Riverside village races to keep marina and pub in local hands
Two big economic drivers in the village of Gagetown — the marina and the Old Boot Pub — are for sale, and volunteers in the southern New Brunswick community are scrambling to raise money to buy them as a co-operative.
#community #economy #Gagetown #NewBrunswick
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/gagetown-marina-pub-for-sale-9.7054417?cmp=rss

Lower St. John River is rising, N.B. EMO wants people to use caution
New Brunswick’s spring flood season may be in its latter stage, but with Jemseg under a flood warning, and Gagetown at flood level, N.B. EMO spokesperson Geoffrey Downey says people should pay attention, avoid flooded roads and trails, and hold off on boating.
#weather #flood #safety #LowerStJohnRiver #Jemseg #Gagetown
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6745146?cmp=rss

From New Brunswick to Scotland: A 75-year friendship endures between these pen pals
Roberta MacKenzie, of Gagetown, N.B., and Pat Cunningham of Perth, Scotland, started sending letters to each other in the early 1950s.
#friendship #letter #geography #NewBrunswick #Scotland #Gagetown
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/pen-pals-new-brunswick-scotland-1.7489626?cmp=rss

Gagetown soldier jailed for assaulting nurse practitioner
A soldier was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail for assaulting a nurse practitioner at the Base Gagetown health centre. Master Cpl. Nicholas Paulsen had pleaded guilty to forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and mischief causing property damage.
#crime #military #law #Gagetown #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/gagetown-soldier-sentenced-in-nurse-assault-1.7452311?cmp=rss

Gagetown soldier who assaulted nurse practitioner apologizes to victim and her co-workers
A soldier from Base Gagetown who assaulted a nurse practitioner last year offered his apologies to the victim Friday, along with everyone at 42 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre, during a sentencing hearing.
#military #crime #assault #apology #Gagetown #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/gagetown-soldier-who-assaulted-nurse-practitioner-apologizes-1.7447313?cmp=rss

A Maine commission has called for 💥a new probe of the historical use of #Agent #Orange and other herbicides at a #New #Brunswick #military #base 💥
because it says ⚠️ the data and analysis used in a Canadian report that found most people at or near the base were not at risk for long-term health effects was "#incorrect" and "#biased."
The #Gagetown #Harmful #Chemical #Study #Commission, created last summer to study the impacts of exposure to Agent Orange and other harmful chemicals on Maine National Guard veterans who trained at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in Oromocto, recently presented its recommendations to the Maine legislature's veterans and legal affairs committee.
It said the committee should invite experts to review the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Herbicide Spray Program 1952-2004 Fact-Finders' Report to determine whether the existing data should be reanalyzed or new studies conducted
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/agent-orange-base-gagetown-study-maine-commission-recommendations-1.7060592

My father was poisoned with Agent Orange. He was a soldier at Base Gagetown during this time period and has had skin conditions ever since. He didn’t receive any compensation (I don’t think he knew about it), and now too much time has passed for him to qualify. https://web.archive.org/web/20240303053815/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-gagetown-base-agent-orange-herbicides/ #AgentOrange #Gagetown #Poison #military #PeaceKeeper