Category: Saint John

A woman was killed in a truck pedestrian accident late yesterday in Dieppe.

The accident on GauvinRoad near Lou McNarin School caused extra problems for rescuers. The pickup hit the woman then a power pole which landed on top of the truck with live wires sparking a transformer fire which kept fire fighters from getting to the driver for awhile. He lost conciousness before they could get him out and take him to hospital.

A Moncton company is getting half a million dollars from the Gallant Government to help new immigrants find jobs.

Atlantic Human Services will receive the funding over two years so it can expand and provide employment plans and counselling to newcomers. The company currently has 200 immigrants on its books and says the demand has been increasing steadily since the Syrian refugees began arriving. It has three counsellors in its Moncton office including one who speaks arabic and four counsellors in its Saint John office.