Saint John Council to Discuss Salaries on Monday

Common Council is expected to discuss how much money it makes at the meeting Monday. A report from an external consultant on council salaries is on the agenda, according to the Telegraph-Journal…but no details have been released. The bylaw governing council salaries hasn’t been updated in 15 years. It says the Mayor makes $38,000 in annual salary plus an allowance of $19,000 for expenses. Councillors are paid $12,666 a year with an allowance of $6,333. That’s what was set in 2001.

Popular Cape Breton Singer Charged with Sex Offenses with Minor

A 22-year-old Cape Breton singer-songwriter has been charged with sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 16. Johnathan Stephen MacInnis of Northside East Bay is scheduled to appear in court next month on charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching involving a person under the age of 16. The offences are alleged to have occurred between August and November. MacInnis was scheduled to perform in Sydney next month as part of his fifth annual Christmas show but the show is now cancelled.