'Iconic' Salisbury market building a writeoff, fire chief says
CBC
The Green Pig Country Market in Salisbury, popular for its fresh vegetables, corn maze and community atmosphere, was destroyed by a fire Monday night.
The market 20 kilometres southwest of Moncton has been a daily staple for the surrounding areas in southeastern New Brunswick for years.
"It's huge … it's an economic backbone for the community," Salisbury Mayor Rob Campbell said as flames made fairly quick work of the market. "They draw in people from all over the region and tourists off the highway."
Bradley McLeod, the Salisbury fire chief, said firefighters received a call about smoke by the Green Pig at around 7:50 p.m. Monday.
"As soon as we got up to the Green Pig and pulled up into the driveway we could see that it had flames coming through the back," he said.
He said the fire started between a new addition at the back of the building and the building itself. He said the wind blew flames into the store, which caught fire.
The café and bakery were damaged by the flames, and the rest of the building has extensive smoke damage. On the outside, the building looks as if it's still up, but as soon as you walk into the front door, "everything is burned inside."
"It's probably going to be a total writeoff because the smoke damage and a lot of the heat damage. … The fire got up to the attic space so a lot of the trusses were burned," McLeod said.
He said the fire was out by 10:30 p.m., but crews didn't leave the scene until midnight to make sure the area is safe.
The cause of the fire is not known.
"Last night Salisbury lost an iconic business," the fire department said in a social media post.
"We were joined by crews from Petitcodiac, Havelock, Elgin, Moncton and Riverview to fight this blaze. Everyone came together and worked flawlessly."
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is getting rid of unlimited mental health benefits for staff, blaming ballooning costs and former administrators for implementing it without proper due diligence or oversight.
Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's TV and film studios and streaming division for $72 billion US, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer that has upended the media industry.
CBC Calgary kicks off its annual Make the Season Kind campaign this morning at Fratello Coffee Roasters.
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador is kicking off its annual holiday campaign, helping to raise money to support local food banks.
If all goes according to plan, at 6 a.m. AT on Saturday people working at the IWK Health Centre will become the test case for a generational change to Nova Scotia’s health-care system.
One month after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced what he called "generational" military spending, New Brunswick’s defence ecosystem is on high alert.
Miranda Mirlycourtois, 34, looks directly at the camera and makes a confession.
Saskatoon city hall says police spending is projected to be $2.6 million over budget this year. That pushes the city into a $1.2-million deficit position, according to a report that will be considered by city council next week.
Students at the University of Regina are days away from deciding whether a newly formed student association should become their official representative body.
All public schools on P.E.I. are closed Friday and thousands of Maritime Electric customers are without power as strong winds create hazardous travel conditions across the province.
Prince Rupert, B.C., residents are celebrating the holidays this year with coastal flair.
In the four years Chelsey Simmonds has worked at the Eva Rothwell Centre, she has seen the need increase every year at the centre’s community food pantry.
CBC is once again looking to make the holiday season kind in Windsor-Essex.