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(Shot of the Marquee at the Imperial Theater)
(Photo by Jim Hennessy)
With less than a month to go before Christmas, a huge gift has arrived early for the Imperial Theater's Keep It Live Campaign. Following a performance last night, Arthur and Jack Irving handed over a cheque for half a million dollars to put the fundraiser over the top of their goal of $2.5 million dollars. Peter Smith is General manager of the Theater and tells CHSJ News, he is flabbergasted by the generosity.
Cindy Millet is a member of the Capital Campaign Cabinet and works for Irving Oil and tells CHSJ News, she is overwhelmed by the gift. As a way of thanking the Irving's for their generous gift, the Imperial Theater is renaming the auditorium Fort Reliance for the next 15 years.
Another warning about a phone scam in the area. It was back on Wednesday, a Bellisle Creek woman received a call from a man saying it was her grandson, he was in trouble and needed to be wired some cash for a lawyer. The woman went to her bank but they were suspicious and asked for a fax number from the lawyers office before sending the money. She went back home, the man called back and was furious and told her to go to another bank but they would not deal with her either.
She went back to her bank and they called the RCMP. An officer went home with the senior and when the phone rang, he answered. As soon as he identified himself as RCMP, the man said he had the wrong number and hung up. The call was tarced to a cell-phone in Quebec. Between January and August of this year, 317 similar calls have been made to homes around the country.
After suffering through a wet start, work crews at the Q-Plex in Quispamsis are making up time with this spring like weather of late. Concrete foundations have been poured and infrastructure for the bleachers in place along with the bleachers on site ready to be installed. Work on the outdoor pool is underway and the bulk of the site work is finished.
The pipes for the geothermal system have been laid and the over-all construction schedule is on time. The facility is still scheduled to be open by the fall of next year. Earlier this week, Saint John Toyota announced it's sponsorship for the zamboni at the Q-Plex and also donated two new vehicles for use by the facility staff.
Santa will head down King Street tonight waving at the children on his way to the Mayor's Tree Lighting ceremony at Loyalist Plaza. Ivan Court tells CHSJ News, there will be singing, treats and the lights will be flipped on at 6pm.
City staff will also collect non-perishable donations and toys for local charities. If the weather is a problem, the event will be moved inside to Market Square.
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