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Salmon
Federation to honour founding president

ST, ANDREWS - The Atlantic Salmon Federation will honour its founding president, Wilfred M. Carter, at a 60th anniversary dinner in St. Andrews on Wednesday, May 14. Carter, a wildlife biologist, became executive director of the International Atlantic Salmon Foundation in 1968. In 1982, when the foundation merged with the Atlantic Salmon Association to form the Atlantic Salmon Federation, headquartered in St. Andrews, Carter became president. Carter was inducted as a member of the Order of Canada in 1993. The Fairmont Algonquin Hotel will host the dinner.

Transport

Man hit by train was trespassing

MONCTON - A Transport Canada official says a New Brunswick man who was hit by a train while trying to save his dog last month was the victim of an "unfortunate accident" that could have been prevented. "Trespassing on railroad tracks is both illegal and dangerous," Maurice Landry said Tuesday. Landry said a Transport Canada investigation has concluded that Michael Hughes, 22, of Moncton was trespassing and should not have been walking on the railroad bridge over Hall's Creek. He was struck by a Via Rail passenger train on April 4. The investigation concluded the train was travelling within the prescribed speed limits for the area. No further investigation is planned. Hughes and the dog were struck by the train and knocked off the bridge into the muddy water of Hall's Creek. After a search by the RCMP, local fire departments and a helicopter, Hughes was presumed dead. His body has not yet been found.

Economy

Rising price of gas will boost taxi fares

FREDERICTON - The rising price of gasoline is forcing taxi customers in Fredericton to reach deeper into their pockets. Most taxi companies in the city have already increased their rates. George's Skycab will hike its rate Wednesday. "It works out to 10 per cent. In longer runs, it increases accordingly, but it's about 10 per cent," said Don Webster, owner of George's Skycab. This will result in the basic fare going up 50 cents. Fares from the airport won't change, but a cab to Oromocto will increase by a couple of dollars. "It's the long hauls that really hurt us in the fuel costs, so that's where we need to make up," said Webster. Several other companies in the city increased their rates earlier this week, also citing the high price of gas.