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Fired worker ordered reinstated

A Fredericton hospital lab worker, who was fired after missing more than a month of work because he was in jail, has been ordered re-instated. Labour adjudicator John McEvoy called the firing of Paul Lynch by the Doctor Everett Chalmers Hospital improper.

Lynch was sentenced to jail after his seventh drunk driving conviction. He said he wasn’t able to contact his bosses to tell them why he didn’t show up for work. The hospital fired him by registered mail, although the hospital was aware of rumours he had been jailed.

Big cleanup after big storms

The big cleanup continues…but it could take some time.

Crews have been working all night to widen the streets, most of which are in half decent shape this morning. Crews have also been hauling snow away from the downtown and they have been working on sidewalks and bus stops so pedestrians can stay off the road. But there may still be some areas where people will still be walking on the streets.

It’ll take days and even weeks to get thing back to normal. At least there’s no sigificant now in the forecast and milder temperatures will melt some of it.