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Horizon Health officials are hopeful that a new certificate program in nursing leadership and management will show nurses that there’s a future for them in the province. Brenda Kinney, vice-president and chief nursing officer at Horizon Health, said the network has secured 40 seats in the program offered by the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. She saidContinue reading “Horizon Health hopes new UNB program will improve nurse retention”

New Brunswick is making changes to disaster financial assistance when it comes to payouts and buyouts. Public Safety Minister Kris Austin said that from 2014 to 2020, disaster assistance payouts in New Brunswick totalled around $335 million. The province is responsible for $76 million of that figure, the rest is covered by the federal government, he said. Speaking at aContinue reading “N.B. caps disaster relief, expands buyout eligibility for flood-damaged homes as toll of extreme weather rises”

As catalytic converter thefts in New Brunswick continue to rise, Fredericton police have released statistics that show 17 catalytic converters have been reported stolen since the beginning of the year. Just last week, Moncton Headstart was targeted for the second time for their catalytic converter, and a few days before that, a Theatre New Brunswick vanContinue reading “Fredericton police report 17 catalytic converter thefts so far this year”

New Brunswickers who live alone are now eligible for a rental assistance program. The Canada-New Brunswick Housing Benefit was originally available to families earning a combined income between $14,200 and $38,000 per year before tax. In December 2021, it was expanded to include people with children under 19 years of age who rent and make between $12,500Continue reading “N.B. housing assistance program expanded to include people who live alone”

Electronic vehicle insurance cards can now be used as proof of insurance in New Brunswick, but the announcement sparked debate on social media about the pros and cons of the new option. According to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, New Brunswick insurers can now issue insurance cards for use on a mobile device, with theContinue reading “From ‘pink card’ to screen: Experts weigh in on new digital insurance option in N.B.”

Allison Edmunds is stressed after four days without water in her home at the Tamarack Estates mobile-home park in Lincoln, N.B. Edmunds, who is pregnant, can’t shower or cook in her own home — and when morning sickness strikes, she has to go outside in the cold, because she can’t use her toilet. “We can’t doContinue reading “Mobile-home park faces multi-day water outage, persistent dirty water problems”

While many New Brunswickers hunker down at home to wait out the extreme cold blowing through the province, feral cats may not have a place to go. Jo-Ann Cook, founder of Gracie’s Feral Cat Rescue in Miramichi, said she’s worried about the area’s large feral cat population during the cold weather. Based on figures provided by theContinue reading “Miramichi organization worries for feral cats as cold snap hits N.B.”

With extreme cold temperatures expected to roll through New Brunswick and the Maritimes Friday night and Saturday, cities across the province are preparing for the cold. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for all of New Brunswick, with wind chill values expected to hit between -40 and -47 Friday night and into Saturday morning.Continue reading “Deep freeze: N.B. cities prepare for weekend’s extreme cold”

The province’s plan for what it calls a 50-50 model to replace French immersion came as a shock to Belledune-raised Amy McCarthy, because she attended something very similar in the 1980s.  McCarthy said from Grade 1-9, half of her day was taught in English in core classes such as math, English and health, and the other half of theContinue reading “Former student of 50-50 ‘Bathurst model’ weighs in on proposed French immersion changes”