Beware of Bear Attacks
Veteran Bathurst Bears forward Brian Williams has a warning for the other five teams in the new Eastern Canadian Basketball League. The 30 year-old Baton Rouge, Louisiana native has only been with the Bears for one game, but he can’t believe they have opened the season with an 0-5 record.
“It’s a good group of guys who want to win and they are working hard every day,” Williams says. “We are ready to start winning games. “We have a lot of fast guys who are skilled offensive players,” he continues. “We also are ready to make the commitment to improve our defensive game.”
The Bears will be looking for their first win of the season tonight, when they host the Charlottetown Power (2-4). Game time is 7 p.m. at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre. Williams, a product of Oklahoma State and Louisiana Lafayette Universities, where he majored in business management, has played professional basketball around the world. He’s played in the NBA G League as well as in leagues in Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Taiwan and Mexico.
“I’m enjoying my time in Bathurst – it’s a small city and everyone is friendly,” Williams says. “We have a lot of support here and we want to win for the fans in Bathurst.”
The six-foot-five veteran plays a combo forward and guard, and he’ll also battle in the paint if asked.
“I’ll do whatever it takes to help the team win games.”
Meanwhile, the Moncton Motion (2-2) host the Valley Vipers (1-3) on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Avenir Centre. On Friday at 7 p.m., the Motion and first-place Tide (7-0) square off at Cobequid Education Centre in Truro and the Power visit the Saint John Union (4-2) at TD Station.
Papa Johns
In 1984, Papa Johns Pizza started in the small town of Jeffersonville, Indiana, and its popularity has spread all the way to Atlantic Canada. Today, Papa Johns boasts over 3,600 restaurants and can be found in more than 35 international markets outside of the USA. In Atlantic Canada, we opened our first Papa Johns franchise in Moncton, operating under the name of PJ Atlantic Restaurants Ltd. in 2009. This was the first of many Papa Johns restaurants to be opening over the next few years to serve the Maritime provinces. We now have a dozen restaurants in the following areas:
639 Mountain Rd., Moncton
555 Dieppe Blvd., Dieppe
20 Plaza Ave., Saint John
528 Smythe St., Fredericton
133 McAllister Dr. Saint John
19 Babineau Ave., Charlottetown
1909 Mountain Rd., Moncton
269 Main St., Fredericton
94 Hampton Rd., Rothesay
540 Pinewood Rd., Riverview
961 Bedford Highway, Bedford
644 Portland St., Dartmouth
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