What's Trending News and Info for Fri Dec 27th 2024

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~ Weather Heads-up: Cold Windchill around -20ish this morning but the sunny and high of minus 2 later today. see our storm page at NewCountry969.ca/storm 

~ World Junior Hockey Championships: 
in Team Canada's first game of the tourney last night they beat Finland 4-0. Canada plays Latvia tonight at 8:30p.

~ Blood Donors Needed this season:
There are many open spots at Canadian Blood Services Moncton now through Jan 3rd.
Also of note: The #BeccaToldMeTo Holiday Blood Drive is happening now through January 3rd. Please consider donating blood this holiday season in memory of Becca. See https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/12/donate-blood-this-holiday-season-to.html for more details.

~ City of Dieppe holiday trash collection note: If your usual trash day is Wednesday, your Christmas trash will get picked up on Saturday, December 28, 2024 and your New Year's trash will get picked up on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
Dieppe has also released Christmas Tree pickup info... Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Real trees can be put at the curb then. 

~ City of Moncton holiday trash collection... same thing, If your usual trash day is Wednesday, your Christmas trash will get picked up on Saturday, December 28, 2024 and your New Year's trash will get picked up on Saturday, January 4, 2025
 
~ Codiac Transpo Holiday Bus Service note: 
Early closure on Tuesday, Dec. 24, No service on Dec. 25 & 26, 2024, and on Jan. 1, 2025.
See www.codiactranspo.ca or the Codiac Transpo app for updated holiday schedules.

~ City of Moncton New Years Eve activities... New Year's Eve Family Fun Fest Downtown info here https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/12/city-of-moncton-new-years-eve-fun-2024.html 

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Scotty's Christmas Spectacular 2024: Games and Holiday Hijinks with my in-laws? What could go wrong?! :)

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ICYMI, we broadcast a holiday special on the Christmas Eve morning show (live stream https://player.newcountry969.ca). These are the shownotes featuring the games and holiday stuff we talked about. Thanks to my wonderful in-laws for being a part of this radio show Christmas spectacular! 

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Wild Lights @ Magnetic Hill Zoo 2024

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Wild Lights at Magnetic Hill Zoo (125 Magic Mountain Rd) is a chance to stroll through the zoo and enjoy all the holiday light displays, maybe enjoy the bonfire or have a treat, and say hi to a few animals while you're at it!

Perfect for families and individuals, bundle up and make some holiday memories at this inspiring winter wonderland!

Dates: November 29-30, December 1-2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-31 and January 1-4.   

Hours: open at 5p. Last entry is at 8:30p. All guests must exit by 9:30 p.

Tickets are $12.00, available online here https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/tickets 
*You're encouraged to buy tickets online because you won't have to wait in line*

In case of bad weather or Monkey Uprising* HERE'S THEIR FACEBOOK
*monkey uprising is unlikely

More here: (https://www.zoodemagnetichillzoo.ca/wild-lights)

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Donate Blood this Holiday Season to Honor Rebecca Schofield #BeccaToldMeTo *UPDATE 325 OPEN APPOINTMENTS*

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Canadian Blood Services hopes that you will donate blood this Christmas holiday season. The need for blood is constant and the amount that is donated takes a dip at Christmas time. There are 325 open appointments at Canadian Blood Services Moncton now through Jan 3rd, 2025. Also of note: The  #BeccaToldMeTo Holiday Blood Drive 2024 is happening now through January 3rd and you can donate in memory of Becca. (To learn more about Becca see this Facebook.) Simply donate between Dec 23rd and Jan 3rd and say #BeccaToldMeTo.
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XMAS Mental Health Check-in

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If this season is tough for you, you're not alone. Here are some places with people who are ready to listen.

- Bridge the Gapp
- Canadian Mental Health Association of NB
- Atlantic Wellness Community Centre: 506-382-0298 or CLICK HERE
- Chimo: 1-800-667-5005 in NB or Click http://www.chimohelpline.ca/
- Kids' Help Line: 1-800-668-6868 or Click https://www.kidshelpphone.ca
- Tele-care: 811
- Emergency: 911
- CLICK HERE for a big list of  phone numbers to get Mental Health help
- CLICK HERE and also HERE for a big list of links to Horizon Health Mental Wellness Resources 
- Check 211 NB if you have questions about: accessing food, mental health support, or other non-emergency programs or services. Call 211 or CLICK.
- For a big list of local churches click HERE 
- Resources for ANYWHERE in Canada HERE 
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What's Trending News Stories Dec 23, 2024 #StormWatch

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~ Weather Heads-up: There's a Christmas Eve Special Weather Statement in effect for Moncton and Southeast NB... 

Potential snowfall on Christmas Eve, beginning early tomorrow morning into tomorrow (Tuesday) night.
"Snowfall Accumulation through the day tomorrow is 5-10 cm except up to 15 cm near the Fundy coast. There is unusual uncertainty in the amount of snowfall accumulation expected with this system. It's likely that snowfall warnings will be issued later today for parts of southern New Brunswick since snowfall amounts are expected to exceed 15 cm is some areas."
see our storm page at NewCountry969.ca/storm 

~ Q League hockey news:
It's official: the Acadie-Bathurst Titan will leave Bathurst for St John's, NL next season. It would seem that the decision was financial in nature. That will leave two NB teams in the Q (Moncton and Saint John). Deep dive here https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7416365?feature=related-link
BTW, Our Moncton Wildcats play Saturday afternoon and then New Years Eve afternoon (Tuesday, December 31st, 4pm). The New Year's Eve game is a part of a big celebration downtown. More at https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/12/city-of-moncton-new-years-eve-fun-2024.html

~ Blood Donors Needed this season:
There are 325 open appointments at Canadian Blood Services Moncton now through Jan 3rd.
Also of note: The #BeccaToldMeTo Holiday Blood Drive is happening now through January 3rd. Please consider donating blood this holiday season in memory of Becca. See https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/12/donate-blood-this-holiday-season-to.html for more details.

~ City of Dieppe holiday trash collection note: If your usual trash day is Wednesday, your Christmas trash will get picked up on Saturday, December 28, 2024 and your New Year's trash will get picked up on Saturday, January 4, 2025.

~ City of Moncton holiday trash collection... same thing, If your usual trash day is Wednesday, your Christmas trash will get picked up on Saturday, December 28, 2024 and your New Year's trash will get picked up on Saturday, January 4, 2025
 
~ Codiac Transpo Holiday Bus Service note: 
Early closure on Tuesday, Dec. 24, No service on Dec. 25 & 26, 2024, and on Jan. 1, 2025.
See www.codiactranspo.ca or the Codiac Transpo app for updated holiday schedules.



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Storm Links for Winter 2024/2025

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Fill the Bus 2024 from Anglophone East Schools: Filling School Buses with Food to Help Feed the Hungry!

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👉 Anglo East School District's FILL THE BUS is about filling a school bus with non-perishable food donations for the food bank. Any Anglo East School is happy to accept your food donation during FILL THE BUS... see this List of Schools and this Facebook post. DONATE ONLINE HERE. Also, if you see a school bus at a grocery store this weekend, that means volunteers are collecting food donations there!!
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Lynn's Lights 2024: supporting Moms and Babies at the Moncton Hospital #FriendsoftheMonctonHospital

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Lynn's Lights is a way to honor the memory of Lynn Whalen and support Mothers and Babies at Moncton Hospital. Lynn's Lights is a giant lighted Christmas tree. Every donation adds more lights to the tree. Donations support the Obstetrics and Newborn Care Unit of The Moncton Hospital.

More about Lynn:
Lynn Whalen, daughter, wife and mother, worked at The Moncton Hospital and died of ovarian cancer in 2021. Lynn’s family and friends have created Lynn’s Lights to support new moms and their babies.

More about Lynn's Lights:
Lights can be purchased for $25 each or $1,000 for a string of lights.
Donations and more info at https://friendsfoundation.akaraisin.com/ui/LynnsLights

We did an interview with Lynn's husband, Bill, and Katherine from Friends of the Moncton Hospital... 

 

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*UPDATE: still time to donate a used gift* Birchmount School holiday mart needs your donation

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*UPDATE* from Facebook:
*END UPDATE*
Our friends at Birchmount School reached out about their holiday gift  mart. They are hoping for donations of new or used-in-good-shape gift items.
Icymi, after donations are collected, students can go to the gift mart and pick up a small gift  for mom and dad. Donations of a twoonie are welcome, but not required from the kids. (that money goes to help families in need.)
Deadline is Friday and they are low on donations. So have a look around the house and if you're able to donate, please get in touch with Birchmount School.

BIRCHMOUNT SCHOOL is at 256 Ayer Ave.

Birchmount School WEBSITE

Fun fact! Birchmount School has almost 600 kids!

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What's Trending in the News Dec 11, 2024:

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Here's a transcript of our newscast for Wed Dec 11, 2024... 

Weather: There's a Special Weather Statement for Moncton and area about a storm this morning into Thursday... a rainstorm with strong winds and 25 mm of rain.
- Today, flurries-to-rain. 10mm. Gusty winds. High 9.  
- Tonight, more rain and stronger winds. Also warmer.

Conditions at 6am are bad driving. foggy. a number of school buses are one a one hour delay because of driving conditions! see www.newcountry969.ca/storm

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Some Byelections happened in the Province yesterday...
- Ten municipal byelections
- biggest one was for Ward 3 councillor in Saint John...  Mariah Darling won.
- In Beausoleil, (includes Cocagne, Grande-Digue, Notre-Dame, Shediac Bridge, Shediac River) the winner was Roméo J. Bourque.  
- article says less than 6000 votes were cast which is a voter turnout of under 16%.
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7406137

Wait Times for Mental Health Care in the news...
- NB's Department of Health is missing targets for how long a patient should wait to get mental health and addiction treatment, according to a report from New Brunswick Auditor General, Paul Martin.
- there's increasing demand for addiction and mental health services in the province,  
- Auditor General says things should be re-assessed and budgets should be re-adjusted (paraphrase)
- NB's minister in charge of addiction and mental health service is Rob McKee, and he says this is already being worked on.
more at https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7406312  

Good News: Community Turkey Drive Success!
- the other day, Salisibury Helping Hands Food Bank posted on their socials about how they teamed up with Fire Chief MacLeod to get a Turkey  Drive going because of increased need in the area...  
- their Turkey Goal was achieved! Well done!!
- any extra donations will be going to help other Food Banks in need.
see https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1010538654447399&id=100064738207340

Q League Hockey: Moncton Wildcats have two games at Avenir Centre this weekend... Friday and Saturday.
Note: the Friday night game vs Bathurst is the Teddy Bear Toss game! more HERE

Community: every school in Anglo East is still collecting food donations for their Fill the Bus campaign.
If you see a school bus at a grocery store this weekend, you can stop in to make a donation. We have more info on Fill the Bus on the Scotty and Tony Blog. https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/12/ways-to-help-people-this-christmas-2024.html

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What's Trending: Some stories in the news today

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Here are links to the stuff we talked about:

Weather: some ice pellets today, special weather statement tomorrow https://weather.gc.ca/en/location/index.html?coords=46.091,-64.791

Seclusion Rooms in School https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7405339

RCMP Stuff-a-Squad-Car https://www.facebook.com/rcmpnb/posts/981904710633576  

Anglo East Fill the Bus https://www.scottyandtony.com/2024/12/fill-bus-2024-from-anglophone-east.html

Wildcats Teddy Bear Todd Game is Friday night! see HERE

Here's a transcript of our morning news:

00:00
Good morning, Tony's out sick today. I'm Scott. Here are some of the stories we're tracking. Got a little bit of ice pellet action in the forecast today. So today's weather flurries changing to ice pellets with a high of minus one. And then we have a special weather statement for Moncton and area. This is about a storm hitting us Wednesday into Thursday, a rainstorm, strong winds, 25 millimeters of rain. Couple other stories. Seclusion rooms in our schools making news. Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick's child, youth, and seniors advocate says in a report that came out Monday,

00:29
This is a quote, it's time to stop normalizing breaking the law. And he is referring to spaces in schools meant to give students who feel overwhelmed a safe and calm environment outside of their classroom. The gist of this story, my takeaway is that Lamrock says seclusion rooms aren't governed by any current laws and that needs to change. If you want the whole story, that is just my paraphrase, but you can click the link on the Scotty and Tony blog for the whole thing.

00:55
Got a note from Codiak RCMP. They will be at Sobeys on Vaughan Harvey today from four to seven this evening to stuff a cruiser. They collect food and monetary donations. This time around, it's for the Peter McKee Community Center. They do food drives in a number of communities across the province. So if you see them at a grocery store, that is likely what is happening. And also Anglo East fill the bus continues. So every school in Anglophone East is collecting food to help hungry people. And you can...

01:22
Click our Scotty and Tony blog for more details on fill the bus and to queue league hockey, Moncton Wildcats, a couple of games at Avenir Center this weekend, Friday and Saturday. Just a reminder that Friday night, if you're going to the game against Bathurst, it is teddy bear toss night. We'll put a link with more details on the Scotty and Tony blog, Scotty and Tony.com.


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Would you know if this Masterpiece was upside down??

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Today's date (Dec 4) 1961, Henri Matisse’s artwork called Le Bateau was finally flipped around to be displayed right-side-up at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
It had been hung upside down for around 46 or 47 days! Stock-broker Genevieve Habert noticed it was  displayed upside down. Something like 116,000 people visited the museum to see the artwork before anyone noticed it was upside down. Even Matisse's son, Pierre Matisse, had seen the exhibit and didn't notice anything wrong.
According to TIME MAG, people didn't believe Mrs. Habert at first... but she "stuck to her guns" and eventually she called the New York Times. After that, the museum finally listened. They were like "Oh hey, would ya look at that, it IS upside down!"

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*UPDATE2: PARADE EVENT UNCANCELED *Moncton Santa Claus Parade 2024 happens Saturday (Nov 23)

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*latest update*
New Note from parade committee: 
"Santa Claus is Coming “Back” to Town!
After many last-minute meetings and late-night planning, the organizing committee of the Royale Greater Moncton Santa Claus Parade have come up with a plan for an alternate version of this year’s parade.  On Sunday, December 1st from 4 – 7 pm Santa & Mrs. Claus along with a few of this year’s floats will be in the parking lot of the Moncton Coliseum for the public to enjoy. Everyone is welcome to come walk through the parade zone to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season that will include live music, dancing mascots and beautiful floats.  Children (young and old) can bring their letters for Santa and also please bring non-perishable food items for the annual food drive."
*End latest Update*

*Older update*
NOTE FROM SANTA CLAUS PARADE COMMITTEE: 'Cancellation Notice: Royale Greater Moncton Santa Claus Parade It is with heavy hearts that the organizing committee of the Royale Greater Moncton Parade have come to the difficult decisions to cancel this year’s parade. Due to the expected heavy amounts of rain and high winds that are forecasted for tomorrow Saturday, November 23rd, the majority of the float entries have withdrawn from the parade. From participants to organizers, the primary concern is the safety of all participants, spectators, sponsors and volunteers, this decision was not made lightly. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. There will not be an alternate date for the parade this year. Avis d’annulation du défilé Royale du père Noël du Grand Moncton C’est avec le cÅ“ur lourd que le comité organisateur du défilé Royale du père Noël du Grand Moncton a décidé d’annuler le défilé de cette année. En raison de la pluie abondante et des vents violents prévus pour demain, le samedi 23 novembre, la majorité des chars allégoriques se sont retirés du défilé. Pour les participants comme pour les organisateurs, la première préoccupation est la sécurité de tous les participants, les spectateurs, les commanditaires et les bénévoles. Cette décision n’a pas été prise à la légère. Nous regrettons tout inconvénient occasionné par cette situation. Le défilé ne se tiendra pas à une autre date pour cette année.'



 
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