Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: James Foster
Location: A4
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Misunderstanding causes lack of election results for Moncton-area candidates, voters — Political junkies grew impatient, candidates paced the floor and broadcast journalists searched desperately for something to talk about after a misunderstanding caused Moncton-area election returns to come in at a snail's pace on Monday evening. — 'There seemed to be a misunderstanding at the returning office in Moncton,' chief electoral officer Michael Quinn said yesterday, the day after the quadrennial... Read article
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Times & Transcript
Location: D4
While we congratulate all candidates in Monday's provincewide elections and wish them a few days' well-earned 'decompression' after a vigorous and for the most part 'clean' local campaign, the winners will soon have to roll up their sleeves and get down to work. — There is much to be done in Metro Moncton. This election had lower than usual voter turnout, a thing often attributed to either contentment with local conditions or a sense of disconnection with local politics. We feel in Metro's... Read article
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
L'Acadie Nouvelle
By: Mathieu Roy-Comeau
Location: 7
Moncton - La SANB a peut-être — «péché par modestie» dans le dossier — de la révision de la Loi sur les — langues officielles, selon ses dirigeants, — mais elle n’a certainement — pas chômé. — La Société de l’Acadie du — Nouveau-Brunswick se défend — d’être «inactive» et «immobile» — dans le processus de révision de la — Loi sur les langues officielles entamé — avec le gouvernement provincial. — À la lumière des reproches formulés... Read article
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
L'Acadie Nouvelle
By: Sylvie Mousseau
Location: 20
Moncton - L’artiste peintre — Georgette Bourgeois poursuit son — travail sur la Petitcodiac. Sa nouvelle — collection, qu’elle présente à — Moncton, s’inspire de cette rivière — qui a nourri ses souvenirs d’enfance. — Présentée à la Galerie d’art de — l’hôtel de ville de Moncton jusqu’au — 31 mai, Souvenance de la Petitcodiac — rassemble 22 nouvelles oeuvres. — Après avoir exposé une première — série de peintures sur la Rivière —... Read article
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: Craig Babstock
Location: A1
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Seamans makes history in Riverview; Lapierre and LeBlanc elected in Dieppe, Moncton — If the voter turnout is any indication, the majority of New Brunswickers were not interested in this latest round of municipal elections. — In 2008, 48.35 per cent of New Brunswickers cast a ballot in the local elections. But when all the poll results were in last night, only 39.93 per cent of New Brunswickers had voted. Out of 550,335 eligible voters, only 219,777 cast ballots. — Dieppe had the... Read article
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A3
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Eight incumbents, three newcomers elected to city council — Moncton voters sent a message of approval to all eight of the councillors who opted to run again in the 2012 municipal election. — All eight incumbents have been returned to office, with Mayor George LeBlanc, councillor-atlarge Pierre Boudreau, and ward councillors Paulette Thériault, Merrill Henderson, Brian Hicks, Daniel Bourgeois, René Landry and Paul Pellerin given the thumb's up. — They are joined by newcomers Dawn... Read article
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Telegraph Journal
By: Adam Huras
Location: A1
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Election Most municipalities return familiar faces to the mayor's seat; Saint John the exception — The province's largest city has elected a new mayor for the third time in as many elections, while New Brunswickers across the province largely used Monday night to give incumbents a vote of confidence. — Ivan Court has been ousted in Saint John by councillor Mel Norton, while Moncton, Fredericton, Miramichi, Bathurst and Campbellton voters returned their mayors to power. — Dieppe... Read article
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
L'Acadie Nouvelle
Location: 2
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Moncton – C’est sans surprise que — George LeBlanc a remporté — l’élection à Moncton lundi. Le — populaire maire entreprend ainsi un — deuxième mandat avec confiance et — enthousiasme. — «C’est une soirée fantastique! Je crois — dans notre communauté et je crois — dans l’esprit des citoyens de — Moncton et dans le futur de — Moncton. Avec votre aide, — ensemble, nous allons continuer — d’aller vers l’avant. Nous pouvons —... Read article
Monday, May 14, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A3
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Democracy alive and well in the hub city with 18 candidates vying for 11 council seats — There are a few less candidates running than there were in 2008, but nevertheless, democracy appears alive and well in Moncton as residents prepare to go to the polls today, with 18 men and three women vying for 11 spots on city council. — Three of Moncton's current council - Kathryn Barnes, Steve Boyce and Nancy Hoar - have chosen not to re-offer, but the other eight incumbents all find themselves... Read article
Monday, May 14, 2012
Times & Transcript
Location: D6
We Say: Now more than ever, provincewide elections vital to progress — Today we vote, we hope, with enthusiasm and in great numbers. — For today we vote not only for the usual reasons - to exercise our cherished right to an individual say on 'how things will be' and to celebrate 'democracy' as the still undisputed heavyweight champion of governance on this oft-unsettled and fractious world - but also for local and, arguably, less lofty reasons. Monday, May 14, is in the first place something... Read article
Monday, May 14, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: Don Copp
Location: D8
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To The Editor : I couldn't help but notice the recent controversy over the Alward government going to build the new high school outside the city, and the strong opposition to it. — If a poll was taken, probably 95 per cent of Monctonians would rather see the new high school built within the city limits. However, I guess one could put this down to just another broken promise by Dave Alward. — I well remember the last provincial election campaign when Mr. Alward criticized Shawn Graham... Read article
Monday, May 14, 2012
Telegraph Journal
By: John Chilibeck
Location: A1
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In the absence of public opinion polls and party machines, it's the one election every four years that's unpredictable. — On Monday, voters across the province will elect mayors, municipal councillors, district education council members and regional health authority representatives. — "There's really not a whole lot of polling being done, it's nonpartisan, so you can't really get a sense of where the wind's blowing - it's way more like elections historically than federal and provincial... Read article
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: Jordan Parker
Location: B1
Slideshow in the Atrium will be an allseasons commemoration — The Moncton Wall of Fame at the Red Ball Internet Centre now has a 21st century update. — A 50-inch TV in the Atrium now displays a continuous powerpoint of some of the most prominent sports figures in Moncton's history. — 'We got signage to identify that it's the virtual wall of fame,' said Joanne Lamarche, community development officer with the City of Moncton. 'It has their names and the sport they were inducted for.'... Read article
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
L'Acadie Nouvelle
By: Béatrice Seymour
Location: 3
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Les électeurs des municipalités francophones se sont toutefois généralement déplacés en plus grand nombre — BATHURST - Seulement 40 % des — électeurs néo-brunswickois ont — exercé leur droit de vote. Ce sont — surtout dans les villes et villages — francophones que les taux les plus — élevés ont été enregistrés. — Un peu plus de 550 000 électeurs — étaient appelés à voter pour leurs — maires et conseillers municipaux, — conseillers d’éducation... Read article
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
L'Acadie Nouvelle
By: Jean Saint-Cyr
Location: 12
Les critiques n’ont pas été — tendres à l’égard de la Société — de l’Acadie du Nouveau- — Brunswick (SANB) et son — président, Jean-Marie Nadeau, à — propos de la révision de la Loi sur — les langues officielles du Nouveau- — Brunswick qui doit avoir lieu au — plus tard l’an prochain. — La perspective d’une démarche — revendicatrice est toujours bien — différente, selon qu’on l’observe de — l’extérieur ou qu’on fasse partie des... Read article
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: James Foster
Location: A4
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Fewer than half of eligible voters bothered to cast ballots again this time — Perhaps never have so few voted for so many. — While the raw number of voters who cast ballots in Monday's municipal elections rose this time around, the percentage of voters who actually visited a polling booth went down compared to the 2008 election. — So while it has been widely thought to be an anomaly to have fewer than half of voters in an election cast a ballot, it now looks like the new norm in... Read article
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A1
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Moncton mayor says he'll stick to key priorities - economy, quality of life, downtown revitalization — Moncton Mayor George LeBlanc is thanking 'the people of Moncton who have allowed me to apply for and have the best job in the world.' LeBlanc was expected to win by a landslide over challenger Carl Bainbridge, and the numbers bore that out. — First elected to the Hub City's top job in 2008, LeBlanc had 14,424 votes with all 23 polls reporting, while Carl Bainbridge, his only challenger,... Read article
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Times & Transcript
Location: D4
We Say: Elections offer mix of fresh perspective and experience — The vote is in and the people of Moncton and New Brunswick have spoken; their leadership at the first and perhaps most important level of government has been chosen. — As the dust settles on provincewide elections for municipal councils, health boards and education councils there is, despite the misgivings some political observers harbour for a meagre voter turnout in the mid-30 per cent range, much reason for optimism... Read article
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Telegraph Journal
By: Craig Babstock
Location: A3
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Voting Longtime councillor heads toward victory in Riverview — Moncton - As the votes were counted Monday night, Dieppe saw the return of a familiar face to the mayor's chair and Riverview witnessed a possible groundbreaking victory by a veteran councillor. — Former Dieppe mayor Yvon Lapierre spent several years away from council due to work commitments, but decided he wanted his old job back. Lapierre ran against current members of council Dave Maltais and Hélène Boudreau and accumulated... Read article
Monday, May 14, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: Allison Toogood
Location: A1
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Change is in the air as 1,260 municipal, education and health board candidates realize their fate today — The snow has melted and the sun is shining. Perform your civic duty and vote today. — It will be a spring of change in New Brunswick, with 1,260 candidates vying for municipal office, education and health board positions. — In Metro Moncton, two of the three municipalities will see new mayors, and the tri-community's city halls will be chock full of new faces. There's only... Read article
Monday, May 14, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: Allison Toogood
Location: A6
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Fire platoon chief says that crash was a rare sight; those involved lucky to have survived — Like a scene out of a big-budget action film, a transport truck crashed into a car, swerved and went through a guardrail, flying through the air, and landing on Highway 15 near the Greater Moncton International Airport Saturday morning. — Ambulance NB, the Moncton Fire Department, Codiac and Riverview RCMP responded to a car-transport truck accident shortly before 8 a.m. — The initial accident... Read article
Monday, May 14, 2012
Times & Transcript
By: Charles Roy
Location: A8
To The Editor : Another spring has sprung and here we go again with lawn care trucks parking in the bike lanes. — This seems like an accident looking for a place to happen. As you all know, in this city, bicycles rarely use the right side of the road; they all seem to travel against traffic instead of with traffic like they should. It's only a matter of time before a bicycle swerves around one of these lawn care trucks and hits an oncoming car. — My question is who gives these companies... Read article
Monday, May 14, 2012
Telegraph Journal
By: Allison Toogood
Location: A1
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Moncton - Like a scene out of a big-budget action film, a transport truck crashed into a car on a highway overpass, swerved and went through a guard rail, flying through the air and landing on a second highway near the Greater Moncton International Airport. — Ambulance New Brunswick, the Moncton Fire Department, Codiac and Riverview RCMP responded to a car-transport truck accident shortly before 8 a.m. on Saturday. The initial accident happened on Highway 2 in the west-bound lane, where the... Read article