Five more COVID deaths, none at the Drew
The death toll from COVID-19 continues to grow in New Brunswick with five more deaths reported Wednesday. Two recent deaths happened in Zone 1, though none took place at the Drew Nursing Home, according to executive director Linda Shannon. Results from the most recent testing at the Drew will be back sometime today, and Shannon is hoping the outbreak will be declared over as early as Friday night.
56k New Brunswickers still haven’t got their first dose
There were just shy of 15,000 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in the province in the past week. That’s slightly up from the previous week. About 8500 people got their second dose of a vaccine, while 6200 got their first dose.
577,000 people in New Brunswick are fully vaccinated, which is just over 73% of the population, and nearly 83% of those eligible now for vaccines.
About 62,000 people have a first dose and are waiting on a second. About 56,000 people who are eligible have yet to get a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
AWI gets spooky for Halloween
The Atlantic Wildlife Institute is hosting a spooky woods walk for this year’s Halloween season. On Friday, October 29th from 6pm to 9pm, AWI is inviting those who dare to take a short walk through its haunted woods, promising ghouls, witches, and “who knows what else”.
Admission is by donation and all proceeds will go towards AWI’s wildlife care program. Masks and proof of vaccination are required. AWI says bring a flashlight, and dress for the weather.
Deadline approaches for Sappyfest Creative Director
The deadline is fast approaching for applications to become the new Creative Director of Sappyfest. The festival says it’s looking for someone to “take the imaginative lead” for both a three-day festival in July 2022, and for a presentation or series of presentations over the coming winter. More information is available at sappyfest.com, and applications will be reviewed starting Monday, October 25th.
Movie night in Sackville
It’s a busy movie night in Sackville: The Sackville Film Society is showing “Beans”, a coming-of-age film about a young Mohawk girl, set during the Oka Crisis of 1990. That’s at the Vogue Cinema and open to Film Society members. Then there’s the final night of the Ramen Film Festival, hosted by the Japanese Foodways class at Mount Allison. The film “The Ramen Girl” is showing at 7pm in the auditorium of Flemington Building on the Mount Allison campus.
CHMA Talks tonight: Chris Eaton on reading in search of Canada’s best fiction, and a conversation with former head of NB Trails.
Tune in to CHMA Talks tonight for two conversations: First at 6pm, we chat with Sackville writer Chris Eaton about his recent job as a professional reader, sitting on the jury for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. Then at 6:30 we call up the former head of NB Trails, the organization responsible for the growth of the TransCanada Trail through New Brunswick, to find out if there’s any future for the defunct organization.
