An all-terrain vehicle crash has claimed the life of a 25-year-old woman in northwestern New Brunswick.
The R-C-M-P in Saint-Léonard say it appears the woman lost control of the A-T-V on a trail in the community of Haut-Madawaska on Tuesday afternoon.
Police did not release the woman’s name, but they confirmed she was from the community
She died at the scene.
(The Canadian Press)
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A New Brunswick Green Party legislative member says a proposed gas plant in Tantramar requires a comprehensive provincial environmental impact assessment.
Megan Mitton says she has written to Environment Minister Gilles LePage asking that the environmental impact assessment also include space for public participation.
N-B Power announced on June 14th they would source power from a new fossil gas plant being proposed in the Centre Village area of Tantramar through an American-owned company.
Mitton says it’s up to LePage to make sure the environmental impact assessment process is robust.
(The Canadian Press)
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New Brunswick’s Liberal government will apologize to former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Margaret-Ann Blaney over her firing by a previous Liberal government in 2014.
Premier Susan Holt confirmed to C-B-C News that her government will not contest a ruling by the New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board that Blaney’s rights were violated by the firing.
The province will also comply with the board’s order to compensate Blaney at a cost of more than 700-thousand dollars.
Holt says there were errors made in the past, and it wasn’t right to fire someone over partisan reasons.
(CBC News)
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Public officials in Nova Scotia and P-E-I have cancelled concerts by U-S-based Christian musician Sean Feucht (FOYT).
The officials in Halifax and Charlottetown cited complaints from residents and planned protests that they say raises concerns about public safety.
The singer describes himself as a musician, missionary, author and activist – but he is also known for speaking out against “gender ideology,” abortion and the L-G-B-T-Q-plus community.
Parks Canada revoked his permit for a performance scheduled for last night at the York Redoubt National Historic Site overlooking Halifax harbour — and city officials in Charlottetown cancelled a concert slated for today at Confederation Landing.
(The Canadian Press)
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P-E-I Premier Rob Lantz says he has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to reduce the tolls for the Confederation Bridge and Northumberland Ferries.
He made the comments after spending three days in Ontario for the Council of the Federation meeting with other premiers.
He says Carney assured him the federal government was working to make this happen as fast as it could.
Lantz says the tolls are unfair and hurt families, businesses and the entire province.
(The Canadian Press)
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