A program giving more New Brunswickers access to doctors has expanded to Fredericton and Woodstock. Health Link started in Moncton and allowed those on the Patient Connect wait list to get in-person, phone or online appointments with a doctor or nurse practitioner. Health Minister Bruce Fitch says the program has yielded good results. When people registerContinue reading “Program connecting New Brunswickers to doctors expands to Fredericton, Woodstock”
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New Brunswickers now able to access their own lab results online
A new online portal allows New Brunswickers to view their general lab results. The portal is found on MyHealthNB under MyHealth Records. People can go back to the month of their last blood work and find results, which include a scale showing if the results are low, normal or high. At first, the portal was piloted to a select cohortContinue reading “New Brunswickers now able to access their own lab results online”
Don’t judge a book by its cover: Hanwell teacher encourages students to unwrap new reads
Books wrapped in brown paper sit in a pile at the front of Megan Young-Jones’s classroom at Hanwell Park Academy, a new school southwest of Fredericton. Each one has the book’s first sentence written on the front, with the book’s title and original cover hidden just below the surface until chosen by a student. The idea, Young-Jones says, is for studentsContinue reading “Don’t judge a book by its cover: Hanwell teacher encourages students to unwrap new reads”
Minister to take questions in livestream on modified immersion program
Education Minister Bill Hogan launches public consultations Monday night on how the New Brunswick government proposes teaching anglophone students how to speak French. Hogan will begin with a livestream on the provincial government’s YouTube channel, answering questions about the program sent by the public on social media. Other consultation sessions are planned for Bathurst, Moncton, Saint JohnContinue reading “Minister to take questions in livestream on modified immersion program”
Heritage group takes trip down memory lane while working to restore old N.B. church
A church with wooden hand-hewn beams and a long history sits in the village of New Maryland. It was deconsecrated in 2019. With the help of a community association, it may breathe new life down the road. Pat Burns, secretary of the New Maryland Heritage Association, said she recalls going to the St. Mary theContinue reading “Heritage group takes trip down memory lane while working to restore old N.B. church”
Pop-up exhibit shines light on need for more Holocaust education in N.B.
A prominent voice against antisemitism says Holocaust education in New Brunswick needs to improve — and she hopes her educational exhibit will help. Jasmine Kranat created the exhibit last year to better educate young people about the Holocaust. The exhibit will be on display at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery until Sunday. Last May, 200 Fredericton High School students attended the exhibitContinue reading “Pop-up exhibit shines light on need for more Holocaust education in N.B.”
Family separated while trying to leave Ukraine finally reunited in Fredericton
Getting on a plane to come to Fredericton felt “too good to be true” to Shadrach Igogo. He had been waiting months to come to Fredericton with his son Ivan — and be reunited with his wife, Faith Igogo, and their baby, Viktor — after months of trying to flee the war in Ukraine, facing visa delays and gettingContinue reading “Family separated while trying to leave Ukraine finally reunited in Fredericton”
Grab your binoculars! N.B. astronomers say comet not seen for 50,000 years is on its way
Curt Nason, an amateur astronomer and comet enthusiast, went outside looking for the C/2022 E3 comet about two months ago. While looking through the lens of his telescope, he locked in on the spot where the comet should be. He saw a “little fuzzy patch.” “That made me smile,” Nason said. That comet is expected to be seenContinue reading “Grab your binoculars! N.B. astronomers say comet not seen for 50,000 years is on its way”
The Sea Wins: Shipwrecks of the Bay of Fundy writer dives deep into history
Eric Allaby has spent a lot of time below the surface of the the Bay of Fundy. And he’s seen things not many others have had the chance to survey in those icy waters. Allaby was a Liberal MLA for close to 20 years, but before that he was a commercial diver and it was his curiosity in that line ofContinue reading “The Sea Wins: Shipwrecks of the Bay of Fundy writer dives deep into history”
Saint John man hopes to boost horse racing in Maritimes with new podcast
Scott Waddell of Saint John has seen first-hand the decline in harness racing in New Brunswick over the past 40 years. Waddell, part of the harness racing community, wants people to know what’s happening. He has decided to start a Maritime horse racing podcast called Harness the Talk. “It’s in dire straits right now … here in NewContinue reading “Saint John man hopes to boost horse racing in Maritimes with new podcast”
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