Saint John Journal
Crime
Male hospitalized after bat attack
A 27-year-old male was sent to hospital and another man was arrested after a beating in the north end involving a baseball bat. Sgt. Liz Chisholm of the Saint John Police Force said police responded to a report of an assault at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning on Stanley Street. Four to five people attacked the man, Chisholm said. The victim was taken to the hospital with a possible broken arm. An 18-year-old held after the assault was released and has a court date in early June, Chisholm said.
Education
Council supports immersion parents
Common council supports those who believe early French immersion in the province should not be eliminated, as the provincial Liberals are planning. A group of concerned parents represented by Tim Jackson and Michael Wilcott wrote a letter to council asking for their support. They granted it unanimously.
Emergency services
Court requests dispatch times
Coun. Ivan Court wants to know the dispatch times for Emergency Medical Services calls in the city's public safety communication centre. Court met in mid-March with Preston Holmes, the regional manager of Ambulance New Brunswick. In a letter to council, Court wrote that Holmes said it would three years until the province has a "mature ambulance service."
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