With the
economy in a slump many are complaining it's a lot tougher for young
people to find their first jobs...but the SEED program for students
might make that a little easier.
The provincially funded program
places students in provincial government departments and agencies;
municipal offices and non-profit organizations. Students who want to
start a summer business can also apply for an interest-free loan of up
to $3,000.
Students can get SEED application at Service New
Brunswick, on campuses, in high schools, and regional offices of the
Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour.
Milk may
do your body good...but it's getting more expensive as of February 1.
The New Brunswick Farms Commission announcing steadily-increasing costs
for distributing milk to consumers are going to result in a 3 cent per
litre price increase for the white stuff.
Producers will receive
less than one cent, processors will receive one and one-half, and the
rest goes to retailers. Pricing under the School Milk Program will not
be changing over this school year.
If
you're driving on Highway 1 between St. Stephen and Saint John you're
advised to be extra cautious of deer on the highway. Deer have recently
been reported on both fenced and non-fenced sections of the highway.
In
fenced sections, deer have become trapped between the fencing and DNR
staff have managed to herd some back through, but several deer have been
killed recently by cars.
The Department of Natural Resources
also wants to remind you that as of Jan. 1, 2013, drivers who are on the
same side of a road or highway must slow down when approaching a
stopped emergency vehicle exhibiting a flashing red light. On highways
with two or more lanes of traffic, you must also move over into another
lane if it can be done safely
Violators will be fined $292.50 and lose three points off their driver’s license.
Lettuce
from a fast-food restaurant is to blame as the likely source of an
E.coli outbreak that affected more than two dozen people in 3 provinces.
Nova
Scotia's deputy chief medical officer says lettuce used at KFC and Taco
Bell caused 5 people here in New Brunswick to be sick, along with 10
people in Ontario and Nova Scotia. It's not believed the restaurants are
responsible for the contamination, and it's unlikely more E.coli cases
will come from it considering the specific lettuce has passed its
shelf-life.
KFC says it's removed all the affected lettuce and reassure their food is safe to eat.
Two of the cases of E. coli were in Saint John, while 3 were in Fredericton.
Five is the number of impaired drivers caught overnight.
Saint John City Police say they found 3 uptown, one out east and the other
out west. The ages of the drivers arrested vary from a 20-year-old woman
to a 40-year-old man. There was a foot chase that was short lived, when
one of the drivers was also caught violating a parole.
There was no damage or accidents caused by the drivers.
A bail
hearing is scheduled on Monday for the man charged with uttering threats
that led to a lockdown of Rothesay High School on Thursday.
Rothesay
Police say the 20-year-old wasn't near the school when one of the
students received threats through a text message. It was for that reason
that the school was in lockdown for 20 minutes while police ensured the
building was safe.
