Python trial

A jury will begin deliberations today in the criminal negligence trial of Jean-Claude Savoie in Campbellton in the deaths of brothers Connor and Noah Barthe, according to the Tribune.

In his closing arguments, the defence lawyer said his client’s failure to cover a ventilation pipe above the snake’s enclosure was not careless or reckless…he simply didn’t believe the snake could fit through it.

Daycare on the farm

The National Farmers Union in New Brunswick has released an opinion piece saying support for new farmers must include daycare.

Low-income New Brunswickers have a daycare subsidy, but farm families don’t qualify because they’re self-employed.  N-F-U Members met with the province about this in the summer and were told they could be involved with consultations, but they are still waiting for details.