Ambulance NB Responds to Highway Crash Delay

2009-06-06

08:15:54

A spokesperson for Ambulance NB says there was a bit of confusion at a highway accident near exit 137 last night because dispatch in Moncton only received a call for one accident--when in fact there were two. Sophie Cormier tells Tide news there was a crash on each side of the highway at the same exit--but--they were not visible to each other.

Cormier says they were only notified of the second accident by police at 8:45pm and were asked to respond with an ambulance by the fire crew at 9:05pm. She says the entire call and response logs will be reviewed.

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Ambulance Takes Over One Hour to Respond to Crash

2009-06-06

08:15:14

One Rothesay Man is thanking his lucky stars after walking away from a serious truck crash last night on the MacKay Highway.  Ben Scholten lost control of his truck while trying to avoid a deer and flipped end over end several times before landing in the woods.  Scholten is especially thankful he wasn't seriously hurt because he says it took an ambulance more than an hour to arrive on the scene--and-- that has left him asking a lot of furious questions.

Scholten says he crashed the truck just after 8pm and RCMP were the first to arrive on the scene at 9pm, followed by fire trucks and finally an ambulance. He says the paramedics told him that they had only received the call five minutes before arriving. We have placed a call into Ambulance NB and have been told they will look into the incident.

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Free Pass to Provincial Parks

2009-06-06

08:14:24

Looking for something to do today, all admission fees at provincial parks will be waived to celebrate Tourism Week.
Tourism and Parks Minister Stuart Jamieson says all New Brunswickers should take advantage of the free entry to get away and explore our parks.
The Department of Tourism is responsible for nine provincial parks including Mactaquac and New River Beach.

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Canadian dollars is down

 

2009-06-04

After picking up strength for most of last month, the dollar has gone into a bit of a slump. It dropped 2.3 cents on Wednesday, and is down almost a-fifth of-a-cent in Thursday's after-hours trading. The loonie is trading at 90.01 cents U-S.

Traders say the American dollar is getting stronger, making the loonie and some other currencies appear weaker.

Gas Prices climb in St Stephen

 

 

2009-06-04

The first week of June and already another increase for the price of gasoline. The Energy and Utilities Board Board has released it's weekly price schedule showing the maximum for a litre of self serve is 98.3 cents. That is up exactly two cents from seven days ago with most stations here at home showing a pump price of 99.1 cents.

Diesel is up just under two cents at 90.9. Furnace Oil tops off at 74 cents which is up three cents and propane is 82.3 which is down just under a penny.

Disability week celebrated in St Stephen

 

 

2009-06-03

11:39:29

 

 

(Residents walking Miltown Blvd celebrating Disability week, Photo by Kim Hall )

 

To celebrate disability week many St Stephen residents walked the streets today in support of people with disabilities.

Update on Movie Gallery

 

2009-06-03

06:10:39

(Photo by Kim Hall )

As you are well aware Movie Gallery at the Charlotte mall is closed for the time being. The manager Crystal Cooke tells tide news they will have the doors back open as soon as possible. In the meantime , if you have a movie rental you are to drop it off in the drop off box and no late charges will be on your account. Cooke says there was a miscomunication and Movie Gallery will reopen in St Stephen.

Movie Gallary closed

 

 

 Movie lovers might have to find another place to rent movies. According to a letter on the door Movie Gallery at the Charlotte Mall is closed. The landlord has closed the doors due to not paying their rent. No word on what your suppose to do with movie rentals or how long this will be in effect for.

Car hits garage near Ossie's

 

 

2009-06-02

10:17:24

No serious injuries after a two vehicle accident last night on highway 1. Sgt Greg MacAvoy tells tide news  both vehicles collided around 9pm in front of Ossie's restaurant.One of the vehicles ran off the road from the impact and went through a garage . The driver got out without serious injury but the motorcycle in the garage got the worst of the it .MacAvoy says both drivers were taken to hospital to get look over. One of the drivers was a man from St Andrews and the other was a women from Nova Scotia.

Counterfeit bills

 

 

2009-06-01

07:24:02

 RCMP  is warning residents and merchants to beware of counterfeit $5, $10 and $20 bills circulating throughout the province. There have been several counterfeit note seizures in recent weeks.

Both merchants and the public are encouraged to routinely check their money, not only to protect themselves against loss but also to prevent counterfeit bills from remaining in circulation. Bank note security features are easy to recognize by touching, tilting and by holding the bill up to the light, or comparing it to a bill known to be authentic.

 

Minister attends Fiddling Championship

 

 

2009-06-01

07:21:44

Veterans affairs Minister Greg Thompson paid a visit to St Stephen over the weekend.The minister attended the first Annual Fiddling Championship at the St Stephen middle school  Saturday. To launch the event and competition  a tribute involving military colours parties and pipers was held to honour Veterans and currently serving members from both sides of the border.Also the Minister  announce funding for $2,100.00 dollars from the  Canada's Community Engagement Partnership fund in the support of the event.The partnership fund provides funding for events and activities across the country.

NB-Licence-Rules

 

 

2009-06-01

06:53:49

 Starting today the New graduated driving rules are now in effect in the province .
    Among the changes ,drivers under the age of 21 must follow a midnight to 5 a-m curfew, unless it's for work or education.
    Those same drivers would not be able to have more than three passengers in a vehicle.

    Students have been holding demonstrations at the legislature in recent weeks, claiming the new rules discriminate on the basis of age.
 

NEW PASSPORT LAW

 

 

2009-06-01

06:51:23

As of today, people crossing the Canada-U-S border will need a passport or some other secure piece of I-D -- and business won't be exempt. Businesses that travel cross-border by boat, train or truck say they have been preparing their customers and staff for months about the new rules.

Some business groups worry that people who still may not know about the new regulations could cause tie ups at the border.
 

Pay Equity for Provincial Civil Servants

2009-05-30

06:41:54

All provincial civil servants will soon have the benefit of pay equity. The provincial government has introduced new legislation to extend pay equity to schools, hospitals and Crown corporations. Rosella Melanson of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women tells us this is great for employees in government.

The minister responsible for the Status of Women, Mary Schryer wouldn't comment on pay equity for the private sector, but hinted she would have an announcement next week. The legislation will take effect next April.

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Firefighter Compensation

2009-05-30

06:41:05

The provincial government has introduced new legislation that will provide compensation for firefighters that get a certain type of cancer. Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault put forward the Firefighters' Compensation Act yesterday in the legislature.  The new legislation will provide coverage to active and retired firefighters who are diagnosed with a specified cancer-- or-- suffer from a heart attack within 24 hours of an emergency response. The must also have served a required number of years of service.

The bill was prepared in keeping with a June 2007 commitment to address the need for cancer coverage for firefighters.

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Summer home destroyed

 

 

2009-05-28

The Grand Manan Fire Department responded to a fire at an unoccupied summer home on Hill Road last night. The home suffered smoke and fire damage to a front room.

 RCMP tells us they believe the fire is  suspicious.

 

Chief Administrative officer steps down in St Stephen

 

 

06:44:28

The search is on for a new Chief Administrative officer here in St Stephen.Hendrick Slegtenhorst is moving on to another opportunity out west.No word on who is replacement will be.

Change in Traffic for St Stephen residents

 

 

2009-05-26

11:32:58

 They will be a change in Traffic pattern Tomorrow here in St Stephen.The Department of Transportation tells us that a traffic pattern change will occur at the rotary located at the junction of Route 3, Route 170, and King Street starting at Ten.DOTs says new signing will be in place for the traffic pattern.In the meantime you are reminded to reduce speed and drive safely.  

Missing man located from Grandmanan

 

2009-05-26

11:07:31

A sigh of releaf from family members who thought one of their own was missing.RCMP have located  52-year old Ritchie Wilson from Grand manan, who was reported missing on May 15.Rcmp says Wilson made some preparations at home prior to leaving that were consistent with leaving for a trip, but did not tell his family on where he was going. Police tells us Wilson is safe and sound and was located in Quebec .

Christmas Tree Farm destroyed in St Stephen

 

 

2009-05-26

 11:04:40

A farmer is not to happy after waking up to his Christmas Tree farm destroyed.St. Stephen RCMP  tell us they were called to the Cleland Road near Dufferin to find someone hot-wired a tractor on the property. They then drove it through a Christmas Tree farm destroying roughly 350 trees and then crashed the tractor into a ravine.

No word on what the loss of the tree's adds up to.