Premier David Alward announcing ten people in the province being recognised with the Order of New Brunswick.
They
are Joanna Bernard, of Madawaska Maliseet First Nation, for her
tireless efforts to ensure the well being and economic prosperity of her
community as well as of all First Nations communities in the province.
Édith Butler, from Paquetville, for her remarkable contributions to the advancement of Acadian culture and heritage.
Alida
Clément, from Dieppe, for her dedication and volunteer efforts to
ensure the well being and quality of life of disabled persons, seniors,
and her community at large.
Eugène
Durette, from Edmundston, for the impact he has had in advancing
business in Edmundston and throughout the province, as well as the many
ways in which he has given back to his community.
Dr.
Dana Hanson, from Fredericton, for his outstanding leadership in the
medical profession in New Brunswick and around the world. Dr. Hanson is a former President of the Canadian Medical Association.
Jean
Irving, from Rothesay, for her passion and commitment to bettering the
quality of life of communities throughout the province.
Freeman
Patterson, from Shampers Bluff, for his exceptional talents as a
photographer and his passion for sharing his skills and knowledge the
world over.
Gerry
Pond, one time head of NB Tel, for his innovative spirit and for being
the driving force behind so many of New Brunswick's information
technology and telecommunications success stories.
Gordon
Porter, from Woodstock, for his efforts in advancing inclusive
education and the rights of persons with disabilities in New Brunswick
and throughout the world.
Lionel
Poitras, from Saint-André, for his contributions to ensuring the
sustainability of the potato farming industry in the province.
To play on the Saint John Mill Rats, you can’t just play a good game, you’ve got to have a good personality.
That’s
according to the President and General Manager of the team, Ian
McCarthy, and the philosophy he’ll be bringing to the National
Basketball League of Canada’s draft later this month as they add a few
new faces to the team.
McCarthy
tells CHSJ News the players have to be willing to be involved in the
community, they have to be amiable and willing to sign autographs for
the kids. In terms of on-the-court play, he says the top two things
they're looking for is athleticism and talent.
The Mill Rats have fifth pick in the 2013 National Basketball League of Canada draft on Monday, August 19 in Markham, Ontario.
As the
Cherry Brook Zoo comes to grips with the sudden loss of its young
Siberian tiger, their Director of Zoo Development says they’re focusing
on the present before they start to think about the future.
Linda Collrin tells CHSJ News another tiger will be brought into the zoo eventually—she says it would be a dishonour to six year-old Nyla if they didn't—but first, they want to find out exactly what happened to her through a necropsy.
The
tiger became sick on July 18, going blind, having seizures and losing
weight and the zoo was forced to euthanize her on Wednesday. While
results have shown she had an pneumonia, Collrin says she caught it as a
result of being in such a weak state. That doesn't tell them why she
became sick in the first place.
Collrin
says they'll be working with the SSP Program or International Species
Survival Program again when bringing in a new tiger.
A group of swimmers are back on dry land after diving into the frigid waters of the Northumberland Strait.
The 34
participants in the Big Swim fundraiser swam a 15-kilometre stretch from
New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island to raise money for people living
with chronic illness and disease.
They
brought in more than $130,000 dollars during this year's swim, most of
which will be split between Cystic Fibrosis Canada and Brigadoon
Village. Since it started three years ago, The Big Swim has raised more
than $230,000 dollars for charity.
Todd
McDonald is the co-founder of the event, and he says they set two
records this year: the largest group to swim the Strait at once and the
youngest female swimmer to make the crossing—15 year-old Jessica Plummer from Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia finished her swim in four and half hours.
A man and woman evacuating their smoke-filled home as a fire burned in the kitchen.
Platoon Chief Eric Garland says crews were called around 5:30am to 401 Churchland Road in Saint John and knocked down the blaze.
Garland says the woman was woken up by the smoke, and she woke up her husband—the smoke detector didn't go off.
The
house has some smoke damage and there is fire damage in the kitchen,
but nobody was hurt and the fire is not considered suspicious.
Development of the former Coast Guard site down by Market Square will take 7 years to complete over 4 phases.
The General Manager of Saint John Waterfront Development Kent MacIntyre predicts this will have a significant impact for the good on the uptown and tells the Tide whenever you have a developer from outside showing confidence in the city, it can build momentum because local businesspeople take note of that.
MacIntyre points out there will be a strong residential component to the development and with more people in a neighbourhood, you tend to get new businesses springing up.
