CKNB News March 4,2021
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CAMP-HS VOLLEYBALL RM / TRIBUNE THURS AM
Theres still uncertainty as to what will happen for the upcoming volleyball season.
High School sports in the province were cancelled last spring because of the pandemic and not a whole lot has changed since then.
Soccer, basketball and hockey were all allowed to hold regional exhibition games until they were put on hold in January.
According to the Tribune – When the province moves to the yellow phase on Sunday, Volleyball will be allowed to contest the restrictions.
Tightened restrictions will still be in place such as no spectators, no provincial championships, and no dressing rooms for players.
While it’s not confirmed which schools will have teams in action, registration has begun with hopes the season will be able to be played out.
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NB/CAM/MIR ICE FISHERS GG/WIRE (WED 4PM)
Ice fishermen in New Brunswick will have to remove their shelters from all provincial waterways this month.
The province says shelters must be removed no later than Monday in southern New Brunswick and by March 15th in the north.
The ice fishing season is open however, until March 31st.
The annual removal order falls under the Water Quality Regulation of the Clean Environment Act.
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NB-SCHOOL MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION RM / BRUNSWICK NEWS THURS AM
Data released by School districts in the province shows dispite dozens of misconduct reports over the years only one staff member has been fired.
Each district was asked by Brunswick News for statistics with policy 791, which deals with student protection and non-professional conduct by teachers.
Anglophone School District West says out of 46 investigations 15 were proven
14 at Anglophone East where 5 were proven, with 2 more being processed.
Anglophone North had 1 out of 13 proven, and Anglophone South had 10 which 4 were proven and the only district where a teacher has been fired because of the investigations.
The Francophone districts all refused to provide details until a request for information is filed
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NB-HOTEL CONVENTIONS RM / CBC THUR AM
It’ll be another year until hotels can hold conventions
The pandemic has put a stop to the conventions for the second year in a row.
Carol Alderdice, president and CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick tells CBC that’s why hotels have had to rely on federal funding.
Shes been calling for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy, to be extended which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday, would be until june.
The Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, says convention activities typically account for about $30 million in revenue generated in New Brunswick annually, while another $80 million is earned in room bookings related to conventions.
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NB ER MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW GG/BNEWS/CBC/PC (WED 4PM)
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard has orderd a review of emergency mental health care at hospitals in the province foolwing the sucide of 16-year-old Lexi Daken. Shepard announced the review at a press conference thsi afternoon, saying it will look at how to improve accees to emergency mental health care. She says he met with the Daken family before the press conference and said they deserve answers. The 16-year-old Lexi Daken sought access to a pyschiatrist at the ER in Frederction last week but left with only a referral after 8 hours of waiting. She then took her own life days later.
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NB/CAM/MIR ICE FISHERS GG/WIRE (WED 4PM)
Ice fishermen in New Brunswick will have to remove their shelters from all provincial waterways this month.
The province says shelters must be removed no later than Monday in southern New Brunswick and by March 15th in the north.
The ice fishing season is open however, until March 31st.
The annual removal order falls under the Water Quality Regulation of the Clean Environment Act.
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NB-AFFORDABLE HOUSING REFORM RM / CBC WED PM
Municipalities in the province could soon be required to provide affordable housing units in new constrcution.
Right now there is no law requiring as such, and Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold, says developers are building what the market is demanding.
Monctons affordable housing strategy approved in 2019 called for the city to explore inclusionary zoning and another tool: density bonusing, which allows developers to go ahead with a building that exceeds some bylaw limits like height or density if they include some affordable units, but the choice is up to developers
Adam Lordon, mayor of Miramichi and president of the association representing the province’s eight cities, tells CBC the group has largely focused on broad tax and municipal reforms.
Consultations on municipal reform are expected to take place throughout the year, and implementation could begin later in the year.
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NAT/ALL
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NAT VAN MURDER VERDICT GG/WIRE (WED 4PM)
A man who killed 10 people and injured 16 others by deliberately driving a van down a Toronto sidewalk has been found guilty on all counts
Alek Minassian had pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder and
16 of attempted murder.
He had argued he should be found not criminally responsible for his actions on April 23, 2018, due to his autism spectrum disorder , however the The Crown successfully argued that Minassian was just a mass killer, who happens to have autism, and knew right from wrong.
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NS/NAT FISHING VESSEL UPD GG/WIRE/CBC/JRCC (WED 4PM)
All 31 crew have been rescued from a large fishing vessel that has since sunk in the waters off southwestern Nova Scotia.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax says a fire on board the F-V Atlantic Destiny, based in Riverport on the South shore, caused the vessel to lose power late last night. The factory scallop dragger then began taking on water.
Most of the crew were airlifted by helicopter to Yarmouth during the overnight hours – but the captain and three other crew had originally stayed with the vessel in an attempt to restore generator power to the ships pumps.
Their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. They were forced to abandon the vessel around 8am this morning and were transported by coast guard to Shelburne.
Ocean Choice, the owner of the vessel, expressed their relief and gratitued that all 31 on board were safe. The company had still hoped to recover the Atlantic Destiny but the Joint Rescue Coordination centre say the vessel has since gone under.
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NS/ALL-Moderate livelihood rules coming (CBC wed.aft)
DFO is expected to announce new rules for indigenous moderate livelihood fisheries tomorrow.
The Trudeau government is expected to announce that any indigenous livelihood fishery must take place within existing commercial seasons, according to CBC.
That’s what commercial fishermen and processors have been demanding in the name of stock conservation – But Mi’kmaw leaders and some academics have insisted the moderate livelihood fisheries to date have been too small to a pose a risk.
