New Brunswick is easing restrictions on the two regions under the strictest COVID-19 public health orders.
The Moncton region is moving from red to the orange level, much to the relief of restaurant and other business owners. The Edmundston region is moving to the red level of restrictions after spending 15 days under a lockdown.
The moves come as the Chief Medical Officer of Health reported just two new cases of COVID-19 yesterday…both in the Edmundston region. the smallest daily increase since New Year’s day. The number of active cases has fallen to 182 with seven people still in hospital…two of them in intensive care. In Saint John region we’re down to just 3 active cases now.
Fire chief wants shanties off the ice in warmer than usual winter
Gaetan Sivret, chief of the Charlo Fire Department, wants the government to order all shanties taken off coastal ice following four incidents in two weeks where his members had to respond to them floating away.
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Posted: Feb 08, 2021 5:54 PM AT | Last Updated: February 8
Members of the Charlo Fire Department go after an fishing shanty floating away on Saturday. (Submitted/Pauline Carrier)
The RCMP, Ambulance NB and the Charlo and Campbellton fire departments assisted with the rescue.
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The Campbellton and Charlo fire departments assisted with the rescue at Dalhousie Junction.(CBC) comments
Firefighters rescued three men who became stranded while fishing from a shanty on the Restigouche River on Monday night.
RCMP and Ambulance New Brunswick were on the scene at Dalhousie Junction, and the Charlo Fire Department brought its rescue boat.
Charlo Chief Gaetan Sivret said his team received a call from the Campbellton Fire Department at about 8:20 p.m. He said a change in the tide broke the ice the fishermen were on.