Dr. Jim Parrott says he will resign if the Health Minister doesn't negotiate with doctors in a dispute over health care spending.
The Independent MLA representing Fundy-River Valley came out of a meeting with the Provincial Medical Society saying he wants Health Minister Hugh Flemming to have talks with the group.
Parrott says if that doesn't happen, he will quit politics.
The former cardiac surgeon & current member of the medical society, says he wants the group to back off from its plans to launch a court challenge of a $20-million cut to medicare.
The medical society has accused Flemming of issuing an ultimatum rather than negotiating with them. But Flemming has issued an open letter to doctors saying he is willing to negotiate.
As May 13th approaches, Ward 3 can exercise their right early at the only advance polls tomorrow begin 10am and 8pm.
Paul Harpelle of Elections NB says you can vote at the Simonds Lions Auditorium at the Villa, Carleton Community Centre and the Saint John Boys and Girls club.
He says they are asking voters to bring their voter information card along with them so they can be processed quickly and on their way to enjoy their Saturday.
An estimated 10,000 people are eligible to vote in Ward 3.
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Many of us can't conceive of being at war at all let alone being involved in a battle for more than 4 years.
That was the case during World War 2 when the Canadian Navy, Merchant Navy and Air Force all fought the Battle of the Atlantic from September 1939 to May 1945.
Lieutenant-Commander Mark Brown o HMCS Brunswicker tells CHSJ News the battle will be commemorated on Sunday morning in a service at Grace Presbyterian Church at 11am.
He says members of HMCS Brunswicker-the Royal Canadian Navy, Navy League cadets and Royal Canadian Sea cadets will march from the church on Cobourg street to Market slip by the Hilton hotel.
Brown says dignetaries attending the service will throw wreaths into the Harbour to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic.
The service on Sunday begins at 11am at Grace Presbyterian Church followed by a march from the church down Cobourg crossing Union to Charlotte down King to Market slip near the Hilton.
You might not have seen Ward 3 Candidate Mark LeBlanc at the past couple of candidate debates, but that doesn't mean he's not in the running.
Leblanc is a compliance officer with Public Safety, and he tells CHSJ news he doesn't like the style in which the debates are run, which doesn't allow people to challenge one another's platforms.
Leblanc says the biggest issue facing ward 3 is unemployment and its biggest asset is the waterfront, on which he'd like to see an amusement park built.
Concerned citizens and community activists gathered in King Square this afternoon to protest the release of sex offenders into the community.
Activist John Campbell spoke to the crowd on his concerns with having sex offenders living here, saying some cannot be rehabilitate and are a threat to the safety of women and children.
Others pointed out the protest isn't about the two specific sex offenders who were released recently, but rather about raising awareness of sexual assault in general.
About 400 runners aged 5 and older will be at the airport tomorrow night for the third annual runway run.
Angela McLean at the Airport tells CHSJ News this event gets sold out fast, within two weeks of being advertised.
About 100 young people will be running first to raise money for the Canadian Mental Health Association.
When the older folks run, the airport runway lights will be on. The logistics are tricky because the runs have to be worked around two Air Canada flights.
Federal health officials and Nestle are recalling a brand of frozen pizza because it may contain pieces of plastic.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announcing the recall for Delissio brand Thin Crispy Crust Grilled Chicken, Tomato & Spinach pizza.
There has been no explanation on how the plastic may have gotten into the pizza.
The product is sold across the country and the federal agency says there have been no reported consumer complaints.
The big story of the Ward 3 debates is familiar..one missing candidate. Again.. Mark Leblanc declined to participate because he didn't like the format.
The remaining 7 did show and covered a range of topics from roads to P3 funding, police and fire funding and performance reviews for city staff.
Allen Leslie tells CHSJ News this was his second attempt and he tells us he's getting better at it and he hopes everyone agrees.
Michelle Hooten says the subject matter was the same on the Lower West side and in the South end.
Brian Boyd questions the City's definition of the word priority adding those neighbourhoods are not focused on.
Barbara Ellemberg says people in this urban setting are hurting and can't afford any kind of tax increase.
Graeme Stewart-Roberston says road reconstructions costs can be reduced with road diets by increasing public transportation.
Gerry Lowe pointed out that no council has ever asked Local 18 to discuss their contract.
All 7 candidates encouraged voters to exercise their right on May 4th or May 13th.
To see our Twitterfeed from last night's debate click here
The Millenial generation is a far cry from the Baby Boomers in a score of ways---and the amount they're donating to their old universities is no exception.
In fact, many post-secondary schools are struggling given high unemployment and skyrocketing average student debt. Non-profit communications expert John Stuart tells CHSJ News a lot of recent grads find the letters asking them to donate money obnoxious, given the amount of money they've already shelled out in tuition.
According to Stuart the grads might be more willing to donate if school provided better guidance on getting a job after graduation
We have the latest update in the investigation into yesterday's murder in Geary.
The 24-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the murder of a 61-year-old man in Geary earlier has been released without charges.
47-year-old Harry Edward Charlie McKenna has been charged with first degree murder for the death of Kirk Blair.
As the New Brunswick Medical Society takes the province to court, Health Minister Ted Flemming is publishing an open letter to doctors telling them his door remains open to ideas that will achieve 20 million dollars in health care savings.
Flemming is telling the doctors each child born in the province is immediately saddled with a debt of more than 15 thousand dollars before he or she draws a breath.
He claims the financial situation is so dire, the health department had to present its spending plans to the bankers who will underwrite the province's debt and answer questions about how money will be saved.
He's now saying those savings can be achieved without a medicare cap but there's no way workers in healthcare won't be affected since three-quarters of the health department's budget is made up of wages.
Provincial NDP leader Dominic Cardy says there should be a law making it a crime for M-L-A's to interfere with the awarding of road contracts which has been a longstanding tradition that even extends to who works on the roads.
Cardy has unveiled the Politics Free Tendering Act telling CHSJ News some companies have decided not to come to the province after being told it might be a good idea to do business with such and such because he's got connections to a certain cabinet minister.
He also argues this old style political way of conducting government affairs is a disincentive for New Brunswickers to start their own businesses.
The King Square bandstand is one of only two structures like it in the world,according to Mayor Mel Norton
The Mayor who says words are not able to adequately express the city's gratitude to the anonymous donor who is paying for the bandstand to get a new lease on life.
Norton says the city is planning a big community celebration to mark the completion of the renovations, which will hopefully be by early summer.
An 18 year old man has been sentenced to 30 months federal time for his part organizing what the judge called a "sad and chilling" February assault in Glen Falls.
John Alexander Adams didn't argue that he was the key orchestrator of the attack, which the victim's father described as the precursor to "43 long, agonizing days in hell" as his son was hospitalized in a coma. The victim is recovering in a rehabilitation center but will suffer long-term problems with memory loss, exhaustion, and paranoia.
Adams and another young man who cannot be named lured the victim into a shed in the East Side suburb and hit him with a baseball bat, causing skull fractures and haemorrhaging. The judge told the court Adam's youth and lack of an adult record were mitigating factors in the sentence, with also requires his to submit a DNA sample and a lifelong weapons ban.
Major Crime investigating after two people report being robbed in separate incidents around 1 this morning in the area of Hazen and Garden Streets.
City Police telling CHSJ News one person was injured and a weapon was used in one of the incidents. The type of weapon used has not been divulged.
A man who was on the run after a murder in Geary has been arrested.
Corporal Chantal Farrah of the RCMP tells us 24 year old David John Doucette, also known as "DJ", was arrested in Burton around 3:00 in the afternoon.
A 47 year old man from Geary was arrested at the scene. Harry Edward Charlie McKenna has already made a court appearance and been charged with first degree murder.
The Mounties discovered the body of a 61 year old man after responding to a 911 call at a residence on Branch Road in Geary.
Police are treating this as an isolated incident and say everyone involved knew one another.
A search of woods near Reversing Falls was unsuccessful in locating a missing woman from the West side.
City police tell CHSJ News ground search crews along with officers finished today's search at 2.
Yeonhee Choi has been missing since early in the morning on April 22nd. She left home without taking her medication with her.
Choi is Korean, 5'4" tall with short dark hair and pierced ears.
She
was last seen wearing a black or brown leather jacket, black tights,
black boots, a dark or black knit style sweater and may be carrying a
black knapsack.
If you have any info call 648-3333 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
The government's Search and Rescue fleet is too small, and that could be an indication of the future of the Irving Shipbuilding project.
Kevin Lacey of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation tells CHSJ News that after reading the auditor general's report, he's wondering if the changes needed to fix that problem will have an effect on the procurement of shipbuilding vessels in Nova Scotia, which aren't yet set in stone. His organization will be keeping an eye on the way the federal governnment obtains aircrafts and vessels over the next few months.
He says what's needed is for the feds to move quickly when a decision is made. He says the shipbuilding project is months behind because it's stuck in administrative muck in Ottawa.
Women over the age of 69 will now be targeted to get regular breast cancer screening. Previously, the range was 50-69, but that's being expanded to include women up to 74.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the province. Last year, about 550 New Brunswick women were diagnosed and 110 women died from it. It's hoped that the wider range for screenings will help women detect it earlier.
Get more information about breast cancer screening here
The RCMP's Major Crime Unit wants your help in finding a 24-year-old man in connection with a murder in Geary.
Just before 1am this morning, police responded to a 911 call at a home on the Branch Road where they found the body of a 61-year-old man.
A 47-year-old Geary man was arrested at the scene, but police are still looking for a second man.
Police are looking for David John Doucette also known as DJ. He was living in Geary but is originally from Spryfield, Nova Scotia.
Doucette is a white man of medium height with a thin build, dark hair, brown eyes and a tattoo on the left side of his neck.
He was seen leaving the scene on foot wearing jeans and a t-shirt.
Police says the people involved all knew each other.
