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Fatality
Welder dies in fall at lumber mill

PETITCODIAC - A welder is dead after a fall at a New Brunswick lumber mill. RCMP say Allan Wilson, 52, of the Minto area was removing plates from beams at the Fawcett lumber mill in Petitcodiac Tuesday when he fell about 10 metres to a concrete floor. An official with WorkSafe NB and the RCMP are investigating but foul play isn't suspected.

Crime

Teen charged after cigarettes seized

FREDERICTON - A 17-year-old male from Nova Scotia appears in court today to face charges following the seizure of illegal cigarettes in New Brunswick. Fredericton police stopped a red cube van for speeding on Route 8 around 3 a.m. Tuesday and discovered the cigarettes. Members of the RCMP Customs and Excise Section were called to assist and Const. Tony Vienneau says 200,000 illegal cigarettes were seized. The youth, from Truro, was the only occupant of the vehicle. He faces charges under the New Brunswick Tobacco Tax Act and the Excise Act.

Politics

Torontonians top list in Grits inner circle

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is said to be going heavy with Torontonians as he puts together an inner circle of advisers and aides. It's expected to include the CEO of Ontario's Heart and Stroke Foundation, Rocco Rossi, as the party's new national director. And Warren Kinsella will manage the war room, as he did for Jean Chrétien. But a non-Torontonian may get the plum job of Ignatieff's chief of staff, at least temporarily. Insiders say ex-New Brunswick MP Paul Zed will be the top aide until a permanent one is found.

Publishing

Historian to recount life of rights pioneer

MIRAMICHI - The life of Frances Fish, a pioneer of womens' rights in Canada, will be the subject of a book. Fish, a native of Newcastle, was the first woman to graduate from law school in Nova Scotia and the first to run for provincial office in New Brunswick. She was a lawyer in Newcastle before her death in 1975. Barry Cahill, a Nova Scotia Archives employee and historian, says he was drawn to Fish and her accomplishments. He says he's looking for more information on Fish for his book and can be reached at the Nova Scotia Public Archives.

Health

Campaign to fight rising obesity rates

MIRAMICHI - The Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport hopes a new campaign will reverse the province's expanding obesity rates. Michelle Bourgoin, director of the province's wellness branch, says the Good News for a Change campaign is about inspiring people to make healthy changes in their day-to-day lives. Bourgoin says the program will publicize positive health stories from people across New Brunswick on a new website - www.goodnewsforachange.ca. New Brunswickers are encouraged to share stories about ways they improved their wellness.