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Tuesday, August 26 2008
New Richmond Bluegrass Festival
By: Irene Doyle
NEW RICHMOND: The 6th New Richmond Bluegrass Festival will be held this weekend, starting Thursday evening with Open Mic, ending Sunday evening with steady music in between.
The Muellers, Ray Legere & Acoustic Horizon, Janet McGarry & Wildwood, Caledonia Drive, Blue Horizon, WindyCreek , Timberland Express, Jan Purcell & Pine Road and their host band, Silver Fox will be on hand to entertain music fans.
Free rough camping with the purchase of a weekend pass is available on site from Thursday to Sunday ($5 per additional night, Monday through Wednesday).
The festival is located on the grounds of the Heritage Village, signs are posted to indicate its location. Make sure you come and support your local organisers and enjoy a weekend of great talent.
Sunday, August 10 2008
Woman Dies Following Collision With Train
By: Irene Doyle
MCLEODS: District 9 Campbelton RCMP are investigating a fatal train collision involving a 49 year old women, of Richardsville, in McLeods.
Shortly after 9 am Saturday, the Halifax bound Via passenger train which had just left Campbellton with 276 passengers on board made an emergency stop to try and avoid colliding with a pedestrian.
The collision that occurred off of Essiembre Road near Mcleods and route 134 occurred when a pedestrian was hit by the southbound Via Rail passenger train.
The passenger train was stationary for several hours, while the investigation into the cause of the collision was underway.
The victim died instantly. Halifax bound Via Rail passenger train got underway four hours after the emergency stop.
The investigation continues.
Friday, August 1 2008
Guilty Of Sexual Account On Five Counts
By: Irene Doyle
KEDGWICK: On July 29, 2008, Gilles BABINEAU, a 43-year-old Kedgwick-area man, was found guilty on five counts of sexual assault against minors in the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench in Campbellton.
He was found not guilty on three other charges of sexual assault.
The assaults occurred between 2003 and 2006. Mr. BABINEAU’s trail, which took place in May, lasted five weeks. He will be sentenced on October 24, 2008 in the Court of Queen’s Bench in Campbellton.
Monday, July 21 2008
Possible Prostitution Ring In Saint-Quentin
By: Irene Doyle
ST QUENTIN: Over the past several weeks, District 9 RCMP Restigouche-Chaleur, Saint-Quentin Detachment have conducted an investigation on a possible prostitution ring. The operation, aimed at crime reduction, relied on intelligence gathered over time.
A total of 17 RCMP members conducted raids on Friday, July 18 at 11 pm. Two search warrants were executed at the same time. One in a private residence and the other in a licenced establishment. both in the Saint-Quentin area.
Three individuals, two females and one male were arrested and then released with a promise to appear in court for November 13, 2008 in Saint-Quentin Provincial Court.
RCMP continue the investigation and anticipate such charges as keeping a common bawdy-house and being found without lawful excuse in a common bawdy-house.
The investigation is still underway and other charges are possible.
Monday, July 14 2008
Bluegrass Festival in New Richmond
By: Irene Doyle
NEW RICHMOND:
The 6th edition of the New Richmond Bluegrass Music Festival will take place on the grounds of the Gaspesian British Heritage Village in New Richmond (Quebec) on Labour Day weekend (August 28 to the 31st).
Nine bluegrass bands including The Mueller Family, Ray Legere & Acoustic Horizon, Janet McGarry & Wildwood, Caledonia Drive, Blue Horizon, WindyCreek , Timberland Express, Jan Purcell & Pine Road and our host band, Silver Fox will be on hand to entertain music fans.
Admission is 40$ for a weekend pass, 15$ for a day pass and free for kids 12 and under. Rough camping on site is free with the purchase of a weekend pass from Thursday to Sunday (5$ per day from Monday Aug. 25th to Wednesday Aug. 27th) and bar and restaurant services are available on the grounds.
Visit our web site (www.newrichmondbluegrass.com) to enter your name for a chance to win a pair of weekend passes to the festival.
Have a great summer and we look forward to seeing you on Labour Day weekend!
Friday, July 11 2008
Drug Busts Lead To Arrests
By: Irene Doyle
RESTIGOUCHE: Over the past several weeks, the District 9 Restigouche Chaleur RCMP have worked in partnership with the Sûreté du Quebec (SQ) in a project to net drug traffickers operating in our joint territories. This operation was focused on crime reduction, relying on intelligence gathered over time, surveillance, Crime Stoppers information, confidential human sources and undercover agents. The cooperation between the RCMP and SQ has yielded many positive results and we will continue to work together to combat illegal activities in our communities.
Approximately 45 officers from the RCMP and SQ conducted the raids on Thursday, July 10th at 6:00 am AST.
Nine search warrants were simultaneously executed in eight different residences in Restigouche County and one warrant of arrest was executed in Pointe-À-La-Croix, P.Q.
From these searches police seized:
- approximately 9 lbs of Marijuana bud
- in excess of 100 grams of suspected cocaine
- in excess of 300 pills of suspected ecstasy
- approximately 30 bags of contraband cigarettes
- 25 vials of suspected marijuana oil and
- two shotguns and three rifles.
The warrants were executed in the following communities:
- 2 in the City of Campbellton
- 3 in the Town of Dalhousie.
- 1 in Eel River Crossing.
- 1 in Eel River Bar First Nation and
- 1 in Balmoral
In total, 8 men and 3 women were arrested and held in RCMP cells for a period of time. All were released on strict undertakings except for one 31-year old man who is to appear in court today.
Numerous charges are being prepared and include possession for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking, illegal storage of firearms, etc. Other suspects will be appearing in Campbellton Provincial Court on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 9:30 am to answer to their charges. Several other people are being actively sought by police and will appear in court as well.
Friday, July 11 2008
Man In Hospital After Police Officer Fires Shots
By: Irene Doyle
ATHOLVILLE: A man is in hospital with non-life threatening injuries following an altercation with police which resulted in the man being shot.
The incident began at the Canadian Tire store in Atholville on the afternoon of July 11, 2008. At approximately 2:30pm District 9 Restigouche Chaleur RCMP received a call of a man with a knife in the store. The man was quite agitated and appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance. He had caused a disturbance in the store and a customer who attempted to bring him under control was stabbed in the hand. The customer suffered minor injuries.
When the RCMP member arrived, he got out of his vehicle leaving the driver’s door open in an effort to apprehend the man quickly. The suspect approached him with a knife in a menacing manner forcing the member to back away. The member drew his firearm firing a shot hitting the man. Despite being shot, the man gained access to the member’s police vehicle. The RCMP member fired a second shot which grazed the man before he fled in the police vehicle. The suspect who was driving the police vehicle led police on a chase until he finally hit a ditch some distance away. The man jumped out of the vehicle continuing to act aggressively towards the police. The man refused all attempts by the police to cease the aggression and they then used the conducted energy weapon commonly known as a TASER twice to subdue him. He was then taken into custody and to hospital.
With the exception of the customer in the store and the suspect there were no other injuries.
The investigation is continuing.
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Thursday, June 10 2004
Margaret Goes To Buffalo......
By: Irene Doyle 
Margaret Doyle came back from Buffalo, New York with a very satisfied feeling.
Margaret who has been the judo teacher for the Campbellton Judo club for some time now, inducted in the Sports Hall of Fame last year, has gone one step further by refereeing during an International Judo competition in Buffalo, New York during the weekend of May 29-30.
The AM/CAN competition was attended by judo clubs from Germany, France, Britain, Bosnia, Russia and Canada to name a few. A total of 567 competitors took part in the combats during the Saturday event and on Sunday there were 346.
There were 63 referees who took part in the even and only 4 were women, seen on the photo is Michelle Garnhum, Margaret Gallant-Doyle and Sandra McDonald, missing on photo, the other woman referee was from the US.
Margaret says it was the best experience she ever had in her life and is anxious for next year's competition to take place so she can take part again.
Friday, May 14 2004
Restigouche Sports Has New Web Site
By: Irene Doyle RESTIGOUCHE: The Restigouche Sports Development Council now has its own website.
The new site was launched at the Symposium held last month and sports organisations can now have their upcoming events placed on this site, on the sports calendar.
Other features of the site are sports news, a list of Restigouche sports organisations, with contact person and information, etc..
Anyone having information they wish added to the site can find a contact email, person and number on the site at:
www.restigouchesports.com
Monday, May 3 2004
Ex local girl takes team to Nationals
By: Irene Doyle NB: Here are the results for the NB team, they competed in Charlottetown, PEI
last week at the National Junior Racquetball Tournament. It was a tough one
for some as they went against some pretty tough competition in their first
or second round of play. Some background information:
Gold is the highest division, if you are beaten in this one you drop down to
Blue
Beaten in Blue, drop down to Red
Beaten in Red, drop down to White
Jeremy Ackerson, 18 and under boys division
Match 1 Defeated Tommy Desbien, QC (5th seed) 15-6, 15-4
Match 2 Defeated Andrew Brown, PEI (not seeded) 15-2, 15-8
Match 3 (Semi-final Gold division) Defeated by James Landeryou (2nd seed)
15-8, 15-2)
Finished 6th place overall in Canada in the 18 and under Gold division (6
out of 16)
Doubles match play
He was teamed up with Francois Messier, PQ
They lost there first match which dropped them down to the RED division,
they defeated Andrew Brown/Mark Brown, PEI in semi final play (15-11, 15-7)
but lost in the final to Adam Lazzaro/Ian Miller-Page, NFLD.
Overall finish: 2nd place in 18 and under Red division
Sean Ackerson, 14 and under boys division
Overall finish: 4th place in the 14 and under White division
Matthew Brinson, 14 and under boys division
Overall finish: 8th place finish in the 14 and under Red division
Erica McInnis, 14 and under girls division
Overall finish: 3rd place finish in the 14 and under White division
Cassian Ferlatte, 12 and under boys division
First round bye
Match 1 Defeated Spencer Running, SK (4th seed) 13-15, 15-6, 11-8
Match 2 Defeated Lucas Robinson, SK (6th seed) 15-9, 15-2
Match 3 (Semi final round) Defeated by Logan Hordyski (1st seed) in tie
breaker 15-17, 16-14, 8-11
Match 4 Defeated by Tanner Mattson, BC in tie breaker 15-5, 13-15, 0-11
Overall finish: 4th place finish in the 12 and under Gold division (4 out of
22)
Cassian also played in the 14 and under boys division, where he finished
Johanne McInnis
NB Team Coach
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