Free Well Testing For Flood Damaged Homes In Charlotte County

How did your well hold out during the latest flood?

The Department of Environment and Local Government offering free bacterial testing of private wells in Charlotte County that were affected by the most recent storm.

Municipal homeowners are also eligible if their plumbing was compromised and had their water shut off.

On Friday, July 26th,  St. Stephen recieved 165 mms of rain, causing flash floods.

Residents can now pick up sampling kits at the Service New Brunswick location in St. Stephen.
The province will test for free at the labratory in Fredericton.

Man Escapes From Bear Attack

A forester who was scouting areas for tree cutting in the Brockway area this week, about 80 kilometers south of Fredericton, says he was attacked by a black bear and barely escaped by the skin of his teeth. 

Natural Resources is now looking for the bear.
    
Pierre Mezzetta tried to run away when confronted by the bear which he estimates weighed over 300 pounds and was chased up a tree.
    
The bear still managed to sink its teeth into his boot and leg before finally leaving.
    
Such attacks by black bears are considered rare.

Pedway To Get Fixed Up This Fall

The Chipman Hill portion of the Pedway will be getting some major repairs in the near future in Saint John.

You might remember the late January wind storm that loosened the glass wall in the middle of the daily lunch rush. After that episode, the section of the indoor connection had to undergo some temporary repairs.

Now, the City has issued a call for tenders until September 4 for the replacement of the curtain wall. They stipulate it would ideally be finished by the end of October.

The pedway was originally built in the early 1980s and is Atlantic Canada's longest indoor, climate-controlled pedway system.

Government Touts Jobs For Recent Grads

500 new jobs have been created for recent university graduates according to the Alward government.

The One Job Pledge gives eligible businesses a wage incentive when they hire people who have graduated from a post-secondary school within the past 4 years.

145 of the 524 jobs created are in the Fredericton area and pay at least $14 an hour, and the premier says the overall number is double what they had initially predicted.