Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Everyone Is Taking Part In Pranks Today

It's April Fool's Day, and everyone is getting in on the practical jokes-- even politicians.

A news release from the NDP arriving in our inbox overnight spoke of the expulsion of NDP leader Dominic Cardy and Kelly Lamrock, touting it as the final step following an unprincipled public attack upon the party and the building of socialism.

The release also speaks of how socialism has defeated Cardy and Lamrock as it defeated other petty bourgeois tendencies in the revolutionary movement.

Another prank unfolding on Twitter had a stadium going up on Partridge Island generating outrage from a few who got fooled. saying it was heritage site and should be protected. It even includes a picture of how it might look adding to the legitimacy.

Graeme Stewart-Robinson has admitted it was his idea describing it as the least controversial of his photo-shopped April Fool's Day ideas.

KVHS Washroom Closure Sparks Complaint

Last month, vandals at KVHS removed a pipe from below the sink and soap dispensers in one of the school's washrooms, which meant the washroom had to be closed for repairs.

Shortly after that, a concerned parent--who does not wish to be named--wrote a formal complaint stating that requiring kids to use a single washroom is unhygienic and unfair.

Superintendent Zoe Watson tells Tide News they have their facts incorrect, because at no point were students force to use a single washroom, and the facilities were only closed for the length of time it took to make the repairs.

Watson says whenever there's a water or health and safety issue the school treats it extremely seriously.

City Crews Will Help Restore Power In Moncton

It's still an ugly weather situation for many today and to bear without power is even worse.

More than 19,000 NB Power customers are off the grid today after another ice storm.


Bouctouche, Moncton and Shediac are the hardest hit regions but closer to home more than 1100 homes and businesses are without power in Lepreau today.

Saint John Energy is sending crews to help their counterparts in Moncton restore power.

The Red Cross is offering help here and in PEI. Warming centres have been set up in Bouctouche, Barachois and Shediac.


There are reports today that some people may not get there power back until Saturday.

For more info on the latest outages, click here

Flowers For A Great Cause

It may still be a little while before the daffodils start blooming in the garden--but the bright spring flowers are still showing up all over Charlotte County as part of the Canadian Cancer Society's annual fundraiser.

Jill Russell of the Canadian Cancer Society says the campaign goes all month with flowers and pins being sold in local grocery stores, banks and other pubic spaces.


If you're not a fan of flowers, daffodil pins are also a great way to show your support for cancer patients and their families. For more information, click here

Horizon Health Withdraws Its Request For Legal Standing

Horizon Health's lawyers have withdrawn their request for standing at the Serena Perry inquest.

Two doctors are still seeking legal standing but, they do not represent the province or Horizon.

Negotiations are ongoing to determine how the inquest will proceed.

Health Minister Ted Flemming and the Perry family want the inquest to start as soon as possible.

Beer In Province Costing You More

You'll have to pay more for that 12 pack of beer as the price has gone up by 50 cents.

Over the past six years, the price of bottled, canned and kegged beer in the province has increased by an average of 11.7 per cent per litre while, correspondingly, the number of litres sold has fallen by more than 8 per cent.

Power Outages Because Of Latest Storm

That slow moving Nor-easter is continuing to make life miserable in the Maritimes with more than 18 thousand homes and businesses without power around the province, most are in Moncton, Shediac and Buctouche.

There are just isolated power outages in the Rothesay region at Browns Flat, on the Kington Peninsula and Lower Greenwich.

Just under a hundred homes and businesses were without power this morning in the Sussex area, primarily in Bloomfield and Springfield.

In Fredericton, 48 centimeters of snow fell from from the weekend through yesterday. By contrast, Saint John has had ten centimeters.