CKNB News October 22,2020
CAMPBELLTON
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CAM – AMBULANCE AWFUL BILL/CBC THUR AM
The Mayor of Belledue says the response time for ambulances in his community
is terrible and it shouldn’t be allowed.
Joe Noel tells CBC there no need for it as a recent auditor general report
shows Ambulance New Brunswick fails to respond to 90-percent of calls within
its 22-minute target in rural areas.
Noel says they see this in Belledune as ambulances are pulled out of the
community and sent to sit in Campbellton or Bathurst even if they don’t have
a call.
The report says those times aren’t counted against ANB because they’re
combined with better times from urban centers… with Medavie only saying
response times vary.
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NB/CAM – FATAL FIRE BILL/RCMP THUR AM
RCMP are investigating a fatal house fire that occured in
Sainte-Anne-De-Madawaska on Tuesday afternoon.
Saint-Léonard RCMP say they responded to the house fire on Rue Mazerolle
shortly after 1:30.
A 53-year-old woman was alone in the house and was transported to hospital
where she later died as a result of her injuries.
Police say an autopsy is being performed to determine the exact cause of her
death while investigators probe the cause of the fire.
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CAM/NB – EDUCATION RACISM LISTUGUJ BILL/TJ WED AFT **UPDATD WITH
QUEBEC STATEMENTS**
Education Minister Dominic Cardy says students from Listuguj First Nation
would still be going to school in Cambellton if the Quebec government has
listened to him.
Cardy tells the Telegraph Journal all Quebec had to do was set up a
checkpoint in neighboring Pointe-à-la-Croix to protect the communities, but
they refused.
The minister said quite frankly he cannot help but wonder if the decision
would have been the same if those kids did not come from a First Nations
community.
Amelie Paquet a spokesperson for the Quebec government called Cardy’s
statement false and said the decision was made as the region requested there
be no further checkpoints in the area.
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CAM – DAL PLATES BILL/TRIBUNE WED AFT
Dalhousie is looking to dress up municipal vehicles and maybe at the same
time generate some revenue for the town.
According to the Tribune council decided at its recent meeting to buy
town-themed license plates for its vehicles and is considering buying some to
sell to residents and tourists.
The plate features the Inch Arran lighthouse with Bon Ami Rocks visible.
Mayor Norman Pelletier says its a good idea to promote the town and could be
sold at town venues such as the library and museum.
Council will be presented with the cost of getting bulk plates printed at
next month’s meeting.
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CAM – CHALEUR BAY TIDES BILL/CBC WED AFT
People along the Chaleur Bay have been reporting very low tides along the
coast over the last few days.
Tidal Analyst Jessica Morena tells CBC it was perfect storm of events with
nice weather, a low tide, and the moon’s position all coinciding.
Morena says the result of the Spring tide is lower than normal lows, so that
combined with a high pressure system and a new moon caused an exceptionally
low tide.
A person walking the coast of the bay said it looked like someone pulled the
plug with another saying in 40-years they have never seen it that low.
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NB
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NB/CAM /MON – COVID UPD and DEATH V2 GG/TRIB (WED 4PM) **UPDATE
WITH SCHOOL AND MCTN DELAY**
A fourth person has died in New Brunswick from COVID-19.
Public Health announced the man in his 70s was a resident of Dalhousie that
family members have identifed as Rheal Vautour.
Vautour passed away from COVID-19 at the Campbellton Regional Hospital on
Tuesday with the Premier and Dalhouse mayor Normand Pelletier expressing
condolences.
Six new cases were also announced all connected to the outbreak in
Campbellton-Restigouche… 57 of the 92 active cases are in zone-five.
Even with the Moncton area not reporting any new cases Public Health also
announced its delayed the move back to yellow until at least tomorrow.
Across Canada Alberta posted a record hight for new cases yesterday with BC,
Ontario, and Quebec also continuing to surge… there are now over
22-thousand active cases in the Country.
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NB/CAM – FATAL FIRE BILL/RCMP THUR AM
RCMP are investigating a fatal house fire in Sainte-Anne-De-Madawaska Tuesday
afternoon.
Saint-Léonard RCMP responded to the blaze on Rue Mazerolle shortly after
1:30. A 53-year-old woman, who was alone in the house, was transported to
hospital where she later died from her injuries.
Police say an autopsy is being performed to determine the exact cause of her
death while investigators probe the cause of the fire.
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NB – POPPY CAMPAIGN BILL/CBC THUR AM
The Royal Canadian Legion is implementing some ways to ensure the annual
poppy campaign can take place while also keeping COVID-19 top of mind.
New Brunswick Command Executive Director Jack Clayton tells CBC poppies will
still be available at retail locations and volunteers will be onhand, but
handling the time honoured symbol will be different.
Clayton says they are encouraging patrons to take the poppy themselves as
oppossed to a volunteer sitting at a table and handing them to you.
There will also be sanitizing and physical distancing guidelines in place…
as well as changes to the physical display.
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NB – FRED TRIAL UPDATE BILL/WIRE THUR AM
The sister of the man charged in the fatal shootings of four people in
Fredericton says he started sending her strange emails 18 months before the
killings.
The woman identified only as Patricia testified yesterday at the first-degree
murder trial of 50-year-old Matthew Raymond.
She says she began seeing changes in her brother in early 2017 and when she
saw him again after a 13-month estrangement, he talked about hoaxes.
Raymond has admitted to the killings in August 2018 but his lawyers are
arguing he was not criminally responsible due to mental illness.
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MON/MIR/NB – LAND DONATION GG/WIRE (WED 4PM)
A large salt marsh and forested island on the Northumberland Strait has been
donated to the Nature Conservancy of Canada as wildlife habitat.
The new Ephraim Island Nature Reserve is 15 kilometres southwest of the
Confederation Bridge and the Cape Jourimain National Wildlife Area.
The donation of the 58-hectare site was made by Glen and Jane-Anne Campbell
through the federal Ecological Gifts program.
The Campbells purchased the island in 2001 as it was being subdivided for
cottage lots, in order to prevent the natural habitat from being destroyed.
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NB/CAM /MON – COVID UPD and DEATH V2 GG/TRIB (WED 4PM) **UPDATE
WITH SCHOOL AND MCTN DELAY**
GOOD MORNING
A fourth person has died in New Brunswick from COVID-19.
Public Health announced the man in his 70s was a resident of Dalhousie that
family members have identifed as Rheal Vautour.
Six new cases were also announced all connected to the outbreak in
Campbellton-Restigouche… 57 of the 92 active cases are in zone-five.
Even with the Moncton area not reporting any new cases Public Health also
announced its delayed the move back to yellow until at least tomorrow.
Across Canada Alberta posted a record hight for new cases yesterday with BC,
Ontario, and Quebec also continuing to surge… there are now over
22-thousand active cases in the Country.
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ALL
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ALL-Parliamentary chicken (wire thur.am)
Green Leader Annamie Paul is accusing both the Liberals and Conservatives of
playing a “high-stakes game of chicken” as the country averted a fall
election yesterday.
A Conservative motion to create a special anti-corruption committee was
defeated by a vote of 180-146, after New Democrat, Green and Independent M-Ps
sided with the Liberals. The Bloc backed the Tories.
The matter may come back to bite the Liberals in the future, as opposition
M-P put the blame squarely on Trudeau for pushing the matter to the brink of
a snap election.
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ALL-WestJet-Passenger-Refund (wire thur.am)
WestJet is the first airline in Canada to offer full refunds for all flights
cancelled as a result of the pandemic.
The company says passengers who had their WestJet and Swoop flights cancelled
by the airlines will receive a refund in the original form of payment, rather
than a credit for future flights as it had been previously offering. WestJet
says it will begin to contact eligible passengers on November 2nd, and asks
people not to contact the company to avoid overloading its contact centre.
Refunds are expected to take six to nine months.
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SPORTS 1
Brandon Lowe hit two home runs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the L-A
Dodgers 6-4…tying the World Series at one game apiece.
