Who Will Be The 2009 Business Of The Year

The President of St Stephen area Chamber of Commerce has announced the nominees for the 2009 Business and New Business of the year. Shelley McKeeman says the votes have been tabulated and the nominees for Business of the year are, The Chocolate Museum, Dave Dinsmore Web Design, and the Saint Croix Printing and Publishing. For New Business of the year the nominees are Apple Auto Glass, Laura Porter Law Office, and East Coast Air Heating.


The awards will be presented at the chamber’s annual dinner Oct. 21 at the Milltown Legion.

Gas Price Back Up In St Stephen

It was nice while it lasted, but after five straight weeks of price drops for gasoline, it is now back on the up-swing. The Energy and Utilities Board has set the maximum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline at 93.1, plus a possible two cent delivery charge. Most station in St Stephen are selling a pump price for 93.9 thats up from 90.5 yesterday.



The price of furnace oil has also gone up about three cents to land at 83.5, including the delivery charge--but--propane has dropped percentage points to 98.1.

St John Mayor Says Moving The CBS Is Not A Good Move

St John Mayor Ivan Court is calling it a dark day for the city and the province. Court says the decision to move the Canadian Blood Services distribution centre doesn't make sense, especially with Saint John having a trauma centre and a medical school about to come online. Court says bigger doesn't necessarily mean better.



Court says there should be two sites, one in the city to service New Brunswick and PEI, and the one in Dartmouth to service Nova Scotia.

Premier Graham on Blood

Feeling their deal was adequate to keep CBS in it's current facility, Premier Graham is disappointed to hear they will move the center to Dartmouth. He tells us, there is no set direction they will take from this point:



Graham adds he wants the service to be maintained out of New Brunswick and the offer to pay for renovations to the exsisting set-up was a good deal. The man who held the Health portfolio when the deal was signed for CBS to make the move, Mike Murphy, tells Tide News, it wouldn't be appropriate to make comment concerning another Minister's file.

CBS Is Closing Distribution Center

The fight would appear to be lost for Saint John retaining it's blood distribution center. Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Blood Services Dr. Graham Sher  says the decision made last year to move to Dartmouth is final. Sher adds this move will in no way affect the number or distribution of blood products in this Province.
Dr. Sher  says they continue to work with the medical community to discuss options surrounding distribution of product. He admits there was a delay in consulting with the medical community which shook their trust but he wants to earn it back.

Team Cooke Raises $9,300 For Charlotte County Cancer

Cooke Aquaculture employees and their families were the top team fundraiser for this year’s walk cause we care in support of charlotte county cancer. Team cooke raised $9,314. These funds were raised primarily by employees through payroll deduction a corporate sponsorship from Cooke Aquaculture for $5,000 and other draws and pledges. All money raised stays in Charlotte County to support individuals and families dealing with cancer. The grand total raised at the event was $79,853. 

Ferries to Undergo Maintenance

The Deer Island Princess ferry and John E. Rigby are set to undergo regular fall maintenance. Work on the Deer Island got started on Sunday and is expected to finish this Sunday. Maintenance on the John E. Rigby is scheduled to last a week as well starting on the 18th.


The Island Hopper, an 18-vehicle replacement vessel will be used at both sites while maintenance work is carried out.

Severe weather bulletin issued

A low pressure system approaching the maritimes from the great lakes will bring rain to new brunswick today. rain will begin over southwestern new brunswick late this morning and reach northeastern new brunswick by this evening. the rain is forecast to taper off to showers thursday morning as the low moves out to sea. heavy rain is expected for the southern half of new brunswick with rainfall totals for the event exceeding 50 millimetres.

Water Shut Off Notice

The Town of St. Stephen would like to advise that the town water will be shut off today (Tuesday, Oct 6th) from 9:30am to 4pm on Pleasant Street, from Milltown Blvd. to Green Street, Including Green Street and Eaton Street. 

This work will be done as quickly as possible and the town will have the water turned back on as soon as possible.  The Town of St. Stephen apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

Charlotte County man in serious condition

An industrial accident late last week has left one man at the Regional in serious condition.
St. George RCMP tell us they were called to a barge near a salmon cage on Friday afternoon around one o'clock. Officer's confirm the man is from the Charlotte County area but no name is being released. Worksafe NB tells Tide News, they are investigating an industrial accident in Charlotte County that happened on Friday afternoon but no other details at this point.


An official does tell us how-ever it is vital when working with equipment to hoist heavy materials, that they equipment is working properly and is inspected on a regular basis.

Bishop Sex

The Archbishop of Halifax says it's important for parishioners to realize that priests can also be sinners. Anthony Mancini read a two-page letter at Sunday mass yesterday in Halifax. It was the first time parishioners had been in church since it became public that Bishop Raymond Lahey had been charged with importing and possessing child pornography.



Lahey, who resigned a week ago as bishop was charged on September 25th after his laptop was seized at the Ottawa airport and alleged to contain pornographic images of children. He is due back in court on November 4th.
(Courtesy of the Canadian Press)

The Graham Government are celebrating it's Third Anniversary

The Graham Government are celebrating it's third anniversary of being sworn in.
Premier Shawn Graham is looking back on the governments accomplishments, and says it's greatest achievement to date is job creation.
The provinces employment growth was 3.9 per cent between September of 2006 and August 2009, the highest east of Ontario.
Graham also says the Population Growth Secretariat is reporting the population has increased for the 10 straight quarter which means there are nearly 46 hundred more people in the province since the beginning of 2007.
Graham says there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure the province is self sufficient by 2026.

Fire Prevention Week

To kick off fire prevention week , the Fire Departments in Charlotte County are reminding children the importance of Fire Safety. The official launch took place Saturday at the St. Andrews Fire Department, 80 Reed Ave.

Town receives application to Re-Zone Tax and Duty Free Shop

St Stephen Town Council has received an application to re-zone property at 23 St. Stephen Drive near the third bridge crossing off highway one to construct a new tax and duty free shop. The Old building in Milltown Building Boulevard is currently up for sale.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

 Want to decorate a bra for a great cause? Curves in Calais, Maine is doing a fundraiser in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event is called Bras for the Cause. Members or non-members can submit a decorated bra that will be hung on the wall at Curves in Calais. It costs $1 to submit a decorated bra and $1 to vote. The winning submitter wins a free month's membership at Curves. All money raised goes to the hospital's fundraising campaign.

St. Stephen Elementary School Terry Fox Run

Today students and teachers from St. Stephen Elementary School along with parents and guardians took part in their annual Terry Fox Run in St. Stephen.  Students walked through the streets of St. Stephen holding signs and banners that they made themselves in support of Terry Fox.

 

Who Bagged a Swamp Donkey

Now that Moose Hunting Season is done for another year, how many people are or already have some meat tucked away in their deep freeze. The Department of Natural Resources tells us, preliminary figures show that 2436 moose were shot during the third week of last month. Just over 3500 hunters were awarded a license through a lottery.




Total moose numbers are up in all 4 regions, with Region 1, the Northern Half of the Province, showing the greatest increase. In Region 3 which covers the St. George, Sussex and Welsford area's to name a few, the number of animals shot is up one per cent. Deer hunting season starts Oct.26th and finishes up Nov.21st.

St Stephen Man Gets Life

A Moores Mills man on trial for first-degree murder in the stabbing death of an infant has changed his plea to guilty. Twenty-eight-year-old Rodney Miller entered the plea yesterday and was given an automatic sentence of life in prison with no chance for a parole for 25 years.

Cooke Aquaculture of Black's Harbor is ranked number 15

(Photo ,Courtesy from Cooke Aquaculture )

Four Saint John based companies and one in Black's Harbor are in the ranks of the top 101 businesses in Atlantic Canada.


The rankings are published in the latest edition of regional business magazine "Progress."

Cooke Aquaculture of Black's Harbor is ranked number 15 while Stellarton based Empire Company holds the number one spot

Tender Called For New DOT Office in St. Stephen

(Transportation Minister Denis Landry, File Photo)


Transportation Minister Denis Landry announced yesterday that a tender has been called for Phase II of the project to Start this fall the Construction on the new Department of Transportation office and repair shop in St. Stephen.


Landry says they plan to award the tender this fall, with construction to start immediately. This facility, which will serve Charlotte County, will be located in the St. Stephen Industrial Park. It will be completed over three phases.”

The former office and repair shop in St. Stephen were condemned in 2002 and demolished in 2004.

Phase one is complete, Fundy Contractors Ltd. of St. George won the contract worth almost $2 million . The company undertook site preparation and utility construction. It also built an access road to the site.