Northumberland Ferries has cancelled most of its crossings between Caribou and Wood Islands today because of the high winds forecast for the Northumberland Strait.  It said last night that the 7:00am sailing from Wood Islands and 8:30am crossing from Caribou would go as scheduled today.  However, the 10:00am, 11:45am, 3:00pm, 4:30pm, 6:00pm, and 7:30pm sailings have all been cancelled today.

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The Town of Trenton has announced the hiring of Gabryel Joseph as its new Chief Administrative Officer, effective September 22nd.

Joseph brings 17 years of experience in municipal governance and public administration, having worked for local governments in Nova Scotia, Alberta and British Columbia. As C-A-O, he will oversee the day-to-day management of municipal operations, working closely with the Mayor & Council and Town staff to implement policies, programs, and services.

 

 

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is set to unveil its first budget today.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the budget will offer “generational investments” and something for all Canadians, and Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon says it will be affordable.

Opposition Conservatives say they will only support the budget if that affordability pledge holds true.

The N-D-P says it wants the budget to be good for working Canadians.

 

 

The Blue Jays – Dodgers World Series was certainly a thrilling series and it had TV ratings to match.  Sportsnet is reporting that over 18.5 million Canadians, nearly 45 per cent of the country’s population, watched some or all of Game 7 on Saturday.

 

 

It was also popular with viewers in the United States.  Sports Business Journal says Saturday’s Game 7 drew an average of 25.5 million viewers on Fox and peaked in the late innings with 31.5 million viewers.  That makes it the most-watched baseball game since Game 7 of the 2017 World Series between the Dodgers and the Houston Astros.