(NB-Pedestrian-Fatal)
A 55-year-old man from eastern New Brunswick has died after he was struck by a vehicle in Riverview last week.
R-C-M-P said yesterday the victim was from Moncton, but they did not release his name.
Police say the man was crossing Coverdale Road around 6 a-m on Thursday morning when he was hit by a vehicle.
He died later in hospital.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Lethbridge-Fire)
A wildfire that broke out in the community of Lethbridge in eastern Newfoundland is continuing to burn out of control.
The community issued a statement today saying several fire departments worked through the night to douse the flames — and the size of the fire did not grow.
The fire started in a bark pile near a lumberyard and spread to a nearby forest.
Some local residents were told to evacuate their homes.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Dalhousie-Lockout)
Conciliation is scheduled today in the contract dispute between Dalhousie University and its faculty association.
The Halifax school locked out about one-thousand professors, librarian and other teaching and support staff two weeks ago.
The university’s administration has offered a six-per-cent wage increase over three years, while the Dalhousie Faculty Association proposed a 14-per-cent wage hike over three years.
As of July, senior lecturers and professors were earning between a maximum of 123-thousand dollars and 217-thousand dollars a year.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Wildfire)
The wildfire in western Nova Scotia that continues to burn out of control is still measured at about 84-square kilometres.
Provincial fire officials issued a statement yesterday afternoon saying the fire south of Bridgetown had not grown over the weekend, and there were no new reports of damage.
They say firefighters had surrounded the wildfire with fire breaks, which includes openings carved from the woods and the installation of water hoses.
More than 150 firefighters attacked the blaze and the province is expected to provide an update on the state of the wildfire today.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Churchill-Falls)
The Newfoundland and Labrador government says local benefits agreements will be in place for proposed mega projects related to the Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding.
Last week, Progressive Conservative energy critic Lloyd Parrott criticized the agreement, saying it only singles out Gull Island as a project that favours the hiring of workers from the province.
A statement from the Premier’s Office indicates that any significant construction project in the province will require an environmental assessment.
The office says the construction of a second powerhouse at Churchill Falls would require an environmental release before proceeding, and as part of that process a local benefit and hiring policy will be required before construction can proceed.
(VOCM)
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(NL-Long-Term-Care)
The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it has chosen a site for a new long-term care facility in the Bay St. George region.
The province says about six hectares of land that had been owned by the Town of Stephenville Crossing has been expropriated and will be used to build the new 150-bed facility.
The new long-term care home will eventually replace the 114-bed facility that was completed in 1976.
Newfoundland’s 2025 budget allocated one million dollars for the initial phase of this long-term care home replacement, which is set to include design work and site preparation.
(The Canadian Press)
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(PEI-Crash-Dog)
R-C-M-P from P-E-I’s Kings District say a police dog helped in the arrest of a driver following a single-vehicle crash in Millview.
Police say a sedan was found in a ditch off Route 3 on Saturday, and officers discovered the driver had fled the scene.
A search of the area was conducted with a police dog and a drone and an 18-year-old man was found a short distance from the vehicle in a corn field.
Police say the man was arrested for impaired driving and is to appear in court in Charlottetown on October 27th to face several charges.
(The Canadian Press)
