Marilyn Luscombe tells Tide News there will be more
collaboration with the university.
Luscombe says along with being
co-located they have started to talk very intentionally and made
progress on articulation and transfer of our one and two year programs
into degree programs at UNB.
Luscombe also says the college will
be moving forward with E-Learning so those students who have other
responsibilities can take programming online, essentially anywhere,
anyplace.
Your 'like' on Facebook means a $25 donation to the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation.
The
John T. McMillan Jr. Memorial Foundation will donate the cash for every
'like' on their Facebook page from now until January 26th.
Chair
of the board Jack Skerry tells Tide news they'll donate up to $25,000. He
says they decided to start this campaign not only to raise money but to
share the stories the non-profit group has. The campaign ends on the
night of their 7th annual Casino and Dance for the Families Helping Families fund.
The
McMillan Foundation is an non-profit organization that focuses on
helping families or individuals affected by leukemia and other blood
related cancers.
To find the link to their Facebook page, click here.
Although it's tempting to warm up your car by leaving it running in the morning, it could run off without you.
City
Police are reminding Saint Johnners that it's an offence under the
provincial Motor Vehicle Act to leave your car unattended and running
with the keys in the ignition.
On Thursday alone, 3 cars in
Saint John were stolen after owners left their keys in the ignition
while trying to warm up their car. All of the stolen cars were recovered
but cost the owners fines similar to a towing fee.
Police says the answer is simple to avoiding the mess, just lock your car and pocket your keys.
A big bust by RCMP in Oromocto.
Two
men from Mill Cove being arrested for having over 95,000 contraband
cigarettes in their car. RCMP say the 31-year-old and 20-year-old man
were arrested on Highway 2 near Oromocto. Police believe the illegal
cigarettes were headed for the Greater Fredericton area.
They're both scheduled to appear in Burton Provincial Court to face charges for possession of contraband tobacco.
