Sussex and other sports

The Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders are going to the championship basketball game today against the Riverview Royals at Harbour Station in Saint John.

The Middle School boys are hosting the Ian Leask Memorial Basketball Tournament this weekend, go to our website for the schedule.

In the NHL, the Islanders blanked the Habs 3 to nothing.

The Rangers needed a shootout to beat the Leafs 2 to 1.

Calgary got past Tampa Bay 3 to 2.

Manitoba’s Michelle Englot beat Rachel Homan of Ontario last night to claim the top playoff spot weityh both rinks having a 10 and 1 record.

They will play each other again this evening in the playoffs with the winner advancing to Sunday’s final. The loser plays a semi-final tomorrow.

NB carbon pricing could affect your cost of living

The provincial government is mulling over a scheme that could take more money out of your wallet.

Serge Rousselle, the Environment and Local Government minister; confirms that they paid a company known as Navius 40 thousand dollars last year, and they will cough up yet another 70 thousand this year to look at options the province has to put in place regarding a price on carbon.

That’s because the Trudeau liberals have dictated that all Canadian jurisdictions must have carbon pricing in place by 2018.