Oh thank gawwwwwdddddd my lobster was on one truck and
the butter was on the other


Truckers end blockade

TOM McCOAG / Amherst Bureau
Trucker spokesman Earl Germaine talks with RCMP
members shortly after six trucks partially blockaded
the Trans Canada Highway's eastbound lane at the Nova
Scotia-New Brunswick boundary on Thursday to protest
against the high cost of fuel.
Threat of tickets clears out gas price protesters


Truckers were moving their vehicles away from
barricades in northern New Brunswick on Thursday night
to avoid receiving hefty traffic fines, a spokesman
for the RCMP said late in the evening.

The independent drivers have been protesting high gas
prices for the past three days on highways throughout
the province - causing shortages at grocery stores and
a virtual shutdown in the flow of consumer goods into
and out of the Maritimes. Full story ...