Police Aim For Arrest In Oland Case By End Of The Year

It's the most high-profile unsolved mystery in Saint John's history.

Police say they hope to have an arrest in the murder of Richard Oland, by the end of the year.

 Police Cheif Bill Reid tells CHSJ News says he's sticking to what he said all along. "I'm still confident as I was, when I said that we will have an arrest by the end of the year."

Reid says he's never seen so much media scrutiny surrounding sealed search warrants in his entire career. He says, whether the public wanted more information about the case or not, they've certainly got it.

Royal Canadian Legions Receiving Tax Cut

 The Alward government has announced a tax cut for Royal Canadian Legions in New Brunswick.

 The province is re-classifying the property tax reduction for Legions, from a 90 per cent reduction to a 100 per cent.

The initiative is expected to affect 11,000 members of the Royal Canadian Legions Command. Across the province, 55 Legions will directly benefit from the tax cut.

Saint John - Digby Ferry Back In Service At 4

The Princess of Acadia will be back in service today at 4 pm, on it's run from Digby to Saint John.

The ferry touched ground after an electrical problem near the Nova Scotia terminal, on Thursday.

In June, Saint John MP Rodney Weston and Tourism Minister Trevor Holder were part of a splashy announcement on board the vessel, saying that the Federal government is starting to look for a replacement for the boat. It was built back in 1971.

Smoke Detector Heard By Neighbour Helped Save A Home

What could have been a house fire, turning out to be minor problem thanks to a neighbour hearing a smoke detector.

KV fire was dispatched to Queensbury Dr. in Quispamsis this morning. The smoke was caused by an unintended pot on the stove, taking fire firefighters about an hour to clear up.

Provincial Liberal Leader Gives Glimpse Of What He'll Be Campaigning On

Provincial Liberal Leader Brian Gallant speaking to a full house at the party's biennial convention in the city and vowing to make promises he can keep after accusing Premier David Alward of breaking most of his. 

Gallant says the Alward Government's record on job creation has been abysmal with the province actually losing jobs since the Premier came to power in 2010. 

Gallant points out there are now more than 60 food banks with 20 thousand people using them, one-third of whom are children. He maintains the key to ending the poverty cycle is to spend more on education and his goal is top ensure each child in the province is able to read by grade 3.
 
Gallant also coming out in support of the Energy East pipeline but adds there has to be a plan in place to maximise benefits. 

In response to criticism from the NDP, Gallant says the Liberals will vote against switching the provincial pension plan over to the shared risk model.

Canadian Soldiers Credited With Saving D-Day From Destruction

Remembrance Day will be commemorated Monday at ceremonies around the province and a U-N-B professor says Canadian soldiers who landed in France during Operation Overlord saved D-Day from being destroyed. 

Dr. Marc Milner of the Gregg Centre at U-N-B tells CHSJ News he has discovered it was the Canadian soldiers whose role it was to stop the Panzer divisions from driving the Allies back to the sea.

Dr. Milner also points out the Canadians were outnumbered and the fighting was intense. 35 hundred soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Division were killed, wounded or missing in just four days of combat. 

Dr. Milner is writing a book about the critical role played by Canadian soldier entitled "Stopping the Panzers" which he hopes to publish in the spring.

Town Employee Gets Award For Matthews Cove

An award being presented to a town of Quispamsis employee for the transformation of a decommissioned sewage lagoon into a functioning natural wetland. 

The Director of Community Services, Dana Purton Dickson receiving an award of recognition from Recreation NB at their annual conference in Woodstock for Matthews Cove, located near the Gondola Point Arterial. Mayor Murray Driscoll tells CHSJ News it was a major project that removed over 20 years of sludge.

The clean-up project was completed in October of 2011.

Fall Cyclocross Race Starts Tomorrow In Quispamsis

The 7th annual Fall Cyclocross Race is taking place tomorrow in Quispamsis. It's one of the oldest cycling sports, and is a mix of mountain biking and road biking. 

Becky Consolvo,the co-owner of the Darlings Island Bike shop, tells CHSJ news, it's older than the Tour de France.

The races have been held throughout New Brunswick, including Fredericton, Miramichi  and Moncton.

A previous cyclocross event in Nauwigewauk had 56 riders, even in the pouring rain.
The race start at 11 am, and is open to the public. Registration opens tomorrow at Quispamsis Qplex from 9:30 am to 10:30 am.

Pasta Recalled Due To Undeclared Milk

Be sure to check the label on the bag before you dig into that bowl of pasta.

Loblaw recalling certain Bella Tavola brand pastas from stores nationwide because they contain milk, which isn't declared on the label. People with an allergy to milk should not eat the recalled products. The recall affecting the 454 gram size meat tortellini and meat ravioli. 

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says one person has reported being sick from eating the product.

Tritap Food Brokers also recalling Minuet brand snack products from stores because they contain egg and milk not declared on the label.

Industrial Accident At Moosehead Breweries

A Moosehead Breweries employee taken to hospital after an industrial accident. 

Sgt. Jay Henderson of City Police says it happened at the building on Main Street West just after 5am on Friday. The employee was hurt while on the job, however the injuries are considered to be minor. 

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Full House In Saint John Hears From Provincial Liberal Leader

Provincial Liberal Leader Brian Gallant speaking at the party's biennial convention in the city and vowing to make promises he can keep after accusing Premier David Alward of breaking most of his. 

Gallant says the Alward Government's record on job creation has been abysmal with New Brunswick having the dubious distinction during the summer of having the highest unemployment rate of any province and losing jobs since the Premier assumed office.

Gallant also coming out in support of the Energy East pipeline from Alberta to Saint John but adds there has to be a plan in place to maximise benefits. 

In response to criticism from the NDP, Gallant says the Liberals will vote against switching the provincial pension plan over to the shared risk model.

Canadian Soldiers May Have Saved D-Day

Remembrance Day will be commemorated Monday at ceremonies around the province and a U-N-B professor says Canadian soldiers who landed in France during Operation Overlord saved D-Day from being destroyed. 
Dr. Marc Milner of the Gregg Centre at U-N-B tells CHSJ News he has discovered it was the Canadian soldiers whose role it was to stop the Panzer divisions from driving the Allies back to the sea.

Dr. Milner also points out the Canadians were outnumbered and the fighting was intense. 35 hundred soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Division were killed, wounded or missing in just four days of combat. 
Dr. Milner is writing a book about the critical role played by Canadian soldier entitled "Stopping the Panzers" which he hopes to publish in the spring.

Fire On Winter Street In Saint John

City Fire being called to a fire just after 6pm on Winter street. 
A fire was found in the basement storage room, of a 24-unit apartment building.
  The fire was quickly extinguished, but thirty residents were displaced for two hours. They were housed in a city transit bus until the situation cleared.
  The fire scene is under investigation by the Saint John Fire department investigator and Saint John city police.

Insurance Covers Damage For Maxwell Crossing

After many months of negotiating, the insurance company, TD Bank, will cover the costs for damage to the Maxwell Crossing Covered Bridge.

Local Conservative MLA Curtis Malloch tells Tide News the first appraisal indicated major damage was caused to the bridge after a car accident last January.

Malloch says it took several months for Minister of Transportation Claude Williams to negotiate with the insurance company to come up with a fair settlement.

The total cost to repair and upgrade the bridge is $350,000, with TD Bank covering $310 thousand. The Department of Transportation will cover the remainder for added improvements to the bridge that will increase the bridge's capacity to 15 tonnes.

The Maxwell Crossing Covered Bridge is expected to be opened back up in approximately 14 weeks.

There are only 61 covered bridges left in New Brunswick.

Eastbound Lanes Open This Weekend

Motorists will see some improvement on the Harbour Bridge this weekend in Saint John.

The province letting us know that the eastbound lanes will be open this weekend while the westbound lanes are closed as work continues on the expansion joints.

The Chesley Drive on and off ramps will be closed until the bridge reopens to four-lane traffic in the middle of the month.

Signs will be installed between Tuesday and Friday of next week and you should expect delays during that process.

The Department of Transportation expects all the work to be complete by the end of November.

Pourbaix Speaks To Outlook 2014 In Saint John

TransCanada's Alex Pourbaix visiting the Port City to speak about the proposed Energy East Pipeline.

Pourbaix says they will hiring New Brunswick companies in the first phase for engineering and environmental work.

He says they find in polling people are overwhelmingly support of the project saying Canadians understand that when we have Canadian refineries importing oil from overseas while producers in Alberta are exporting two-thirds of its production...that doesn't make sense for Canada.

Pourbaix expects a good portion of the oil coming from Alberta via the pipeline will be used by the Maritime refineries and those in the Eastern U.S.

City Man Facing Arson Charges In Dever Road Fires

A 40 year old man is facing arson charges in connection with two fires on the Dever road including one last night in Saint John.

Crews responded to a fire at 864 Dever Road just before 5 this morning and on arrival found a back building engulfed in flames.

Fire Chief Kevin Clifford says the building was full of 100 pound propane cylinders which should not be stored inside and the building was very secure making it difficult to get access.

Once they gained access, the fire was so intense they had to take a defensive tact on it. 

The blaze was knocked down and no one was hurt.

The man accused of setting the fire is is court today on charges relating to last night's fire and another fire on the Dever Road on October 22nd.

Roadbuilders Claim The Public Is On Their Side

A new poll released by New Brunswick roadbuilders that shows only 13 per cent of people surveyed agree with the current policy of limiting spending on highway maintenance and 90 per cent say making the roads and highways better should be a government priority. 

The Executive Director of the Roadbuilders Association Tom McGinn tells Tide News if the province doesn't start spending more now to maintain the roads, it will cost a lot more money a few years down the road. 

McGinn is warning there's a danger some roads may eventually have to be closed although he admits there are some people in government who believe there are too many roads in the province which cost money to service. 

The poll was commissioned by the roadbuilders and conducted by Corporate Research Associates.

Cherry Brook Zoo Has 10 Year Plan Mapped Out

Cherry Brook Zoo is looking for 100 thousand dollars in funding from the municipalities that make up the Saint John region. 

It costs 455 thousand dollars a year to run the zoo which raises 355 thousand of that total. Last year, the zoo received 60 thousand dollars from the city and 5 thousand from Rothesay.

Cherry Brook's director of development Lynda Collrin tells Tide News they have an ambitious 10 year plan which includes an expanded primate house for endangered species of monkeys. 

The newest addition to the zoo, a two year old Siberian tiger named Karma will be arriving from Winnipeg in a few days.

14 Weeks Until Maxwell Crossing Covered Bridge Opens

"Good things come to those who wait."

That quotation being given this afternoon by Charlotte-Campobello MLA Curtis Malloch at the Maxwell Crossing Covered Bridge, just outside of St. Stephen. 

That good news is -- construction on the bridge is now underway and will be completed near Valentine's Day in approximately 14 weeks.

The government is also upgrading the bridge -- beyond costs for the damage -- to a capacity of 15 tonnes.
The bridge was badly damaged in a car accident 10 months ago and has been closed since.