The pilot of an
ultralight plane has been killed in a fiery crash in south-central Nova
Scotia.
The Mounties say the lightweight aircraft burst into flame after
it hit the ground near Old Barss Corner Road by New Germany around 10
o'clock this morning. The 65 year-old man from Barss Corner was flying
alone when the plane went down.
RCMP, firefighters and emergency health
crews are on the scene. Police say the Transportation Safety Board has
been advised but they won't be sending anyone to the crash site.
Fire crews going a mile into the forest to fight a pick-up truck blaze.
They got a call around 10:30 this morning from a resident saying something shook their house. Because the fire was so far in the woods at the end of Baxter road, they weren't able to get the fire engine in—so they brought in ATVs with a portable pump to put out the fire.
Division Chief Eric Garland says the explosion heard could have possibly been from the vehicle's gas tank. There was nobody with the truck when firefighters arrived, and they haven't yet determined if the blaze is suspicious.
A home in the North End being broken into while the owner was away.
It happened in the Fort Howe area and some items from the residence were stolen. City Police believe it was a random act, and they're still looking for whoever is responsible.
Sergeant Caswell reminding people to make sure their home is secure—and if you see anything strange going on near your neighbour's house, don't hesitate to report it.
Not wearing a bike helmet in the valley can get you a fine, but police are letting first-time offenders pay it off with their time instead of their money.
Rothesay Regional Police have brought back their Bike Helmet Ticket Program—if you've been ticketed, you have the option of taking a one-hour information class on the safety and benefits of wearing a helmet instead of paying the $54.50 fine. The fee is waived once you finish the session.
Cyclists who don't wear a helmet will be fined, as well as parents who let their child bike without wearing one. The program ends on October 19 and the class is the following week at Rothesay High School.
Saint John is starting to get the message that Pride Week is not just for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, it's for the entire community.
That's according to Pride Week Vice-President Amanda Hensey who tells CHSJ News in the last year alone they've noticed a positive shift in the city's attitude towards the celebration. Their theme this year is Pride In Community, and Hensey says the community is now giving back to them, and they love it.
The 11th annual Pride Parade is happening today with walkers meeting at 1 in the afternoon, and the parade itself is happening at 2 at the top of King Street. You don't have to be a member of the LGBT community to march in the parade, everyone is encouraged to take part. Right after the parade is the Pride Community Festival in Queen Square, featuring barbeque, games, music and more. Click here for more information and for a list of events.
A car on fire was a little too close for comfort to a building, prompting an early morning evacuation.
Arriving fire crews saw a Ford Escape fully engulfed in flames, so they and City Police got everyone living at 39 Coronation Court to get out of the building as a precautionary measure. After the car was towed away, the residents were allowed back in the building.
The fire department got the call just before 1:30 in the morning. Crews were on the scene for about 40 minutes.
The Saint John Fire Department putting out a fire at 268 Milford Road.
They got the call just after 1:00 in the morning, and arriving crews saw heavy smoke pouring out of the top of the building. They were on the scene for about two hours.
The top of the building has major fire damage while the bottom has some water damage. Nobody was hurt.
Three adults and six children are homeless after a fire in an apartment building in the North end.
The blaze at 37 MacLaren Boulevard was reported shortly before 6:00pm. Platoon Chief Barry Oickle of the city fire department says fire crews could see very heavy thick black smoke and fire coming out of the windows of the first floor apartment. The blaze was quickly knocked down.
The first-floor apartment was heavily damaged by smoke and fire while the apartment above it sustained minor smoke and fire damage—because of the damage, several other tenants are temporarily displaced while their apartments are cleaned and ventilated. No humans were hurt, however, four pets died in the fire. The Canadian Red Cross is helping the victims, giving them a place to stay, food and clothing. A housing coordinator will be working with the nine people who are permanently homeless to find them alternative housing.
500 new jobs have been created for recent university graduates according to the Alward government. The One Job Pledge gives eligible businesses a wage incentive when they hire people who have graduated from a post-secondary school within the past 4 years.
145 of the 524 jobs created are in the Fredericton area and pay at least $14 an hour, and the premier says the overall number is double what they had initially predicted.
Common Council is bound and determined to adopt a more businesslike approach to doing the city's business.
There are restrictions in place on how long you can speak in open session and Mayor Mel Norton keeps a tight rein on the flow of discussion.
The same sort of restrictions will be tried when councillors meet in Committee of the Whole away from the public eye.
West side Common Councillor Bill Farren is wary of having any more impediments to debate and is suggesting there's too much concern already with getting before the TV cameras. Mayor Norton keeps reminding councillors their job is to set policy and not in the nitty gritty of how it gets done.
Raising half a million dollars will be no mean feat for the Joshua Group as it tries to renovate an existing building and construct an addition on its Sandy Road property.....All before the snow starts falling.
The chair of the Joshua Group Kathy Curwin tells CHSJ News attempting to get people to give now is not easy. Plans are in the the works for another Toonie Day next month with the goal being to double the 20 thousand dollars raised last year.
The Joshua Group being presented with a 100 thousand dollar matching donation by the Potash Corporation. Curwin says they're in line for another 50 thousand dollar corporate donation and financial help from private businesses is essential.
Michelle Thibodeau of Canadian Blood Services tells CHSJ News 294 appointments to give blood are needed between now and Labour Day with 13 hundred required provincewide.
Thibodeau says there is not a shortage now but concern what might transpire down the road if not enough people step up to the plate.
She says many Saint Johnners may not be aware they can come into the clinic on University Avenue on Saturdays from 9 in the morning until 1 in the afternoon. Only 4 appointments are booked tomorrow out of 45 that are available.
Some skateboarders aren't happy at at the prospect of wearing helmets at the local skatepark.
Two hundred eight-four people have signed an online petition against the by-law, which is poised to become law at the next meeting of Common Council.
Local skateboarder Scott Childs tells CHSJ News it goes against the norms of the sport and none of the professionals wear them; further, the laws governing bicycle helmets are rarely enforced. Childs says most of the accidents involving skateboards are collisions with cars: therefore, in his opinion, it makes more sense to stiffen the penalties for skateboarding on the road than to make helments mandatory.
The Chipman Hill portion of the Pedway will be getting some major repairs in the near future.
Uptown dwellers might remember the late January wind storm that loosened the glass wall in the middle of the daily lunch rush. After that episode, the section of the indoor connection had to undergo some temporary repairs.
Now, the City has issued a call for tenders until September 4 for the replacement of the curtain wall. They stipulate it would ideally be finished by the end of October.
The pedway was originally built in the early 1980s and is Atlantic Canada's longest indoor, climate-controlled pedway system.
A forester who was scouting areas for tree cutting in the Brockway area this week, about 80 kilometers south of Fredericton, says he was attacked by a black bear and barely escaped by the skin of his teeth.
Natural Resources is now looking for the bear.
Pierre Mezzetta tried to run away when confronted by the bear which he estimates weighed over 300 pounds and was chased up a tree.
The bear still managed to sink its teeth into his boot and leg before finally leaving.
Two men are in hospital in Fredericton after their half ton truck went out of control on the the Trans Canada Highway about 82 kilometers east of Fredericton near Young's Cove.
The RCMP say the truck flipped over onto its roof.
A 20-year-old man and a man in his 40s, both from Grand Falls, suffered undetermined injuries.
What sort of job is Common Council doing more than a year into its mandate?
According to a poll from Corporate Research Associates, 63 per cent of Saint Johnners are satisfied with how Common Council is working.
400 people in the city took part in the survey. 17 per cent said they were completely or mostly dissatisfed. Another 15 per cent said they didn't know.
By comparison, 75 per cent of people surveyed in Fredericton and 74 per cent in Moncton say they're completely or mostly satisfied with their city councils.
The cat shot by a bow and arrow on Tuesday may be using one of its nine lives.
It happened in the area of Richmond and Exmouth streets causing shock and outrage in the community.
Melody McElman of SPCA Animal Rescue tells CHSJ News its a male cat about 1-2 years of age and he made it through the surgery.
While it will be a long road to recovery for the kitty, McElman says those caring for him think he will recover and she says she'll know more tomorrow about how he's doing.
6 people including the President of the local chapter of the Bacchus Motorcycle club are in custody following a 6 month investigation involving 4 local police agencies.
Simultaneous raids at Nature's Way in Saint John, Shamper's Bluff Road in Kingston and Route 102 Public Landing where meth, pot, prescription pills, guns, bullets, brass knuckles and 4 grand in cash were seized.
44 year old Brian Schofield of Public Landing , also President of the Saint John Bacchus Motorcycle Club, pled guilty to possession for the purpose of trafficking. He was released on house arrest and will reappear in court for sentencing on September 5th and to plead on other charges.
39 year old Ryan Wallace of Kingston, a former member of the motorcycle club, faces drugs including possession and trafficking and for having two unlicensed rifles. He remains in custody and is due in court on Monday for a bail hearing.
28 year old Lia Olde Damink of Kingston faces several charges including possession of percocet for the purpose of trafficking, possession of two unlicensed rifles and with stealing a drug from the Regional Hospital. She has a court date next month.
39 year old Blaine Beddow of Saint John, a former striker of the Saint John Bacchus Motorcycle Club, faces multiple drugs charges for production, trafficking and more. He's being held in custody until a bail hearing on Monday.
A 32 Saint John woman and a 42 year old Public Landing woman will be in court later to face drug charges.
City hall was a loud sea of red, white and blue flags as the Saint John francophone population celebrate Acadian Day. Premier David Alward led a tintamarre down King Street and he says New Brunswickers don't realize that just how large the Acadian community is in the southern part of the province including the Greater Saint John area.
Guy Legere of the local francophone association tells CHSJ News he never had any trouble being french in the Port City.
He tells us he moved here in 1996 and says the integration went very well.
Kids taking part in activities at the Museum in Market Square will have their own tintamarre to Le Faubourg on Prince William street at 3 today. The grown ups will have another traditional parade by car to Millidgeville as the crowd heads to St. Francois de Sales parish for a dinner and concert tonight.
