Tourists could pay for Saint John's water needs. That statement from the president of Hospitality Saint John, Mike Belliveau.
Belliveau says tourism brings 1.5 million visitors to Saint John, generates $250 million and employs one out of ten people in the area. He tells CHSJ News for every dollar spent at a tourist attraction, it will attract four dollars in return.
He says the great thing about tourism is, when you attract tourists to your area, it's free money. It's people from away investing their income into your city.
Hospitality Saint John announcing their Tourism Awards, designed to recognized outstanding hospitality in the city. They'll be given out in November of this year.
At least once every single day, police in the Kennebecasis Valley respond to a call of domestic violence.
Constable Kelly McIntyre, Rothesay Regional Police's women's abuse coordinator, tells CHSJ News many people don't leave an abusive situation because of a cycle of violence.
The cycle begins in what she calls the honeymoon stage, it then grows tense and finally there's a bang, usually an instance of domestic violence. It then reverts back into the honeymoon stage. McIntyre says many people stay in that relationship because they focus on that one stage.
She says they encourage people who think their friend or relative may be in a violent relationship to call police, because it could save their life. If you're a woman living in a violent domestic situation and are looking for assistance, you can also call the KV Outreach program at (506) 847-6277.
The city doesn't know how much oil entered the sewer system on the west side at one of the waste water lift stations.
More than 8000 gallons of water that was contaminated to some degree has been collected and disposed off.
The provincial Environment department was immediately notified when the black liquid was discovered. City workers were continuing with the cleanup at the Lancaster Wastewater Lagoon.
The city says your drinking water is not at risk because it's a separate system.
Not a penny more than 100 thousand dollars........That, from Rothesay Mayor Bill Bishop on how much the town is prepared to pay for a new playground at Rothesay Elementary School.
The mayor isn't happy with the town managing the project and the school district handling the money because of the delay in getting things done because final decisionmaking lies with the provincial Education Department.
Bishop admits there is a financial advantage because the school district doesn't hav e to pay H-S-T whereas the town does.
During National Blood Donor Week, Canadian Blood Services wants you to consider rolling up that sleeve and donating.
Michelle Thibodeau-Coates of CBS tells CHSJ News there is someone on the other end of that blood donation with a story.
She says there is someone who needs that blood donation to help them feel better a little longer or to potentially save their life.
You can donate until 3pm today at 405 University Avenue in Millidgeville, tomorrow from 4 to 8pm, 11am to 3pm on Friday and 9am to 1pm on Saturday.
To book an appointment, call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or book online by clicking
here
On a dark day, it's even darker in nearly 1500 homes around the province because of unplanned power outages.
NB Power's website reporting the lights are out in parts of Burton, Oromocto and Penobsquis.
It's also hard to make lunch in some areas of Quispamsis, Saint John and Garnett Settlement.
The Canada Games Stadium hosted the New Brunswick Middle School Track and Field Championships. Over 400 athletes representing 20 different middle schools competed, setting 20 championship records.
Johanna McGuigan of Bliss Carman Middle School broke the grade 6 girls 80m record with a time of 11.00 seconds.
Hannah Trites of Bliss Carman Middle School broke the grade 6 girls 1200m record with a time of 4:16.80 minutes.
Johanna McGuigan of Bliss Carman Middle School broke the grade 6 girls 200 meter hurdles record with a time of 34.50 seconds.
Julia LeBlanc of Divine Mercy School broke the grade 6 girls long jump record by just 1 centimeter with a jump of 4.21 meters.
Isaac Turner of Bliss Carman Middle School broke the grade 6 boys 200 meter hurdles record with a time of 34.20 seconds.
Natasha Vatcher of Harold Peterson Middle School broke the grade 7 girls 1200m record in a time of 4:02.60 minutes.
Marie-Pier Cloutier of Samuel de Champlain School broke the girls grade 7 long jump with by just 1 centimeter with a jump of 4.41 meters.
Julia Dickinson of Bliss Carman Middle School broke the grade 7 girls 200 meter record hurdles record with a time of 32.60 seconds.
Cole Healey of Bayside Middle School broke the grade 7 boys 200 meter hurdles record with a time of 30.80 seconds.
Samantha Taylor of Canterbury School broke the grade 8 girls 100m record with a time of 12.70 seconds.
Laura Dickinson of Harkins Middle School broke the grade 8 girls 1200m record in a time of 3:54.90 minutes.
Bailey Lochard of Bliss Carman Middle School broke the grade 8 girls 80 meter hurdles record with a time of 14.10 seconds.
Graeme Clark of Bliss Carman Middle School broke the grade 8 boys 200 meter hurdles record with a time of 28.50 seconds.
Brianna Forbes of Eleanor W Graham Middle School broke the girls grade 8 long jump record with a jump of 4.67 meters.
Peyton Hoyt of Devon Middle School broke the grade 8 boys 100m record with a time of 11.70 seconds.
Ty Poore of Devon Middle School broke the grade 8 boys high jump record with a jump of 1.65 meters.
The Devon Middle School grade 7 girls 4x100m team broke the record for the event with a time of 56.40 seconds.
The Devon Middle School grade 7 girls medley relay team broke the record for the event with a time of 2:38.70 seconds.
The Nashwaaksis Middle School grade 7 boys 4x100m team broke the record for the event with a time of 54.50 seconds.
The Devon Middle School grade 8 boys 4x100m team broke the record in the event with a time of 50.60 seconds.
Devon Middle School won the team title with 579.50 points, followed by Bliss Carman Middle School and George Street Middle School with 562.50 and 245 points respectively.
Quick thinking and fast action prevented a home from going up in flames yesterday in Musquash. The wife of the Musquash Fire Chief is getting the credit for saving her neighbour's home on the West Branch Road.
The fire started on a kitchen stove but by the time the firefighters got there, everyone had gotten out of the home safely and the fire was extinguished.
It did scorch the kitchen cabinets and caused minor smoke damage throughout the home. A neighbour sustained minor smoke inhalation but didn't have to be sent to the hospital.
The Musquash Fire Department is reminding everyone, if you do have small kitchen fire extinguisher, after discharge, it lasts only 8 to 10 seconds.
(Photo Courtesy Of The Musquash Fire Department)
