Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Former Chicken Noodle Club Volunteer Speaks Out On Snook

There's stigma attached to the name Chicken Noodle Club ever since the arrest of former Saint John Common Councillor and pedophile Donnie Snook and his guilty pleas on more than 40 charges of child exploitation. 

Snook became the face and voice for the Chicken Noodle Club. Judith Meinert-Thomas, who was a volunteer for 4 or 5 years, says a makeover is needed to ensure its survival but she's confident it will withstand the current difficulties.

Meinert-Thomas says besides a new moniker, a new person will have to be hired who will be spotless.

She points out the lunch program feeds 18 thousand young people a year in the south end and that's nothing to sneeze at.

Weston Calls For Change To Release Of High Risk Sex Offenders

Saint John MP Rodney Weston says he is personally troubled with the number of high risk offenders being released into the community.
 

He says many people are expressing concerns to him over safety and protecting families.
 

After speaking with local police and the federal office of Public Safety, Weston says its clear changes need to be made with how known sex offenders are released, what information should be made available to the public and the locations where they are to be released.

Weston says he'll be working with the Minister of Public Safety and the province to examine the current provisions in place. 


He's calling for stronger rules to ensure more public disclosure of information surrounding the release of high risk sex offenders and the application of conditions to their release which protect the public interest.