Ability New Brunswick has launched a new microsite aimed at helping early learning centres and daycares create more inclusive spaces for children with mobility disabilities. Haley Flaro, the executive director of Ability New Brunswick, noted that the organization observed a trend in those facilities and decided to partner with the Department of Education and Early […]
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On December 12, 2008 my wife Sheri and I headed to Halifax to visit the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and a few of the graves of Pennfield Ridge’s “Forgotten Heroes”. Arriving in the Nova Scotia capital, sun setting upon the downtown skyline, one could not help to reflect on the 700 plus Royal Air […]
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The Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) is holding its tax rates amid the ongoing property assessment freeze throughout New Brunswick. Rates will remain at 1.5561 per $100 of assessment for Ward 2 – or the urban area of St. Stephen – and 0.5597 per $100 of assessment for the rural wards. The rural wards […]
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NB Power says it is enacting a moratorium on winter disconnections of electricity for vulnerable populations in the province. On Friday, the utility’s president, Lori Clark, told reporters disconnection is a “last resort.” “We have developed some criteria that we will want to enforce to make sure that we are helping customers manage their bills […]
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Dr. Wael Saber will tell you that patients visiting the access clinic at the Charlotte County Wellness Centre – a clinic specifically designed to divert patients from the emergency room – have pleaded with him to become their full-time doctor. Saber is the only physician working out of the new clinic on the third floor […]
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The Charlotte County Seniors Resource Centre (CCSRC) is hoping more seniors will sign up for its partnership with the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) to set up their Christmas lights and decorations this year. Emma Keech, the manager of the CCRC, said this is the second year the program has been in place. “It’s a […]
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The Passamaquoddy Lodge Foundation announced that it is hosting another information session regarding its plans to expand and relocate the nursing home, amid ongoing delays in provincial approval. Caroline Davies, a member of the board of directors for the foundation, said Eight years ago, the board was examining how to move from 40 beds, 20 […]
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Every December, the Kiwanis Club of Saint Andrews gathers for one of the community’s most cherished traditions: assembling holiday baskets for local seniors, especially those who are widowed or live alone. In the last few years, they have also been joined by their youngest members, the K-Kids, who bring their youthful enthusiasm to the initiative. […]
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In the fluorescent hush of hospital waiting rooms, where beepers break the silence and barely audible talk shows play in the background on TV screens, an 84-year-old artist began to draw. The sketches were quick and wry: porters in a blur, the choreography of chairs, the small absurdities that gather around illness. Nurses photocopied them. […]
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Since she was a puppy, Maud has accompanied us to work at the TV station. What began as a quiet office companion quickly turned into an accidental on-air presence, her head popping up behind the news desk like a rogue sock puppet during a live broadcast. And from there, she became a fixture of CHCO-TV […]
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