Archive for January 2009
Tests show Blackville doesn’t have arsenic poisoning: health minister
New Brunswick Health Minister Mike Murphy says Blackville residents can “breathe a sigh of relief” after tests showed no signs of arsenic toxicity. Tests by an Ontario laboratory show half of the 99 residents who submitted blood and urine samples for testing have received their results and none showed traces of inorganic arsenic, which is…
Read MoreResidents of Blackville anxious for answers to arsenic mystery
Residents in Blackville are putting the pressure on the provincial Health Department in hopes of finding answers to their arsenic mystery. At least seven people have tested positive for elevated levels of arsenic in their blood or urine since December 2007. About 200 people attended a public meeting last week with environmental activist Inka Milewski,…
Read MoreBlackville’s Brian MacRae among softball hall of fame inductees
Softball New Brunswick Inc. Labatt Hall of Fame will induct three individuals and one team into the hall on the June 27 in Fredericton at the Fredericton Inn. The Hall of Fame Inductees: Gary Barley of Moncton. Barley, a stellar senior fast pitch pitcher with the Moncton Viponds from the late 60s and early 70s.…
Read MoreMore residents of N.B. village test positive for elevated levels of arsenic
Several more Blackville residents have tested positive for elevated levels of arsenic and health officials are still trying to identify the cause. Four people who live in the Digby Street and Shaffer Lane section of the village tested positive for elevated levels of arsenic in their blood more than a month ago. Now three more…
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