Saint John Police tells CHSJ News a man who made the rounds from the East Side, to the uptown, and finally to the West Side aggressively panhandling and harassing passers-by will be spending the weekend in jail.
The man was seen banging on car windows and cursing at people when they refused to give him cash. He also caused a ruckus in Brunswick Square before police were called.
He was eventually arrested on a city bus near a west side mall.
He has been charged with causing a disturbance and also found to a breaching court conditions to keep the peace.
Due to the flooding on Darlings Island, there will be no mail delivery today.
Residents can pick up their mail at the Hampton post office.
At Bowl For Kids Sake, every dollar raised helps match kids with a Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor---which helps kids' self-esteem and makes them more likely to stay in school.
Laurie Collins of Big Brothers says they're hoping to raise a total of $110,000 dollars, or a third of their operating budget. That amount would help the organization serve the 400 kids they do already, plus take some off the waiting list.
Bowl for Kids Sake starts at Fairview lanes at 10am and goes until 7. For more information, click here
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It was inevitable with the rain this week....the Darling's Island road is under water as of this morning.
Parents with kids who went to school on the bus this morning were wondering how their kids might get home today.
Zoe Watson of Anglophone South School District tells CHSJ News they have a bus on Darling's Island that picks up the kids and the driver is supposed to get on the Department of Natural Resources boat with them while they travel to the other side where another school bus picks them up.
One parent tells us her child has already arrived home today on a bus.
If you're a developer, coder, or other business-minded person who's got a great idea for a start-up, this weekend could be your chance.
From 5:30 at the old Kent Theater on Coburg, you can sign up to take part in Startup Weekend. Event Chair Catherine Doucette tells CHSJ News it's going to be an unusual and fun set-up where people brainstorm and develop a business plan within 54 hours.
You don't need to come with a team--you just show up with your skills and get connected with a lot of other expertise. For more information about Startup Weekend, click here
CUPE members from across the province hosting a rally in front of the provincial legislature to support correctional officers, human service councillors and custodians who have been without a collective agreement for nearly 3 years.
Local 1251 President Everett Godfrey say negotiations with government so far have been difficult with wage parity being a major stumbling block.
Godfrey adds that correction officers in this province are the lowest paid in the country and the goal is to bring their wages in line with their counterparts in the Atlantic provinces.
Delegates at the CUPE convention will be voting an emergency resolution calling upon all CUPE members to support Local 1251 in its efforts to get a new deal.
The Liberals meet Saturday in Fredericton to talk about the policies they'll be running on in September's provincial election.
The governing Conservatives are on the attack with Post Secondary Education Minister Jody Carr calling provincial Liberal leader Brian Gallant a flip flopper.
Gallant argues it's the Alward Government that people have lost faith in because of so many broken promises.
The Speaker of the Legislature decided Carr went too far when he suggested Gallant couldn't be trusted and Carr agreed to retract the comment.
A rally being held outside the Legislature tomorrow at 11:00 by animal rights advocates from around the region calling for legislative changes to better protect animals.
Rita Bihr of People for Stronger Animal Protection tells CHSJ News it should be illegal to have dogs chained or penned up 24/7 because they're pack animals and, as such, crave socialisation.
Bihr also argues it should be against the law to keep pets outside in the extreme cold.
Recently, a rescue group in Kent County found a small dog that had been buried alive in the snow.
Bihr says usually just the minimum fine is imposed in cases of animal abuse and neglect. She would like to see jail terms imposed if the abuse is severe enough.
A bomb threat at the North End McDonald's turning out to be a hoax.
Sgt. Dave Cowan telling CHSJ News their officers were called to the restaurant around 10:30 last night and it was briefly evacuated.
It may be related to a North America trend called "swatting" where hackers make prank emergency calls that prompt a swat team response.
An incident at a school in Hartland yesterday and one at Simonds High last year where a bomb threat was called in could also be related to the same hoax.
Sgt. Cowan tells us City police will be looking into it today but no one has been detained or arrested.
More details being released about a threat to Hartland Community School yesterday morning around 8 that turned out to be a hoax.
he school was locked down as the RCMP conducted its investigation which finished up in the middle of the afternoon.
Classes continued as usual while all this was going on.
A guilty plea from a 25 year old St. George man, Stephen Hall of Fundy Bay Drive to a charge of robbing the Garden Street Circle K on April 4th while armed with a knife.
Hall returns to court to be sentenced June 3rd.
Crews are on scene at a collision near Rockwood park.
Changes to the Parks Act introduced today will aid with the long-term protection of provincially-owned parks, according to Culture Minister Trevor Holder.
The changes include strengthening conservation efforts, requiring better resource management, prohibiting prospecting, mining and shale extraction inside parks, and addressing accessibility issues.
The changes stem from the results of an online survey conducted in 2013 which almost 2,500 people filled out.
Irving Oil revealing the completion of converting its fleet of crude oil railcars to the Association of American Railroads specifications.
This move supports Transport Canada's announcement on enhanced protection standards for rails cars stemming from recommendations by the Transportation Safety Board in January.
Irving Oil President Paul Browning says they took the voluntary position of converting the fleet as promised three years ahead of regulation.
The A.A.R. specifications are for railcars built after 2011 to be constructed with reinforcements that reportedly reduce the risk of product loss should these railcars be involved in a derailment.
The Horizon Health Network's Board hearing that plans are moving along for a perinatal program to co-ordinate care for mothers and babies which will be a new service for the province.
Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck tells CHSJ News one aspect will be data collection which already exists in Nova Scotia.
She says in their program they collect 1100 variables on every woman and child allowing them to use that research to make decisions that can save governments money.
Dr. Murphy-Kaulbeck points out the New Brunswick Perinatal Health Program will be independent from the government.
They plan to hire staff over the summer and be up and running by September.
As the election draws closer, Question Period is increasingly becoming a battle of rhetoric between the so-called "do nothing, moratorium" Liberals and the Alward government, which the Grits have painted as unconcerned with the average taxpayer.
Liberal MLA Rick Doucet claims the Tories have left a legacy of broken promises on cost overruns at Point Lepreau, changes to EI, and more.
Meanwhile, Saint John MLA Carl Killen described the positive impact of the new forestry plan on our local economy.
Doucet says the premier has demonstrated he's not up to the task of getting this province what it's owed from the feds.
Nine hundred kids from across the province are excited to be singing and playing in the New Brunswick Competitive Festival of Music this week.
The festival is now in its 78th year and organizer Christopher Lane tells CHSJ News it's like old home week for many of the students who only get to see each other when they're competing.
The kids compete for trophies, plaques, and cash prizes at various venues throughout the city. The Festival runs until May 3.
For more info, click here
Pictured: Maggie Kerr
A series of paintings depicting First Nations experiences with cancer treatment will be on display at the Saint John Regional Hospital, and the George Dumont Hospital in Moncton.
Health Minister Ted Flemming exaplains they are part of a new Canadian Partnership Against Cancer's initiative that aims to capture the journey of First Nations cancer survivors.
The six paintings were created by Natalie Sappier, an artist from Tobique First Nation. To see some of her work click here
Pairing schools and business is working out well for the Anglophone South School district.
A Pals partnership between Port Saint John, the school board and Centennial school was announced late last year.
Community Engagement Co-ordinator Erica Lane tells CHSJ News the interest is growing beyond the City.
She says folks outside of Saint John have asked about it adding it has an amazing impact on their students.
Companies that may be interested in forming a PALS partnership can contact Erica Lane at 506-643-7977.
There should be at least one person who's bilingual within each paramedic team at Ambulance NB. So says the Official Languages Commissioner who is calling on the provincial health department to ensure compliance with the law.
This is Katherine d'Entremont's first recommendation as Commissioner and follows an incident that occurred in September of 2013. Neither of the two paramedics who were sent to help a person in Dieppe who could only speak french.
D'Entremont confirms there was a 2008 investigation requiring at least one person with each paramedic team be bilingual.
She argues attempting to help someone in an emergency situation when you can't understand what's being said is life threatening and goes beyond linguistic rights.
