NEWS HEADLINES
Area needs LNG, says Calais mayor - Mar. 09, 2010
BY BARB RAYNER
barbrayn@nbnet.nb.ca
CALAIS — Mayor Vinton Cassidy says the city desperately needs the Calais LNG project and the few who oppose it – most of whom are Canadians – do so on grounds unrelated to legitimate safety, environmental or other aesthetic concerns.
He has forwarded his personal comments in favour of the project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) noting that the City of Calais has filed f....
Crashes trigger warning - Mar. 09, 2010
BY KATHY BOCKUS
kathy@stcroixcourier.ca
ST. STEPHEN — A frantic cell phone call from his daughter had Danny Smith racing to her rescue Sunday morning.
Sarah Smith, 18, of St. Stephen, and her boyfriend, Ricky Armstrong of Little Ridge, were still in a car that skidded off the road and overturned into a water-filled ditch at the intersection of the Board Road and the McAleenan Cross Road in Leverville.
“She said she n....
Fire chief ready to step aside - Mar. 09, 2010
BY KATHY BOCKUS
kathy@stcroixcourier.ca
ST. STEPHEN — For George MacLeod, the chickens and the eggs come first.
After 15 years as chief of the Oak Bay Fire Department, MacLeod is stepping down so he can devote more time to his expanded duties
as the New Brunswick representative of the national group, Egg Farmers of Canada.
MacLeod told his fellow firefighters of his decision at their first meeting in January. His res....
New editor assumes helm - Mar. 05, 2010
On Feb. 22, the Saint Croix Courier and Courier Weekend welcomed new editor Vern Faulkner to the historic paper.
Faulkner, 44, comes from Prince Albert, SK, where he served as the managing editor of the Prince Albert Daily Herald. So yes, he’s from “away.”
“I’ve always wanted to come to the East Coast, for reasons I can’t explain,” he said. “Part of that’s the ocean – I wanted to get back to the ocean. But part of it’s the people, too. I....
Advertisements
