Organized Labour Says No Need To Change EI

The Employment Insurance program is seen by the federal government, regardless of which party is in power, as being its cash cow to be used when needed to reduce the deficit even though it doesn't contribute a nickel to the fund. 

That charge being leveled by Serge Landry of the Canadian Labour Congress who was in Saint John speaking at a town hall meeting and warning workers the appeal process is being made harder.
 
Landry tells Tide News the E-I program doesn't have a funding problem at all. In fact, the C-L-C has suggested there's a surplus and benefits could be increased.

Landry says last year in New Brunswick, there were 35 thousand unemployed workers with only 38 hundred available jobs.

Propane Truck On Highway 1 Flipping On Side Today

A propane truck tipping over this morning is tying up a lot of emergency personnel resources today.

In the latest update, Highway 1 just west of Spruce Lake is open to traffic one lane in each direction.

A technical issue has prevented the removal of the propane at this time.
It was decided it would best to wait until after rush hour to close the roadway.

The roadway will now be shut down after 6pm to remove propane from the truck and remove the truck itself.

Cause Under Investigation After Fire On Queensway

A house fire in Milltown over the weekend is under investigation.

Local police say the home on Queensway is a total loss with significant damage after it caught fire Sunday night (March 17th, 2013).

RCMP say noone was hurt.

Sgt. Bob MacKnight tells Tide News the cause of the fire is under investigation with assistance from the local Fire Marshall.