Boil order in Dorchester and Fort Folly First Nation

A boil order is in effect for the Village of Dorchester and Fort Folly First Nation because of a water main break on School Street.

The Village of Dorchester is required to issue a boil order effective immediately until further notice. All water for human consumption such as drinking, preparing infant formulas and juices, washing fruits and vegetables, cooking and dental hygiene must be boiled for at least 1 minute.

The Health Department is investigating.

Double fatality in Welsford

Two people have been killed in a head-on collision in Welsford.

RCMP say a car driven by a 21 year old man from Cumberland Bay crossed the centre line on Highway 7 and collided with another vehicle. The other driver, a 39 year old woman from Fredericton, was also killed. There were no passengers in either vehicle.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.