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CBC
4 days ago
- General
- CBC
After a couple of close calls, this cyclist is urging etiquette on Moncton's public trails
Social Sharing Riverview's Karen LeBreton has had two near misses with bikers while using Moncton's riverfront trail. As a regular trail user, she believes everyone should be mindful of the shared space and follow trail etiquette. Both incidents happened at the trail's blind spots when LeBreton was biking toward Moncton from Dieppe, she said. The first was when a speeding biker couldn't see her coming around the corner. "I stopped my bike because I had time and I yelled out so that it'd make him aware that I'm in front of him, and he swerved and he crashed into the trees," she said. WATCH | 'We try really hard to educate': The City of Moncton wants you to learn some trail etiquette 3 minutes ago Complaints from trail users have prompted the city to add more signs encouraging users to follow certain protocols in shared natural spaces. Not long after that, LeBreton came across a couple riding side by side at another blind curve. She said them not being as fast helped prevent a collision. "You would just think people would have more common sense, and what makes me scared ... being on the trails now is then what recourse would I have if I get injured because of somebody else's neglect?" she said. "Especially now with all the e-bikes and the e-scooters, people are traveling a lot faster on the trails and just don't seem to have proper knowledge of how they should be conducting themselves on the trail to make sure everybody's safe." In the last few weeks, the City of Moncton has increased signage on the riverfront trail following reports from trail users, said Monica Tucker, the city's manager of recreation. She said the riverfront attracts a lot of traffic and signs about basic trail etiquette like alerting upon passing, riding on the right and following the speed limit have been posted at four key locations. "We have started with this one ... if we have other issues at certain spots, other trails, we would look at doing the same thing," she said. Tucker said the city continues to monitor issues on trails across Moncton. "We try really hard to educate and the ... more we hear about it, the more we can understand what the issues are." She said a large amount of complaints that come in are about people wearing headphones or earbuds while on the trail. Tucker advised everyone to be mindful of their surroundings and have the volume at a low enough level to hear a bell or alert made by a fellow trail user. Steven McArthur, owner of Move Scooter Rental, has over 200 electric kick scooters that people rent across Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview. He said the scooters can go up to 25 km/hr on the streets but the speed has been capped to 15 km/hr on trails across the three communities, following Moncton's speed limit guidelines. "We put geo-fencing around all the zones in the city, limiting the speed, so as soon as one of our e-scooters [enters] the zone geographically, it will automatically slow the scooter down," he said. Geo-fencing means to create a virtual boundary around a particular geographic location using GPS technology. When in use the scooters report their location every five seconds, said McArthur. "So if there is people going faster than that, it's definitely not with our scooters," he said. McArthur said signage is important on turns and he encouraged users to alert people while passing them on an e-scooter. "It's not rude to ring your bell, it's just notifying them that you're behind them," he said. The City of Fredericton does outreach activities to educate people about trail use, including bike bell giveaways and education by the Fredericton police, said spokesperson Shasta Stairs in an email to CBC. Marc Dionne, Saint John's director of parking, parks and recreational facilities, said in an email that the city does not have bylaws for the use of trails. "We simply ask for common courtesy," said Dionne. The City of Moncton does not issue fines to those not following the trail rules, but staff from the recreational department do stop people to educate them, said Tucker.
The Hindu
05-08-2025
- The Hindu
Team Mangaluru to fly its new ‘Tulunadu chariot', ‘water is life' kites at Dieppe International Kite Festival
Team Mangaluru, a group of kite flyers, will showcase its new kites – 'Tulunadu chariot' and 'water is life' – at the Dieppe International Kite Festival to be held in France from September 13 to 21. The chariot kite will be 18 ft. high and 10 ft. wide. Senior artist and international kite flyer Dinesh Holla, who has designed both the kites, said that they will be a applique or collage works. 'Tulunadu chariot' is unique to the Tulu-speaking coastal belt. The colourful chariot will be a new attraction at the festival in which people from 50 countries are expected to participate. Mr. Holla said that the 'water is life' kite has been designed in such a way to communicate the message to treat water like God. Hence, in the design, a pot of water is placed inside the 'pallakki' (palanquin) used to carry idols in temples. In addition, the design shows the sky and greenery (on the tile part). 'This kite highlights the importance of both nature and culture and the need to protect them. It communicates that if nature is protected there will be no dearth of water,' Mr. Holla, who took part in the Dieppe festival seven times, said. He said that a five-member team of kite flyers from Mangaluru will head to France on September 10. Team Mangaluru will participate in the Dieppe festival for the ninth time. Mr. Holla said that Team Mangaluru, led by Sarvesh Rao, has been showcasing Indian culture, particularly related to the coastal belt of Karnataka, at international kite festivals. The team has been participating in the kite festivals of 12 countries. He said kite flyers – Mr. Rao, Pranesh Kudroli, Satish Rao, and Arun – are now preparing the two new kites.
CBC
15-07-2025
- CBC
Pre-trial hearings begin for man accused of Dieppe double murder
A series of pre-trial hearings began in court Tuesday for a man accused of killing a Dieppe couple in 2019. Janson Bryan Baker, 29, faces two charges of first-degree murder. It's alleged he killed Bernard Saulnier, 78, and his wife Rose-Marie Saulnier, 74, on Sept. 7, 2019. Baker's case returned to Moncton's Court of King's Bench for the first of several days of voir dires. The hearings are being held to determine the admissibility of potential evidence at his upcoming jury trial. A publication ban prohibits reporting what is presented during the hearings. Voir dire hearings have been scheduled intermittently through the summer and fall. The trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 5, 2026 and last three months. The charges against Baker were laid in 2023 on the fourth anniversary of the discovery of the Saulniers' bodies in their Amirault Street home.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kyle Stowers' RBI double
The 44th Acadian Games in Dieppe blend culture and competition More than 1,100 athletes are representing 11 delegations from across the Maritimes in cultural events and in sports like soccer, volleyball and mini handball. 3:19 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Times
23-06-2025
- Times
Normandy's seafood-packed city that's easily reached by ferry
Emerging behind a long, hut-studded pebble beach on Normandy's Alabaster Coast, the seaside resort of Dieppe is one easy-to-explore parcel of history, architecture, cross-Channel cultural ties and seriously good seafood, a four-hour ferry ride from the south coast. Dieppe's coastal location unquestionably shaped its evolution from a small 11th-century settlement to a medieval centre of trade, cartography and crafts. By the 16th century, Dieppe was one of France's most important fishing ports and had long waved renowned navigators off to the New World. Rebuilt following the Anglo-Dutch bombardment of 1694, Dieppe was the site of the country's first sea-bathing resort in 1824 and was later the scene of the Allies' disastrous 1942 Dieppe Raid. • Read our full guide to Normandy Today the city is recognised as a 'Ville d'Art et d'Histoire' and hosts an award-winning, town-encompassing market every Saturday. Plus, it's home to the International Kite Festival every two years (it takes place this September) and the lively Herring and Scallop Fair in November — a nod to the industry on which Dieppe was founded. • Morning: Dieppe castle — Château de Dieppe• Lunch: L'Ô2 Mer• Afternoon: 19 August 1942 Memorial museum• Drink at: Café des Tribunaux• Evening: Passage Obligé• Dinner: La Cale • Morning: Tour Le Pollet• Lunch: Bistrot Chez Polette• Afternoon: Navigation Normande boat trip• Drink at: Moment Café• Evening: Two churches • Dinner: Comptoir d'Huîtres • An eclectic collection of artwork adorns the walls of Dieppe castle — Château de Dieppe — a fortification that dates from the 15th century. Dieppe's story is told through paintings, sculptures and objects, including the country's largest collection of carved ivory. Idle in the map room and on the ramparts (£6; Rue de Chastes). • Step inside the ornate 19th-century Italian-style theatre — now the 19 August 1942 Memorial Museum — to learn about the Dieppe Raid, aka Operation Jubilee, which saw the greatest single loss of Canadian life in one day in the Second World War. The theatre, where a few Allied troops took refuge, hosts a detailed exhibition including a moving film (£5; 1 Place Camille Saint-Saëns).• Disappear into this shop that's a treasure chest of trinkets, jewellery, clothing and homewares tucked in a cobbled courtyard off Dieppe's pedestrianised shopping street, Grande Rue. Browse fish-eye mirrors, colourful kaftans, bold necklaces and ceramics under the side eye of the resident miniature dachshund (178 Grande Rue).• Venture across the bridge to Le Pollet, a neighbourhood with its own traditions. Pass street art in the alleyways, see Dieppe's oldest timber houses, visit the hilltop chapel dedicated to sailors lost at sea and eat at the unassuming restaurant Les Voiles d'Or with its one Michelin star (2 Chemin de la Falaise). Call for a harbour-view café au lait (from £3).• Take to the top deck for some sea air on a leisurely 75-minute round cruise out of Dieppe harbour westwards towards Varengeville-sur-Mer. The captain's commentary, which covers history and geology, is in French with the occasional gag that needs no translation (from £12, Pop into St Rémy, which took more than a century to build from 1522. Don't miss the striking 17th-century split Renaissance columns on the façade. Then, a few streets away, find the gothic St Jacques church. Some of its earliest parts date from the 12th century (free). Lunch beneath low-hanging lanterns and filament bulbs in this contemporary beachfront restaurant alongside the old casino. Delve into staples such as oysters, moules-frites (with Roquefort cheese sauce) and beef tartare. Ask for a window seat to the sea or head for the sheltered terrace (mains from £13; 101 Boulevard de Verdun). • 24 of the best places to visit in France for your next getaway Last of the traditional giant bistros, this imposing brasserie is an institution in Dieppe, not to mention a terrific suntrap for an evening tipple. The interior drips with vintage glamour. From 6pm to 8pm is Wine O'Clock. Ask for a pleasing £4 house wine (1 Place du Puits Salé). Drinks from £4; Settle in for a French feast at this cosy corner bistro where the chalkboard changes with the produce available. Start with the signature egg on watercress and follow with market-bought fish and sauce of your choice. Wash the lot down with a bottle of crisp, sparkling Normandy cider (mains from £11; 34 Rue Jean Antoine Belle Testé). A nautical theme runs through this popular dining spot where wood-panelled walls are bedecked in fishing nets, shells and rope-strung lights. A simple menu featuring oysters and what is said to be the best fish and chips in Normandy tantalises, although whelks with mayo are a juicy speciality (mains from £12; 18 Quai du Carénage). • 12 of the best villas in France with pools One for coffee aficionados, find quality caffeine in laid-back surroundings opposite the church of St Rémy. Dark walls are dressed with colourful artwork while mid-century furniture gives it a slightly retro feel. Nab a table on the pavement if the weather is behaving; don't leave without a bag of Normandy-roasted coffee (drinks from £3; Facing the docks, this restaurant specialises in fresh seafood. Sit beneath the beautiful vintage tile work and enjoy oysters, squid or sensational grilled razor clams. Stay for the largest yet lightest, cream-stuffed, chocolate-drizzled profiteroles you've laid eyes on (mains from £21; 12 Cour de Dakar). This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Dog-friendly and facing the seaLocated on the wide grassy promenade across from the beach and just minutes from the town centre, this dog-friendly, three-star hotel offers views across the Channel from its minimalist rooms (ask for one with a roll-top bath). For extra space, book the panoramic duplex. The breakfast features DIY boiled eggs, fruit and croissants. Go green by saying no to room cleaning and you'll enjoy a glass of fizz in return (room-only doubles from £88; Modern spot with a spaBuilt onto the ruins of Dieppe harbour's medieval ramparts, this modern hotel offers simple sophistication. Situated at the far edge of the marina, it's in the thick of waterfront bars and restaurants. The in-house spa offers tempting treatments while the raised Le Patio terrace is equally inviting for an aperitif. Rooms are minimalist with white sheets and natural tones. Go for a balcony room to enjoy a private view of the marina below (room-only doubles from £118; In the shadow of Dieppe's castle museum and next to the town's last remaining gate from the 14th-century wall, the Mercure hotel promises comfort beneath the Étretat cliffs. Rooms are smart with a flash of colour, statement lamps and king-sized double beds as standard — be sure to secure one with a sea view. Start your day in the fourth-floor breakfast room, where floor-to-ceiling windows guarantee an unrivalled view of the Channel. (B&B doubles from £148; Sail into Dieppe harbour in four hours with DFDS ferries, which crosses twice daily from Newhaven, East Sussex (from £20 for foot passengers and £100 for a car and up to four people ( Alternatively, catch the Eurostar to Paris, then rail services via Rouen to Dieppe. Central Dieppe is compact and easy to get around on foot. The free and electric DeepMob shuttle bus also scoots visitors around the main attractions from the railway station, while the bus network (tickets £2) includes the centre and other districts. Dieppe is a year-round seaside resort so avoid the heaving summer beach by visiting in spring or autumn, the latter coinciding with its festivals. It's a short walk from the ferry terminal so you don't need a car, but if you are if travelling by car, explore further into Normandy to squeeze more from your Henton was a guest of Dieppe Normandie Tourisme ( Normandy Tourism ( and DFDS
