St. Stephen Swearing In New Council - Less Than Two Weeks Away

An almost completely new St. Stephen Town Council will be swarn in, in less than 2 weeks.


The Oath of Office for newly elected Mayor, John Quartermain will take place at the St. Stephen Legion on Wednesday, May 30th.

The results of Monday's Municipal Election are not being contested, so the Town of St. Stephen will go ahead with the oaths.

Jim Maxwell (former Deputy Mayor) is the only member remaining from the former council.

Other members are newly-elected Deputy Mayor John Ames, Marg Harding, Allan MacEachern, Debbie Gullison-MacDonald, and Michael Booth.

The event gets underway at 7 o'clock.

2012 NBCC Chef Competition Winners

The 2012 Chef Competition was held last night at the NBCC Saint Andrews.
The up and coming Chefs had to develop and prepare their menu items using Wild Blueberries, Fresh Atlantic Salmon and delicious Chocolate. 
About 60 people were in attendance to taste test all the Appetizers, Main Dishes and Desserts the Students prepared.
A panel of judges awarded prizes to the top Chefs.

Marco Bernal won for best Appetizer, Anthony Davidson for best Main Dish and Ken Moffatt for Best Dessert.  (pictured above) 

Chef Competition Takes On Local Products

Blueberries, chocolate, and -- Fish?


Tomorrow, three local businesses will be partnering with culinary students from NBCC for the New Brunswick Community College 2012 Chef Competition.

Granite Town Farms, Cook Aquaculture and Ganong Brothers will have their products featured, while the up and coming chefs are challenged to create original recipes using the local products.

A $500 scholarship will be awarded for the best appetizer, entree, and dessert.

A people's choice award will also ge given.
Guests will have the opportunity to mingle, taste and vote for their favorite.

For tickets to the event in St. Andrews, contact Beth at 755-6314.

Canada Wide Warrant For St. Stephen Man

RCMP in St. Stephen and the Charlotte County Crime Stoppers are asking for your help in finding Gary Neil JOHNSTON for his arrest, as the result of a Canada Wide Warrant issued by the Correctional Service of Canada.


In 2008, JOHNSTON was convicted of robbery and other offences and was sentenced to 5 years behind bars.

JOHNSTON qualified for early release to a community residence, but as a result of conditions violations, his release has been suspended, and a Canada Wide Warrant for his Arrest has been issued.

JOHNSTON is from St. Stephen and is believed to have returned to the St Stephen area.

Anyone with information as to JOHNSTON's whereabouts are asked to contact the St. Stephen RCMP at 466-7030 or Crime Stoppers.

Final Election numbers for Grandmanan

Final Election numbers for St. George and Blacks Harbour

Final Election numbers for St. Stephen & Saint Andrews

Latest Municipal Election update

Municipal Election Results

At this time....out of the 459 polls across the province, only 189 are in.
In St. Stephen, John Quartermain is leading for the Mayors race with 813 votes with Robert Tinker in second with 588 votes with only 3 special polls remaining.
In Saint Andrews, Stanley Choptiany leads for Mayor with 452 votes with Chris Flemming at 377 votes.  Six of the special polls remain.
In St. George, Daniel Joseph Henry leads for Mayor with 373 votes.  Incumbent Sharron Tucker trails with 242 votes.
In Blacks Harbour, Terry James is in the lead with 211 votes.  Louise McLaughlin has 137 votes.  There are still 6 special polls left to come in.

Listen to Tide News for the final tally tomorrow morning.

Municipal Election Update for Blacks Harbour

Municipal Election Update for St. Stephen

John Quartermain is in the lead for Mayor of St. Stephen.

The first Election numbers coming from St. George

Listen to 98.1 The Tide for updates "On Air"

Here are the first results for the candidates running for councillors of St. Stephen.  These numbers are from the advance polls.

First results from the Municipal Elections

Here are the first numbers to come in to St. Stephen from the advance polls.

Listen to 98.1 The Tide for "On Air" updates this evening.

Municipal Election Polls Close

As the various polling stations around New Brunsick tally the votes from the Municipal Election, St. George has two people seeking the Mayors chair.
Incumbent Sharon Tucker is running against Daniel Joseph Henry.
There are six councillor seats available with 9 candidates seeking one of those seats.
In Blacks Harbour, incumbent Terry James running against Louise McLaughlin for the Mayors position.  There are five councillor seats to be filled with six candidates running.
In McAdam, incumbent Frank Carroll will remain the Mayor of the village as he had no one to run against.  There will be an election for 4 councillor seats available.  There are six candidates seeking those seats.
In Harvey there is no election.  By acclimation, Winston Gamblin has become Mayor with Richard Corey, Ronald Goodine and Floyd Thompson as councillors by acclimation.

Municipal Election Polls Close.

The 2012 Municipal Election Polls have now closed in New Brunsick and results will be tallied throughout the evening.
In St. Stephen, Current Mayor Jed Purcell did not re-offer for the Mayors position.
In the race for Mayor of St. Stephen is Kenneth Parker, John Quartermain and Robert Tinker.
19 candidates are trying for one of the six councillor positions available for St. Stephen.
In Saint Andrew, current Mayor John Craig did not re-offer for the Mayors position.
The candidates for Mayor of Saint Andrews are Stanley Choptiany and Chris Flemming.  There are 6 councillor positions to be filled with 10 candidates in the election.

St. Stephen Flushing Hydrants For 2 Weeks

You might be seeing some dirt in your crystal clear today.


The St. Stephen Utility Department starting to flush hydrants within Town limits.

They will be flushing for the next two weeks.

The process might cause dirty water for some residents.

The Town apologizes for any inconvenience.

Awards Ceremony Coming Up

A unique recognition of the Port City's best and brightest coming to the Imperial Theatre at the end of this month. The Originals Awards are the brainchild of Artistic Director Judith Mackin, who tells CHSJ News there are over a dozen categories ranging from singer/songwriter to social contributions.



Leading up to the ceremony on May 31, local galleries, bars, and restaurants will be putting on special events as a lead up to the Awards. Categories include Music, New Media, and visual arts.

Pennfield Residents Concerned

Pennfield citizens raising their concerns about wastewater from a fish processing plant leaching into their water. There has been talk of J Smith Excavating Company building a pit for wastewater, but local citizens say they're not prepared to accept that in their neighbourhood. Lester MacKay tells CHSJ News there's been a lack of public consultation, because people weren't aware there might be ash with arsenic dumped near local water supplies until just two weeks ago.



MacKay tells us they've decided not to build the pit in Pennfield, but a new location has not been decided yet. He says wherever it is there will concerns about the smell as well as animals like bears and seagulls being attracted to it.

Romeo and Juliet Coming to Saint John

The Saint John Theatre Company putting a new spin on a Shakespearen classic. Romeo and Juliet will run at the Imperial Theatre from May 17th to 19th. Director Stephen Tobias tells CHSJ News they've taken a uniquely local approach to the tragedy, with the warring Montague and Capulet families being portrayed as Anglophone and Francophone.



Some of the dialogue will be in a French translation with English subtitles playing simultaneously on a screen. The actors playing the title roles are local teenagers, just like in the original. Tickets are available at the Imperial Theatre Box Office.

Drug Bust on West Side of Saint John

City Police seizing cash and drug paraphernalia after a raid on the West Side.

Staff Sergeant Tanya Leblanc tells CHSJ News city police raided a home on the lower West Side yesterday (Friday) evening close to 9pm.

No word on what kind of drugs were involved. Three males ages 49, 34 and 19 are expected to appear in court to face charges at a later date.