Union leader, activist Doug Kingston passes away

Longtime New Brunswick union leader and activist Doug Kingston has died. The 66-year-old passed last week, and retired last year after involvement with the New Brunswick Council of Hospital Unions, among other accomplishments, for several decades. Visitation is tonight from 7-9 and tomorrow from 2-3 at Maher’s Funeral Home in Campbellton, with the service at the chapel after tomorrow’s visitation.

Ice shacks removed from ice

Many eyes are keeping a close watch on the rivers now.

The ice fishing shacks at Renforth were hauled off the ice yesterday by their owners.

The province ordered the shacks removed earlier than usual because of the mild weather in February…although yesterday was pretty frigid for the fishermen working to clean up their sites.