By Jacques Poitras, CBC Posted: Dec 07, 2017 The Liberal government has revealed how it plans to spend one chunk of a new federal-provincial child care fund announced earlier this year. The province will devote $12.2 million to improving the quality of early childhood learning in more than 300 daycare centres around the province. Non-profit and for-profit daycares will…

Posted on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 When William Marshall, a customer at Sobeys East Point store, won the $25,000 top prize in the company’s 110th Anniversary Giveaway promotion, the store was given an additional $5,000 by Sobeys head office to donate to a local charity or community group. The management and staff at the East Point…

Dec 4, 2017 by David Campbell I posted on social media this weekend that Saint John has the largest IT sector measured by the number of people working in the IT sector as a share of total employment. It was pointed out to me that lots of IT folks work in non-IT sectors, which is true and I have…

Dec 4, 2017 by Entrevestor While Atlantic Canada’s nautical types are pushing ahead with the oceans supercluster proposal, there’s another major initiative in the region that has captured less attention but still offers great potential. Centred in New Brunswick, the Smart Grid Initiative is developing a range of products that utilities can use in their grids to accommodate the…

Nov 30, 2017 by Mark Leger SUSSEX – Blair and Rosalyn Hyslop, the owners of Mrs. Dunsters, announced Thursday that they have finalized an agreement to purchase McBuns, a much-loved family bakery in Moncton. “[It’s] another crown jewel in New Brunswick,” said Blair Hyslop in a phone interview. “It’s been in business for 33 years. It’s well-entrenched in the…

Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2017 The town of Hampton is giving residents and visitors to the town a heads up that they may spot uniformed soldiers with weapons and army vehicles in and around the community this weekend. The town says the army will be conducting a training exercise from Friday until Sunday in…

Nov 30, 2017 by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN – More than half of the residents in the Greater Saint John area believe the decision not to proceed with the Energy East pipeline project will have a negative impact on the region’s economy, says a new poll by Corporate Research Associates. On a scale of 1 to 10 –…

Nov 28, 2017by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN – David “DK” Kelly has been promoted from Head Equipment Manager to Special Advisor to Hockey Operations for the Saint John Sea Dogs, the team announced on Tuesday. In his new role, Kelly will provide hockey insights, spearhead Sea Dogs alumni initiatives and assist with other special projects. He will…

Aaron Breen, director of development at IBM in Fredericton. Image: Cherise Letson/Huddle Today SAINT JOHN– New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) wants to help fill the cybersecurity skills gap in the province with a new program it’ll be offering next year. On Tuesday NBCC announced it will be launching a new one-year post-graduate cybersecurity diploma program…

Nov 28, 2017by Mark Leger SAINT JOHN – The busy tourism season is supposed to be behind us, but Uptown Saint John is anticipating an influx this weekend that’s expected to fill all of the available hotel rooms in the city centre. “We’ve got a few rooms left, but we’re forecasting a sellout,” said Paulette Hicks, general…

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Eleanor MacLean Valentin Boinitski has an extensive resume in communications and speaks five languages. His background and skills are the proverbial “wish list” for many employers, whether they are looking to hire a Canadian-born or immigrant employee. But, finding a job can often be problematic for newcomers when there are cultural differences…

The ninth annual safe driving study has been released by Allstate Insurance Company of Canada,  and New Brunswick ranked as the safest province to drive in. Allstate conducts the study each year, to generate discussion about what it means to be a safe driver. They examine the collision date of customers in Alberta, New Brunswick,…