Amherst Cross Border Challenge

This year’s Cross Border Challenge on June 24th, a running race between Aulac; New Brunswick, and Amherst will have some new features.

Those will be a spaghetti supper the night before the race, and a Beer Garden on race night.

A schedule of events will be available soon at crossborderchallenge.com

Money raised goes to support youth programs, Little League Baseball; bursaries and the Cumberland Strong Kids YMCA Campaign.

NS mental health program

The government will implement all four recommendations from an expert panel set up to find new ways to help those with mental health issues or addictions.

The government is planning to beef up mental health supports offered to children and youth through school facilities.  Provincial taxpayer’s will provide 4.4-million dollars by 2019-20 in SchoolsPlus to add 51 new mental health clinicians, SchoolsPlus facilitators; and community outreach workers in schools.