The district commander for the RCMP in western New Brunswick says rural areas will be getting more officers to help combat an increase in crime, or a "perceived increase in crime," but the exact number remains unclear and it could take months.
New Brunswick is facing a "crisis of policing," especially in rural areas, and will soon have to make some hard decisions, according to a criminology professor.
After a relatively mild Winter, it looks like Spring will follow suit.
Meteorologists are predicting that Nova Scotia and the rest of the Maritimes will see slightly warmer than usual temperatures this Spring.
Weather Network Meteorologist Jessie Uppel says we will likely still see a few days of wintry weather, with below-freezing temperatures and snowfall.
“Some days will still be quite chilly and winter-like but overall with the warmer days that we are expecting the average temperature will likely end up slightly higher than the seasonal average,” Uppel said.
The average temperature for Nova Scotia in the Spring is around 9 degrees and The Weather Networks’ team of meteorologists believe this year will be 0.5-1 degree higher.