Leaders debate

Liberal leader Stephen McNeil fended off multiple attacks on his record last night as the major-party leaders clashed during a leaders debate on CBC.

Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie and the N-D-P’s Gary Burrill targeted McNeil’s broken promises on doctors, other healthcare issues. They criticized what they called his penny-pinching, top-down style with teachers and other government unions.

McNeil dismissed the criticisms pointing to his achievements while in office.

Don’t leave dogs in hot cars

With the hot weather yesterday came the tickets and warnings about leaving animals in hot cars.

A passerby notice two hot dogs wimpering in distress in a car on Clyde Street and called police. They arrived and got the dogs out.

They gave the driver two tickets for leaving animals in an unattended vehicle which are worth almost $700 each. They also gave him a $250 ticket for owning an unlicensed dog.