The Rothesay Regional Police Department's social media presence getting lots of "likes" from those living in the KV.
That
from Rothesay Police Chief Stephen MacIntyre who tells us the
community response to their online presence has been positive for the
most part. MacIntyre tells us they do get negative comments from time to
time, but he says once you make a post online, you have to accept the
fact criticism could follow.
He says
it's been a excellent way for them to get information out there
quickly---and says there have been at least several instances where
police received tips concerning minor crimes from people who read their
posts on social media. The department starting posting outstanding
warrants on their site about five months ago and they are active on
Facebook and Twitter.
We're
expecting a couple of centimeters of snow this afternoon and another 5
to 10 tonight before it tapers off in the overnight hours.
George Parkes of Environment Canada warns another snowstorm is possible on Monday which could be more intense with more snow.
Parkes tells us if you have to go to work tomorrow morning, the snow will be over by the time of your morning commute.
The
Emergency Measures Organisation is warning people, still without power,
to never use charcoal or gas barbeques, camping equipment or home
generators inside their homes because they give off carbon monoxide
which can be life-threatening.
After
your power is restored, you should give the electrical system some time
to stabilize before reconnecting tools and appliances. Turn on your
heating system first, followed in a couple of minutes by reconnecting
your fridge and freezer. Wait 10 to 15 minutes before reconnecting
everything else.
For more information on the emergency centres, you can call the Red Cross, 1-800-222-9597.
Having a
tourism ad run in Times Square and a big funding announcement for the
Fundy Trail are two of the big successes of this year for Trevor Holder.
The provincial Tourism Minister believes the province is getting much more sophisticated at how we
market New Brunswick, pointing to the tourism ad that ran in New York's
Times Square. He's also happy to hear about plans from Ottawa which was announced last June to seek a replacement for the Princess of Acadia.
Holder
says he looks forward to hearing the results of the home-port study
launched last May to see if Saint John can be a location for cruise
ships to depart from.
A
warning from Health Canada not to use a certain type of heating unit
because it has a manufacturing defect that causes overheating, which
could lead to injury or property damage.
RONA Incorporated
issuing a voluntary recall of Uberhaus 1500-W wall-mounted convection
heaters with the model number HC09C15 and a product number of 63545004
that were sold between April 2010 and November of this year. An
estimated 17,000 units were sold in Réno-Dépôt stores in Quebec and in
RONA stores across Canada, including RONA stores that were formerly
under the TOTEM banner in Alberta.
Health Canada has received a
report of an incident without injury relating to the use of the product.
If you own this you're being told to stop using it immediately and
return it to a Réno-Dépôt or RONA store. You can also contact customer
service toll-free at 1-866-283-2239 for more information.
At the end of November, total volume for fire calls is down 14% over 2012 at the KV Fire Department.
Chief
Bill Ireland tells Tide News calls for overall service are up but they
are reducing the number of fires in the community. Ireland adds included
in the overall numbers numbers would be the medical calls they respond
to. He says medical calls represent about 55% of their overall call
volume.
Two of
the departments big fires occurred on a weekend last May when a home was
lost on Alderbrook Crescent in Quispamsis and a forest fire in French
Village. Another major blaze was just last month, a garage fire on Iona
Avenue in Rothesay.
Ireland
says the department did have to deal with a situation early in the year
with several people out on long term disability which resulted in some
increased costs at the start of the year.
A Quispamsis family getting out safely after their house caught fire on Christmas Day.
Rothesay
Regional Police tell us it happened at a home on 64 Quispamsis Road
around 12:30pm, and while the cause of the fire is not known at this
point, it may have been caused by a problem with a generator.
There is
major fire damage to the front of the house and police say if crews had
arrived five or ten minutes later the house would have been completely
lost.
It was a
cold and dark Christmas for many New Brunswickers, as thousands of
homes and businesses around the province still don't have power days
after a major ice storm.
There are still more than 18,000
customers who don't have electricity with the hardest hit area being
Rothesay with a total of more than 11,000 outages. NB Power saying trees
and heavy snow are making it tough for crews to access many areas in
order to do repairs, which is leading to more delays. The utility is
estimating some customers won't have power back until New Year's Eve.
Saint
John Energy says there are outages on Keating Road, James Way, Woodside
Drive, Bay Crescent Drive, Chalmers Drive, Station Road, Upper Golden
Grove, Kirkpatrick Lane, Bradley Lake Road and Dolan Road. They have no
estimated time for when power will be restored.
Warming
centres have been set up in Grand Bay-Westfield at the St. Matthew's
Church by Sobeys, the Lighthouse River Centre in Hampton and in Rothesay
at Rothesay-Netherwood in Heritage Hall. The Quispamsis Civic Centre
above the number 2 fire station on Civic Road will be open until 10pm
tonight then will move to the qplex opening at 8am. Click here to see a list of other warming centres across the province.
