By Brad Perry, Acadia Broadcasting New Brunswick is not ensuring timely access to addiction and mental health services, according to the province’s auditor general. Paul Martin tabled a new report on Tuesday looking at the Department of Health’s responsibility when it comes to those services. Martin found the department lacks mechanisms to ensure there is timely access […]
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The federal government has announced it will invest more than $1 billion into Indigenous-led wind projects to support New Brunswick’s clean energy transition. It will contribute up to $1 billion for 670 megawatts of Indigenous-led wind projects through the Canada Infrastructure Bank. An additional $25 million for the 25-megawatt Neweg Energy wind project, a partnership […]
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The Municipal District of St. Stephen has stepped up to help some students from the local middle school who lost the after-school program. Aaron Muzzatti, the aquatics and programming coordinator at the Garcelon Civic Center, said he’d been thinking about for it a while. However, it had to be put on the back burner to […]
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By Brad Perry, Acadia Broadcasting New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate is raising concerns about the use of seclusion rooms in schools. In a new report released on Monday, Kelly Lamrock called on the Department of Education to overhaul the practice. “Parents are upset, children are impacted and schools seem confused about how to properly […]
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St. Stephen council grapples with rising pressures and harassment amid debates about pay increases + Ross Memorial Museum opens for Christmas after 5-year hiatus + Tim Hortons Smile Campaign has record year in St. Stephen and St. Andrews. Original broadcast date: December 6, 2024 CHCO-TV NewsBreak26 with Vicki Hogarth and Nathalie Sturgeon is an original […]
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Jess Ross, the celebrated baker behind Gold Island Bakery, shares the story behind her new cookbook “Rise: A Devotion to Whole Grains”, a heartfelt collection of whole-grain recipes and family traditions from the Maritimes, on an all-new Southwest Magazine on CHCO-TV. Original broadcast date: December 5, 2024 Southwest Magazine is an original CHCO Television […]
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The province’s Child, Youth, and Seniors Advocate has released his report on the $1.4 million the Regional Development Corporation provided to Village of Hope to expand a recovery centre for people suffering from addiction. It raised concerns about the use of the politicized Regional Development Corporations processes to make decisions on the funding “of social […]
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Horizon Health Network is clarifying speculation in the community about the progress of the CT scanner planned for the Charlotte County Hospital. A brand-new CT scanner was promised to the hospital and is being paid for through many significant donations, and in part by a radiothon on Charlotte FM — an Acadia Broadcasting station. The […]
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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says nurses signing on to a new contract will receive a $10,000 signing bonus as part of an effort to recruit and retain more to the health care professionals. Holt announced on Tuesday that 9,950 nurses will receive the incentive, as a one-time payment. It was one of Liberal’s campaign […]
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The New Brunswick Teachers’ Association is calling on the new Liberal government to take quick action on recruitment and retention of teachers ahead of an oncoming wave of retirements. Peter Legacy, the president of the NBTA, told reporters there is an urgent need to address certain priorities, both short-term and long-term. “We are committed to […]
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