The
building of a west-east pipeline bringing Alberta crude to the Port City
has drawn comparisons to the national railway, with premier David
Alward saying it would revolutionize Saint John and the rest of the
province. But one MP says the government has a history of not investing
in one particular area.
Acadie-Bathurst
MP Yvon Godin tells Tide News they constantly hear announcements about
investments, but never see any money. He says they don't even have
proper travel infrastructure, making it difficult to get around.
Godin
says he doesn't see the government helping the people living in the
northern region at all, and if nothing changes, residents will have to
leave the area.
Both
Horizon Health Network and Vitalité Health Network urging physicians and
the province to put their differences aside, and put their heads
together instead.
Doctors
and the Department of Health are in disagreement over cuts to Medicare, a
conflict on its way to court. But the two health authorities are asking
them simply sit down and talk it out, in order to find savings and
create a sustainable system.
Vitalité
board chair, Paul Couturier, says that we know the present-day system
is not sustainable, and is beyond what New Brunswickers can afford. He
says it's vital all the players, including doctors, work together to
solve the fiscal problem. Both networks rely on services from over 1,600
doctors, and say they need their involvement to find savings and build a
sustainable, patient-driven system.
The doctors’ court case will be heard on Wednesday in Fredericton.
Adults, youth and kids will be running or biking or swimming and maybe all 3 at the first major triathlon in St. Andrew's.
Organizer Tressa Bevington hails from St. Andrews and tells Tide News it's a great location for an event like this.
She
says the weekend also includes the Triathlon Canada junior elite series
race which will include Reid Burrows of Grand Bay-Westfield.
Bevington says it's a really fast race about 58 minutes and within the town so spectators can check it out.
The
Beat the Tide 5-miler will see runners race around Minister's Island and
there is a kid's race through the trails of Kingsbrae Garden.
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A two car crack up west of Moncton claiming the life of a 22 year old man from Anagance last night.
RCMP are looking into the head-on collision about 10pm last night on the Homestead road in Second North River.
The drivers of the vehicles were taken to hospital.
The Mounties do not believe alcohol is a contributing factor in the crash.
