St. Stephen Man Wins 2013 Harley Draw

The Rally In The St. Croix Valley has come to a close after a very hot weekend in Charlotte County made for a successful fundraiser.

The International Motorcycle Festival hosted many events such as the Hub City Stunt Riders Show from Moncton and the Annual Harley Draw.

Johnny Connick of St. Stephen was this year's winner of the 2013 Harley Davidson Street Glide.

Troy and Zoe Weeks won $1,000 for second place.  Ron O'Brien of Calais won the leather Harley jacket in third place. Profits from the Harley Draw and the Best In Show Competition will go to the Ridgewood Veteran's Wing.

Canadian Chair of the Rally,  Bob Hamel tells Tide News they are still counting the total amount of money  raised from the even and will deliver a cheque to Ridgewood by the end of next week.

Clean-Up Organized For Local Nature Preserve

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is partnering with the Fundy Baykeepers to clean up one of our local islands.

Volunteer Coordinator Brittany Clifford tells Tide News about Simpsons Island. "It's a 60 acre island  in the Passamaquoddy Bay that the Nature Conservancy owns and protects, and has for a number of years. It's an island that we would like to keep in pristine condition and that's why we are organizing the clean-up."

Clifford says Simpsons Island is a typical marine-coastal habitat with coastal forests, rocky shores and sandy beaches. "It hosts a large variety of birds including common eiders and bald eagles."

The volunteers are meeting at the Stuart Town Wharf on Deer Island this Saturday.

If you would like to volunteer, go to www.conservationvolunteers.ca or call 1-877-231-4400.

Did You Get Your Moose License?

You can find out today the results of the provincial moose draw.

Over 66,000 people applied to get just over 4,600 licenses in the province. That's a thousand more than were available 3 years ago. The increase is meant to control the moose population where the animals have become a problem.

Moose season starts in September, and if you got a license you should receive a letter. Hunters who entered the draw may find out if they were successful either by calling 1-800-459-3729 on a touchtone telephone or by checking online at the Department of Natural Resources website.

You'll need your Medicare number to confirm your identity. To buy the actual license, bring your card to a Service New Brunswick centre on or after August 19.

The 2013 moose hunting season runs from September 26 to the 28th.