About 30 members of the RCMP, the Bathurst Police Force and search and rescue organizations have been searching a quarry site near Highway 11 and St. Anne Street.
Monday will be the fourth day at the quarry site for searchers. Foulem said they would continue to search there for the next 48 hours, as the site was identified as being of interest in the investigation process.
School providing support to students
The girl s father, Jason Boudreau, spoke to Radio-Canada, saying he is in frequent contact with the police and still holds out hope that his daughter will be found safe.
Lee Stever, the acting mayor of Bathurst, said in a statement that the disappearance has caused a great deal of pain within the community. Writing in French, he said everyone is hoping for her to be found safe.
Students shuffled to school outside neighbourhood because of French immersion entry point
A group of Saint John students have been forced to go to a middle school outside their neighbourhood because the one they were supposed to go to can t accommodate them because of the year they started French immersion in in elementary school.
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More than half of N.B. s district education council seats to be filled by acclamation
Elections New Brunswick has recorded a drop in the number of contests for seats on the province s seven district education councils, with one outgoing member saying the heavy workload is likely contributing to a lack of desire among people to run.
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A Green Party MLA is calling for better assistance for parents in the Legislature
Megan Mitton announced Monday she is expecting her second child, and says it’s past time to talk about how new parents who are elected members can be accommodated.
MLAs don’t pay into employment insurance so they can’t take paid parental leave, And someone else can’t backfill the position if she’s away, because only elected members can sit and take part in debates and votes.
Mitton tells CBC – more funding could help her keep up with issues, And allowing virtual voting or proxy voting would let her participate without being in the capital, or would permit another MLA to vote in her place.
Province to spend $200K studying schools that lack ventilation systems
The Department of Education plans to spend $200,000 studying the 60 New Brunswick schools that are not equipped with adequate ventilation systems.
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