Category: Moncton

Thousands of people in north-central Moncton are under a boil order because of a watermain break.

The boil order for all water used for consumption was issued as a precaution last night for about 3,900 homes after the break on Edgett Avenue. The boil order area is bounded on the north and west by Wheeler Boulevard including the Westbrook Circle neighbourhood, on the south by Millennium Boulevard and on the east by Walsh and Brady Streets.

Check the city’s website, moncton.ca, for details on the boundaries and information on things you should be doing.

Testing will continue and the order remains in effect until further notice.

A Moncton couple has admitted to welfare fraud involving thousands of provincial dollars over a 12 year period, according to the Times and Transcript.

Brenda Ayles and Gordon Ayles, both in their 50s, admitted to claiming social assistance from 2003 to 2014…a total of almost $15,000. It wasn’t to pay for a lavish lifestyle. They told court they did it to support their family. One of their children developed multiple sclerosis.

The judge accepted a joint recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers for Gordon Ayles to serve 90 days in jail on weekends because he was the one working and not declaring the income. He and his wife will also serve six months of house arrest then probation and will payback over $8,100.