As the
election draws closer, Question Period is increasingly becoming a battle
of rhetoric between the so-called "do nothing, moratorium" Liberals and
the Alward government, which the Grits have painted as unconcerned with
the average taxpayer.
Liberal MLA Rick Doucet claims the Tories
have left a legacy of broken promises on cost overruns at Point
Lepreau, changes to EI, and more.
Meanwhile, Saint John MLA Carl Killen described the positive impact of the new forestry plan on our local economy.
Doucet says the premier has demonstrated he's not up to the task of getting this province what it's owed from the feds.
Nine
hundred kids from across the province are excited to be singing and
playing in the New Brunswick Competitive Festival of Music this week in Saint John.
The
festival is now in its 78th year and organizer Christopher Lane tells Tide News it's like old home week for many of the students who only get
to see each other when they're competing.
The kids compete for trophies, plaques, and cash prizes at various venues throughout the city. The Festival runs until May 3.
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Pictured: Maggie Kerr
A
series of paintings depicting First Nations experiences with cancer
treatment will be on display at the Saint John Regional Hospital, and
the George Dumont Hospital in Moncton.
Health Minister Ted
Flemming exaplains they are part of a new Canadian Partnership Against
Cancer's initiative that aims to capture the journey of First Nations
cancer survivors.
The six paintings were created by Natalie Sappier, an artist from Tobique First Nation. To see some of her work click here
Pairing schools and business is working out well for the Anglophone South School district.
A Pals partnership between Port Saint John, the school board and Centennial school was announced late last year.
Community Engagement Co-ordinator Erica Lane tells Tide News the interest is growing beyond the City.
She says folks outside of Saint John have asked about it adding it has an amazing impact on their students.
Companies that may be interested in forming a PALS partnership can contact Erica Lane at 506-643-7977.
There
should be at least one person who's bilingual within each paramedic team
at Ambulance NB. So says the Official Languages Commissioner who is
calling on the provincial health department to ensure compliance with
the law.
This is
Katherine d'Entremont's first recommendation as Commissioner and follows
an incident that occurred in September of 2013. Neither of the two
ambulance attendents who were sent to help a person in Dieppe could
speak french.
D'Entremont confirms there was a 2008 investigation requiring at least one person with each paramedic team be bilingual.
She
argues attempting to help someone in an emergency situation when you
can't understand what's being said is life threatening and goes beyond
linguistic rights.
There are no reports of flooding in Charlotte County or in the Saint John area as the rain continues to come down.
According
to River Watch, the water levels in Quispamsis and Saint John are
forecast to be stable but remain above flood stage for the next number
of days.
In
Fredericton, water levels are expected to surpass flood stage by
tomorrow. It's believed water levels at Maugerville will reach flood
stage tomorrow and be above flood stage for a number of days at Jemseg,
Grand Lake and Sheffield-Lakeville Corner.
