Tuition grants

The Gallant Government has unveiled another program to provide help with tuitions. This one is for families with incomes over $60,000…the cutoff for the free tuition program.

Premier Gallant says this one recognizes some families with incomes over that $60,000 threshhold, who have several children, might find it hard paying tuitions…so this is designed to help the middle-class with the government paying a percentage of the tuition based on income and number of children. They’re still working on the details.

It’s expected to cost the government upwards of $3 million a year and will apply only to publicly-funded universities and colleges.

Sentencing hearing in kidnapping

A sentencing hearing was held yesterday for a man convicted of kidnapping a woman to prevent her from testifying against him at trial. He was charged with assaulting her and threatening her.

The Crown asked the judge to give 35 year old John Phillip “BJ” Trecartin eight years minus 21 months he has spent on remand. Trecartin’s lawyer asked for time served and probation.

Trecatin was convicted on nine counts including obstruction of justice, unlawful confinement and assault. The woman can’t be named to protect her identity. The judge will deliver his sxentence April 10th.