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Businessman, coach to carry Olympic torch

BATHURST - Brad McLellan, a local businessman and high school coach, will carry the Olympic torch through Bathurst Nov. 27. The decision was announced Sunday at the K.C Irving regional centre. McLellan was praised by city officials for his commitment to the community, his leadership and his contributions to local sports.

Education

Action group chooses chairman

BERESFORD - A group working to develop improved linguistic and cultural policy for francophone schools has chosen its chairman. The Action Group for the Commission on Francophone Schools chose Ernest Thibodeau, head of the Fédération des conseils d'éducation du Nouveau-Brunswick, as chairman. Members of the committee who will follow up on the report of the Commission on Francophone Schools chose the committee's name and elected Thibodeau in their first meeting last Friday. Education Minister Roland Haché attended the meeting, and said that he was looking forward to working with the group, which is comprised of community and government representatives. The group stressed the need to act on the recommendation to set up a committee of experts to review the funding of francophone schools. That recommendation, as well as the work, mandate and objectives of the group, will be on the agenda of the next meeting, the date of which will be determined by Thibodeau. The group is working to put a plan in place to follow up on the LeBlanc Commission Report.

Accident

RCMP probe head-on collision

RENOUS - District 6 Miramichi RCMP are investigating a head-on collision in Renous on the weekend that sent several people to hospital. The collision occurred on Highway 8 around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, when a northbound car crossed the centre line and struck a southbound car. Three people in the southbound car were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the northbound car was treated and released from hospital. A 24-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving causing injuries and will be appearing in Miramichi Court at a later date.