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Six New Brunswick Organizations Make List of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers
Jan 3, 2018 by Huddle staff SAINT JOHN – Six New Brunswick Organizations have been named to the list of Atlantic Canada’s top employers for 2018. CAA Atlantic Ltd. (Saint John), Irving Oil (Saint John), Medavie Blue Cross (Moncton), NBCC (Fredericton), University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) and Opportunities New Brunswick made the list this year. The list…
Read MoreNew Business Wants to Help Seniors Age in Place
Posted on January 2, 2018 by Eleanor MacLean For years, Judy Lane heard stories from families struggling to find the right services to meet the needs of their aging parents. While many ended up in special care or nursing homes, it wasn’t always what they wanted. “Many seniors struggle to find and coordinate various service providers to…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions from 7 of New Brunswick’s Top Companies
Jan 2, 2018 by Huddle Staff Here we are, at the beginning of a new year. The gyms are full and everyone’s on a healthy eating kick after eating like garbage over the holidays. People are committing to other healthy habits too, like saving money, spending more time with friends and family and spending less time binging…
Read MoreTown Of Quispamsis Mayor Says Roads Were The Top Priority In 2017
Posted on Sunday, December 31, 2017 The theme of this year for the Town of Quispamsis was roads, roads, roads. That from Mayor Gary Clark in a year-end interview with our newsroom where he says this was the largest year for the paving program in the town’s history and says council knew that attention had…
Read More2017 Was Busy Year For Development In Rothesay, Mayor Says
Posted on Friday, December 29, 2017 The mayor of Rothesay says this past year they’ve taken steps to diversify the housing offerings in the community which is something she believes is much needed. Nancy Grant says seniors are asking for the kind of housing where they can downsize. “We have an apartment complex in…
Read MoreMovement Underway To Donate Gift Cards
Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 There has been a social media movement on Twitter to persuade people to donate their gift cards once they receive them to local food banks. Loblaws is giving away from 3 to 6 million $25 gift cards because of a bread price fixing scandal and many shoppers say they plan…
Read MoreBitter Cold From Coast To Coast
Posted on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 Winter only officially began last week but it now has its grip over most of Canada. Extreme cold warnings and special weather statements about the cold have been issued for nearly every province. Weather Network meteorologist Michael Carter says 2017 is ending on a bitter note. “From the West…
Read MoreNews Developer Renovating 150-Year-Old Building on Charlotte Street in Uptown Saint John
Dec 27, 2017 by Mark Leger SAINT JOHN – Developer Percy Wilbur has purchased a historic uptown property at the corner of Union Street and Charlotte Street and has begun renovations for a commercial and residential complex that will include a new building on the neighbouring vacant lot. Wilbur first took an interest in the three-storey building…
Read MoreNORAD Helps Kids To Track Santa Claus
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2017 Are the kids getting anxious for the arrival of Santa Claus? Well there is a way to track his flight on Sunday, thanks to the help of North American Air Space Defence, Or NORAD as it is commonly known. This is the 62nd year that NORAD has been helping…
Read MoreThe Legalization of Marijuana Is Huddle’s Business Story of the Year
Dec 21, 2017 by Mark Leger FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick government moved faster than other provinces in setting the stage for a legal cannabis market and it more overtly made the economic development case for the sector, making marijuana Huddle’s business story of the year for 2017. The province acted so quickly (relatively speaking) that it…
Read MoreEmera, Ottawa invest $4.3-Million in UNB’s Smart Grid Research
The Digby Neck wind farm, owned and operated by Nova Scotia Power, an Emera company. Image: submitted. Dec 21, 2017 by Inda Intiar FREDERICTON – The federal government and Nova Scotia energy company Emera are investing $4.3 million in the University of New Brunswick’s smart grid research project, it was announced Wednesday. In an interview with Huddle, Emera President…
Read MoreCooke Acquires U.S. Nutritional Product Company For $500-Million
Dec 20, 2017 by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN– Cooke Inc., the parent company of Cooke Aquaculture, announced Tuesday that it has acquired Omega Protein Corporation, a nutritional product company known for its specialty oils and specialty protein products. Under terms of the transaction, Cooke has acquired all outstanding shares of Omega Protein for $22 per share in cash, or…
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