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Moncton to Celebrate Canada 150 on New Year’s Eve

A fun-filled day is planned in Moncton on New Year’s Eve to kick-off Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017!

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas-Taylor, MP for Moncton-Dieppe-Riverview, announced the federal government’s funding of $100,000 for Moncton’s event on December 31st. Moncton is one of 19 major Canadian cities to have been granted funding to host such a celebration to recognize Canada’s 150th anniversary.

The ‘Festival of Festivals’ will begin at noon at Riverfront Park, with special family-friendly activities organized by event partners Festival Inspire and the Mosaïq Multicultural Festival. During the afternoon, interactive stations and games will be set-up in order to celebrate local First Nations, as well as our community’s increasingly diverse population.

Then, a special concert will begin at 5pm to celebrate Canadian music. After the concert there will be a massive fireworks display to celebrate Canada’s 150th.

Armed Robbery at Dartmouth Store

At approximately 9:25 PM Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a robbery at the Woodside Mini Mart located at 553 Pleasant St in Dartmouth that had occurred approximately 5 minutes earlier. A masked man had entered the store armed with a knife demanding money from the store staff. The staff member was not injured and the man left the store with a quantity of money. It is believed that the man then fled the area on foot. The area was searched by HRP patrol members and HRP K9 but a suspect was not located. The suspect is described as a white man, aged 20-30 years, tall and thin, 6’0 tall, wearing a red fabric over his face, black leather jacket, black pants? and a black baseball cap with no logo.