Month: December 2017
Young immigrants get help becoming New Brunswick leaders
New Canadians chosen to be part of a leadership program in New Brunswick that starts on Friday. (Imagine NB) By Elizabeth Fraser, CBC News Posted: Dec 08, 2017 Imagine NB, a two-year bilingual leadership “accelerator,” is aimed at teaching immigrant youth the skills to be decision-makers in areas they’re passionate about. “If we want to attract more new…
Read MoreMove Here: Local Realtor Says The Mayor’s Pitch Resonates Across Canada
Dec 8, 2017 by Mark Leger SAINT JOHN – Last week Mayor Don Darling made a plea to the residents of Toronto and Vancouver on Facebook. “Hey Toronto and Vancouver, move to Saint John NB, we have jobs, you can buy a house for well under 200k and our commutes are measured in minutes,” he wrote. “Contact…
Read MoreProvince puts $12.2M into improving early childhood learning
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…
Read MoreSeaside Park Elementary Wins $50K For New Playground
All the voting nearly two months ago paid off. Seaside Park elementary school is $50,000 closer to its goal in order to have a new playground built at the school. The working committee set up to take on the project feels the playground will not only help the students in the school but all the…
Read MoreA Nice Boost At Christmas From Sobey’s For A Customer and A Charity
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…
Read MorePatients face disruption as computers go down at Horizon and Vitalité health networks
At least 35 radiation oncology patients who had appointments at the Saint John Regional Hospital on Tuesday morning had their appointments cancelled because of the computer outage. (CBC) The computer systems at both of the province’s regional health authorities are down, forcing them to revert to paper files, cancel some services and turn some patients away,…
Read MoreIconic Saint John painter marks milestone at the market
Linda Cooke was dressed in silver Monday to mark 25 years of painting Saint John scenes in the City Market. (Julia Wright / CBC) By Julia Wright, CBC News Posted: Dec 04, 2017 Amid the bustle of the morning coffee rush at the City Market, Linda M. Cooke sits quietly dabbing rich green paint on a vintage map…
Read MoreSaint John Has Largest IT Sector and Fredericton the Largest IT Labour Pool
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…
Read MoreN.B. Smart Grid Project Not A ‘Supercluster’ But Still Gains Steam
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…
Read MoreGrand Bay-Wesfield Man Will Create an Innis & Gunn Limited Edition Beer
Nov 30, 2017 by Huddle Staff A New Brunswick man is creating a new, limited-edition beer for Innis & Gunn. A mockup of the bottle of “Don’s Choice.” Image: Submitted. Don Guimond, of Grand Bay- Westfield, was chosen the winner of the brewery’s first Canadian “Imagine & Gunn” competition with his Black IPA with Coconut and Rhubarb. The beer…
Read MoreThe Owners of Mrs. Dunster’s Buy McBuns Bakery in Moncton
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…
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