Government Warned Shale Gas Will Need Better Oversight Of Air Quality

If and when full scale shale gas production moves ahead in the province and becomes a reality, there has to be better monitoring of air quality at production sites because there isn't any now. 

That, according to the Health Watch Advisor for the Conservation Council who points to Penobsquis with its 16 gas well pads and 30 gas wells. Inka Milewski tells Tide News government oversight is among the missing despite all the industrialisation with no permanent air quality monitoring regime in place and the province not reporting publicly on how good or bad the air is.
 
Milewski claims the air at gas production sites is a major public health concern because of the presence of carcinogens in the form of volatile organic compounds like benzine.

2 Dead, Child Injured After Car Crash

A man and a woman are dead and a child serious injured following a two-vehicle crash on the TransCanada Highway near Salisbury.

The collision occurring at around 8:20 p.m. A vehicle heading westbound was hit by a vehicle travelling the wrong way, eastbound in the westbound lane.

Both drivers, a 24-year-old man from Havelock and a 69-year-old woman from Grande-Digue, died at the scene. The woman was the lone occupant in the vehicle that was travelling in the wrong direction on the divided highway.

A 25-year-old woman and two young children, aged three and four, who were passengers in the other vehicle were transported to hospital. One of the children was airlifted to the IWK Hospital in Halifax.

The names of the deceased are not being released at this time pending proper notification of their families.

Fredericton Woman Charged With Attempted Murder

A Fredericton woman charged with faking a home invasion in a bid to murder her husband.

Police in Fredericton say they have charged a 51-year-old woman with the attempted murder.  Officers responded to 911 call regarding a break and enter at a home on Anderson Street on the city's south side around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday.

A 57-year-old man was taken to hospital where he was treated and later released. Police say their investigation has determined that there wasn't a break and enter.Police say 51-year-old Rada Veselinovic was subsequently arrested and appeared in court today where she was charged with attempted murder.

Hockey Team Filling Shelves At Wood & Wardrobe

Do some spring cleaning before you hit up the hockey game.

The Spartans Boys hockey team is asking for spectators to bring in a bag of household items to donate to the St. Croix Vocational Centre when coming to their home game against Rothesay tomorrow night at the Border Arena in St. Stephen.

The Vocational Centre has been hit hard, as of late, with low donations, which they sell at the Wood & Wardrobe Thrift Store to fund programs for intellectually disabled adults in Charlotte County.

Tomorrow is also Spartan Subway Seniors Night with special events planned for intermissions.

The boys hit the ice for warm-up at 7:30, puck drops at 7:50pm.