Experts say the deaths of at least six right whales may have been caused by a toxic algal bloom. Getting hit by ships or entangled in fishing gear are other possibilities for the carcasses found in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Officials are hoping to have post-mortems done on them.
Category: Saint John
City to ask for larger provincial grant due to property tax assessment freeze
The city plans to ask the province for an increase to its annual grant since property tax assessments will be frozen next year. Saint John’s unconditional grant is $20.2 million this year, and the city is already looking at a shortfall in next year’s budget.