CAMPBELLTON
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CAM/NB – FOSSIL RETURN
The University of North Carolina says its time to return 400-million-year old fossils found in the Bay of Chaleur to the province they were found in.
According to CBC the university’s paleontology department will be donating thousands of finds to the New Brunswick Museum.
The fossils are a collection of unique plants discovered along the Bay of Chaleur that scientists call some of the most diverse and well preserved fossils of that age in the world.
Representatives of the museum say the collection is spectacular, and it’s great to have it coming home to be studied and available for future generations.
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CAM – FUNNY MONEY GUY
Saint-Léonard RCMP are reaching out to the public to help identify a person of interest involved in a counterfeit money investigation.
Police say a man visited a drive-thru restaurant in Madawaska Maliseet First Nation on November 13th at 7pm and used a fake 50-dollar bill.
Surveillance footage of the person can be found on the RCMP provincial website, but he is described as between 20-30 years-old, wearing a red ball cap, black vest and blue jeans.
He was driving a grey Dodge Ram. Mounties are encouraging local merchants to examine and verify any currency given to them.
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CAM – LEVY EXTENSION
Downtown Campbellton says it will be extending the amount of time businesses have to pay this years levies.
According to the Tribune outgoing president Luc Couturier presented to the city’s finance committee this week saying with some businesses struggling during the pandemic they have given them extra time to pay.
He says the business improvement association’s levy is among the lowest in the province but financial stresses for some operators mean they have outstanding balances.
Couturier who is stepping down as president next week did inform the committee he would be remaining on the board of directors… just not in an executive role.
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CAM – LICENSE PLATES
It looks like Campbellton will be joining Dalhousie and Tide Head in designing a decortative license plate highlighting the city.
With the province announcing last year front license plates would not longer be needed communities have been using the opportunity to promote themselves and raise some extra money.
According to the Tribune the idea was brought forward to the finance committee this week by Downtown Campbellton.
Councillors were told the plates would cost about 10-dollars to make and would sell for about 20… the project will be handled by the business improvement agency.
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NB/MON – COVID UPD GG/NB PC (THUR 4PM)
The Moncton region is back in the orange level as cases of COVID-19 continue to spike.
Public Health announced four new cases yesterday, three in the Moncton area and one in Saint John – along with a new outbreak involving one case at the ‘Residence Oasis’ long term care home in Dieppe.
Premier Blaine Higgs says with the number of cases doubling in the Moncton region over the past week new restrictions are necessary
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Those changes allow restaurants to remain open to serve single households only – as will personal services, such as hair salons and gyms so long as they strictly adhere to their operational plans.
Public Health is also introducing new rules for workers who travel outside the Atlantic bubble after determining the spread of the virus was being missed.
Chief Medical Officers Dr. Jennifer Russel says several workers had tested negative upon arriving in the province only to test postive days later.
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Dr .Russel also strongly encouraged New Brunswickers to keep their number of contacts low, while also discouraging non-essential travel over the upcoming holidays.
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NB – COVID STUFF V2.0 GEOFF/BILL/RELEASES FRI AM
Three new cases and an outbreak at a long term care home in Dieppe has forced the Moncton region back into the orange phase.
Officials say contact tracing and testing is taking place to contain any further spread of an outbreak at the Residence Oasis’ assisted living facility where one case was confirmed.
Four new cases were announced yesterday, three in the Moncton region and another in the Saint John area brining the active case count to 43.
Premier Higgs says with those growing numbers moving Moncton back to orange is necessary although there has been some changes to what that looks like.
Those changes allow restaurants to remain open to serve single households only – as will personal services, such as hair salons and gyms so long as they strictly adhere to their operational plans.
Dr. Jennifer Russell also announced changes for workers travelling outside of the Atlantic Bubble… workers will now have to isolate for 14-days or have a negative test result after five to seven-days.
Russell says the change was needed after several workers tested negative just a few days after returning to New Brusnwick and then tested positive later.
Nationally, stricter regulations across the country haven’t slowed wave two as over 46-hundred new cases were added yesterday… infection rates continue to outpace recoveries as active cases have grown to more than 52-thousand.
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NB/MON COVID UPD GG/NB PC (THUR 4PM)
Public Health is also introducing new rules for workers who travel outside the Atlantic bubble after detrmining the spread of the virus was being missed. Chief Medical Officers DR. Jennifer Russel says several workers had tested negative upon arriving in the province only to test postive days later.
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Dr .Russel also strongly encouraged New Brunswickers today to keep their number of contacts low, while also discouraging non-essential travel over the upcoming holidays.
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NB – COVID STUFF V2.0 GEOFF/BILL/RELEASES FRI AM
Dr. Jennifer Russell also announced changes for workers travelling outside of the Atlantic Bubble… workers will now have to isolate for 14-days or have a negative test result after five to seven-days.
Russell says the change was needed after several workers tested negative just a few days after returning to New Brusnwick and then tested positive later.
Nationally, stricter regulations across the country haven’t slowed wave two as over 46-hundred new cases were added yesterday… infection rates continue to outpace recoveries as active cases have grown to more than 52-thousand.
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CAM/NB – FOSSIL RETURN BILL/CBC FRI AM
The University of North Carolina says its time to return 400-million-year old fossils found in the Bay of Chaleur to the province they were found in.
According to CBC the university’s paleontology department will be donating thousands of finds to the New Brunswick Museum.
The fossils are a collection of unique plants discovered along the Bay of Chaleur that scientists call some of the most diverse and well preserved fossils of that age in the world.
Representatives of the museum say the collection is spectacular, and it’s great to have it coming home to be studied and available for future generations.
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NB/MON – COVID UPD GG/NB PC (THUR 4PM)
New restrictions are coming to New Brunswick in light of escalating case numbers of Covid-19.
Public Health announced four new cases yesterday, three in the Moncton area and one in Saint John – along with a new outbreak involving one case at the ‘Residence Oasis’ long term care home in Dieppe. Premier Blaine Higgs says with the number of cases doubling in the Moncton region over the past week new restrictions are necessary…
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Those changes include making masks mandatory in all public spaces and limiting contacts to a single household bubble. other changes will allow Restaurants to remain open to serve single households only – as will personal services, such as hair salons and gyms so long as they strictly adhere to their operational plans which include contact tracing information, limiting patrons, and closing common areas like locker rooms.
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ALL – NATIONAL COVID BILL/RELEASE FRI AM
Stricter regulations across the country haven’t slowed wave two yet as over 46-hundred new cases were added yesterday… infection rates continue to outpace recoveries as active cases have grown to more than 52-thousand.
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ALL-RCMP-Harassment (wire fri.am)
An independent report on harassment of women in the R-C-M-P says fundamental change is needed at the national police force. It cites the existence of a toxic culture that tolerates hateful and homophobic attitudes in the ranks.
Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says he will announce in the coming weeks how the government will respond to the report, and how it intends to make changes.
R-C-M-P Commissioner Brenda Lucki expressed sorrow and outrage at the report’s findings.
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SPORTS 1
In the Thursday Night NFL game…Seattle Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals
28-21 to decide top spot in the N-F-C West.
