Despite changes to the plans for improving Highway 1 in the much travelled stretch between Saint John and Quispam..the finance minister thinks the work that is being down now will help commuters.
Blaine Higgs says the project is going well with work on three lanes across the bridge at the Dolan Road exit.He says it will be a major improvement to get highway traffic off the ramp when commuters are heading back to the valley at night adding 85 per cent of that traffic swings in Quispamsis.Higgs adds lengthening the entry ramp at Fox Farm Road will also help with traffic flow.
The advance polls are officially open--- and votes are coming in for the town of Rothesay's new leader.
Paul Harpelle of Elections Canada tells CHSJ News over 400 votes have already been cast since the advance polls opened Saturday. Advance polling continues on Monday at the Our Lady of Perpetual Hope polling station.
There are five candidates: Progressive Conservative Ted Flemming, Liberal John Wilcox, and NDP Leader Dominic Cardy are joined on the ballot by Sharon Murphy of the Green Party and independent Marjorie MacMurray.
The official election day is June 25th.
Some young men getting arrested over the weekend for using drugs in the area of the Q-Plex.
Police getting the call around 11pm that there were 3 young people hanging around using drugs.
No word yet on what that drugs were or what, if any charges will be laid--although two 18 year olds and a youth were busted.
