The New
Brunswick Roadbuilders Association is not discouraged by the response of
the Transportation Minister to spending more money on roads around the
province. Claude Williams warns money is tight.
Tom
McGinn is the Association's Executive-Director. He says the idea is to
spend a bit today, then avoid being faced with a more serious problem
that will require more money down the line.
McGinn also warns many of the people who work on the roads have gone out west to the point where there's a labour shortage.
The
patient who's suffering from a potentially highly contagious type of
tuberculosis and remains hospitalized at the Dr. Georges Dumont Hospital
is a business faculty student at the University of Moncton who was on
hand for the first week of classes.
Medical authorities indicate the student’s condition is getting better and are optimistic the risk of infection is low.
They're also confident only those people who had close contact with the affected student are at risk of infection.
The
university is establishing a list of those who could have potentially
been in contact with the student, including other students, professors
and all other staff members.
Over the
next few days, health professionals will be present in the classes in
which the affected student would have been present during the
contamination period in order to answer questions that may arise.
It's a crime that shocked the community at a place you might not expect to see violence.
Cochrane's Country Market in Rothesay was robbed in the early morning hours of July 16th and two employees were tied up.
Arrests were made by Rothesay Regional Police in early August.
Stephen
Corey Richard and Blake Andrew Smith pleading guilty in court and will
be sentenced October 4th. Both are in their late 20's.
47 year old Keith Oliver Dixon also pleading guilty at an earlier court appearance and will be sentenced next month as well.
Thunder Bay's Outpost bar is the first in Canada to offer pregnancy tests in their bathroom dispensers.
The purpose is to help prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
The initiative at Lakehead University starts today and they hope to have more bars get on board and offer pregnancy tests.
In hopes
of seeing charges filed, a Maine mom releasing documents from the
police investigation into her daughter's 2011 disappearance.
Trista Reynolds posting the information on her website regarding the disappearance of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds.
The
move is an effort to get charges laid against Ayla's father Justin
DiPietro and Reynolds believes there is enough evidence for a successful
prosecution.
The document states the toddler's blood was found
throughout DiPietro's house and vehicle, including a plastic tote box
found in his basement containing bloody sheets.
Reynolds says police do not want to arrest DiPietro without Ayla's remains.
The toddler went missing in 2011 from her father's home in Waterville, Maine.
To read Trista Reynold's entire release, click here
The province's new five-year health care plan is more concerned with dollars and cents than delivering services to patients.
That
from the President of the Council of Hospital Unions, Norma Robinson.
Robinson tells Tide News they're fully expecting to see more layoffs,
but what they're unsure of is when and where the job cuts will be
happening---which she says is very frustrating.
The New
Brunswick Nurses Union says they're concerned about how little detail
was shared about how the plan will be carried out, and how it affects
the role of registered nurses.
Moncton RCMP looking for your help as they try to find a missing 24 year old man.
Romeo Cloutier was reported missing on the 13th and his vehicle was found in Sainte-Marie de Kent the same day.
The
search for Cloutier was expanded recently in that area with help from
Tri-County Ground Search and Rescue but it didn't provide any clues as
to where he is.
Romeo Cloutier is described as 6 feet tall with brown eyes and tattoos on his arms and neck.
When he was reported missing, he weighed about 145 pounds and his head was shaved.
If you can help, contact Codiac Regional RCMP at 506-857-2400 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Kenyan
security forces are still battling al-Shabab extremists in an upscale
Nairobi mall for a fourth day in what they claim is a final push to
rescue the last few hostages in a siege that has left at least 62 people
dead.
Despite
Kenyan government assurances of success on Twitter, the Associated Press
is reporting another explosion and more gunfire could be heard coming
from the mall.
A woman
who spent time in Saint John and has lived in Nairobi for the past two
years, Joanne Ball Burgess has told the Toronto Star about being trapped
inside the mall on Saturday when the attack got underway.
She
speaks of being trapped in a bathroom for 3 and a half hours then hiding
in a closet as she made her way to freedom through a fire exit.
Saint John Common council appears to be warming somewhat to the idea of letting businesses set their own Sunday Shopping Hours.
Mayor
Mel Norton tells Tide News he approves of the decision to look into the
by-law change, since local retailers are struggling in some parts of the
city and need to be able to stay competitive.
Common councillor
Shirley McAlary says she initially worried about workers and that
hasn't changed--however, since the last meeting she's heard from retail
workers who say they could use the extra hours where they can get them.
Further, she says, businesses should be trusted to make the decisions
best for them.
The
City Mananger has been asked to look into the by-law change which would
take a minimum of weeks to go through the legal department have a second
and third reading.
There's a little mistake on a larger-than-life likeness of a certain famous Saint Johner hanging on Prince William Street.
The
recently-unveiled portrait of silver screen star Donald Sutherland on
Prince William Street tacks an extra year on to the 78 year old's age,
pegging him as born in 1934 rather than the correct 1935.
Thandi
Restaurant owner Holly Singh commissioned the mural. She wasn't aware of
the discrepancy until CHSJ News drew it to her attention. She says it
won't be a hard fix for Grand Manan artist Sarah Griffin.
There's
talk of donating the old murals--which are a little worse-for-wear
after hanging on the building since 1990--to Saint John High School.
The
Province releasing its long-awaited health plan which Health Minister
Ted Flemming says will address our health care challenges and provide
support for those who want to rebuild their personal health while making
a system that will be sustainable for generations.
Over 5 years, the Department of Health will keep working with health system partners to achieve financial sustainability.
In
a release, the government says the plan encourages a philosophical
shift that put the patient at the center of care with a bigger emphasis
on building a healthier population and more services in the community.
The
New Brunswick Cancer Network will work with the two regional health
authorities and primary healthcare practitioners to implement screening
programs for cervical and colon cancer.
For more info, click here
The man involved in a
collision on the Harbour Bridge in Saint John is in serious condition.
Police say the
30-year old is at the Saint John Regional Hospital after his car crashed
into a cement barricade just before 4:30 Sunday morning.
Traffic was slow-going on the bridge for most of the day.
A video
of a fight that took place in Saint John on Ellerdale Street went viral on social
media showing what appears to be a pregnant woman being kicked in the
stomach.
We now
have a better idea of when it happened and the aftermath. City Police
telling us they are investigating and both the victim and perpetrator
have been identified.
A 20 year old woman has been charged and will be appearing in court on October 28th.
She
faces several charges including making threats, assault, probation
violation and theft which is unrelated to the fight itself.
Police also say the incident actually occurred on July 2nd but the video surfaced just recently.
About one in five Canadians will experience a mental health problem in a given year, but getting help isn't always easy.
A Stats Canada report revealing over 1.5 million Canadians had a perceived unmet or partially met need for mental health care.
The CEO
of the Canadian Psychological Association, Dr. Karen Cohen says
psychological services needs to be made more easily available to the
public, and they've been calling for that for some time now.
Cohen
tells Tide News the association commissioning a report to develop some
models whereby Canada could make psychological care more accessible. The
models are available on their website.
The
Anglophone South School District will be opening up its 7th Career Work
Room at the end of this month but this one won't be inside a school.
Co-ordinator
Theresa Murray says it will be at Agar Place off Waterloo Street in Saint John and is
there for those who are not students to get help looking for a job.
More than 3 thousand adults and 95 hundred students come in for help
each year.
You can get career counseling along with a resume and cover letter written, free of charge.
Murray
says they're also in touch with employers about what their needs are and
students who come in are quite serious about getting help in selecting
what courses they need to better their career chances.
The Career Work Rooms are open all year round.
Enterprise
Saint John, the Saint John Real Estate Board and Saint John Waterfront
Development were all in Moncton over the weekend to talk about
investment opportunities in the Saint John area.
Former
Mayor Norm McFarlane chairs the Saint John Airport Authority and tells Tide News the airport has 500 acres of prime land just ready for
development but concedes nothing will likely take place in the short
term so long as economic growth is not robust.
Talk
about developing the land around the airport dates back to when Elsie
Wayne was mayor. McFarlane says there are lots of possibilities which
include hooking up with a road connection from Quispamsis to the
industrial park.
Officially,
there hasn't been a documented mountain lion sighting in this part of
Canada since the late 1930s, but many people still swear they've seen or
heard the big cats in the woods of New Brunswick.
Researcher
Bill Betty doesn't think they're all mistaken....he's with the Eastern
Puma Research Network and he tells Tide News there's an even stranger
possibility than a new and unknown species...wild house cats, which have
been documented to get as big as 56 inches after living outside for
generations.
He says
the big black cats people have reported seeing could be the Asiatic
Leopard which are a problem in Europe but haven't been proven to exist
yet here, but we'll just have to wait until one is captured to know for
sure.
King and
Charlotte blocked off from traffic as veterans, family members, cadets,
and members of the public gathering in Kings Square to commemorate the
73rd anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
John
Bampton of the Royal Air Force was born in England but now lives in
Sussex. He fought in the World War II battle as part of the 59th
squadron. Bampton, who is now 91-years old, tells Tide News it's an
emotional occasion for him because there aren't very many of veterans
left, but it's also a reminder that it's all been worthwhile.
Bampton
giving thanks on behalf of the veterans to the people of Canada, and
especially the Maritimes, for backing them up in a time of need and
helping them get back up on their feet after the war.
The trail system in Quispamsis is expanding to become part of the Trans Canada Trail, thanks to a $28,000 dollar grant.
The
funding, which comes from the Trans Canada Trail, will be used to extend
the Saunders Brook Trail from Doncaster Drive to Lancelot Drive.
Mayor
Murray Driscoll tells Tide News they're always working on the town's
trails. He says the money is a good start, and he hopes this is phase
one of a larger project that will put a trail right through the
community.
Ultimately,
the Quispamsis trail will include the rehabilitated Matthews Cove Park
and will connect to Rothesay along with Kingston via the Kennebecasis
River and the Gondola Point Ferry.
One
person in hospital after the car they were driving crashed into a cement
barricade. City Police say it happened on the Harbour Bridge in Saint John just
before 4:30 in the morning, going eastbound.
