A petition has begun circulating calling for a public inquiry into the provincial government’s response to last month’s ice storm. Roger St.Pierre, a resident of Maltempec on the Acadian Peninsula, started the petition. He tells CBC a lack of communication from the government left many waiting at home without heat or food for ten days. Two people died and dozens more were injured, mostly from carbon monoxide poisoning, as a result of the storm which at its peak knocked out power to 130-thousand-homes in New Brunswick.
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Famous New Brunswick ‘Fat Cat’ Passed Away
A former New Brunswick fat cat whose weight-loss journey made headlines around the world has died. The Fredericton S-P-C-A confirmed Tiny’s passing in a news release Friday afternoon. Tiny, the former 30-plus-pound cat, was one of two felines left in a box at the Fredericton S-P-C-A adoption centre in December 2011. His obesity made news around the world and he educated the public on proper pet nutrition during his year-long weight-loss journey.