Acadian actress Viola Léger died on Saturday, according to a release from Carol Doucet at Le Grenier musique. Léger was 92. Her most notable role was the character ofLa Sagouine, a humble Acadian cleaning woman. She played the role more than 3,000 times in the play by Acadian author Antonine Maillet. “She has always beenContinue reading “Actress Viola Léger, celebrated as an ambassador for Acadian people, has died”
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Program connecting New Brunswickers to doctors expands to Fredericton, Woodstock
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”
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”
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”
Ringing in the new year with records: N.B. sets multiple temperature highs on New Year’s Eve
New Brunswick and regions all across the Maritimes saw record high temperatures on New Year’s Eve. Certain parts of the province even broke their records by a few degrees, like the Miscou Island area, which had the old record of 2.5 C set in 2003 broken with a 6 C temperature. “To have a record broken byContinue reading “Ringing in the new year with records: N.B. sets multiple temperature highs on New Year’s Eve”
Cleanup of Charlottetown Petro-Canada gas leak site halted until spring
The P.E.I. Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action says the cleanup of a leak at a Charlottetown gas station has been paused until the spring due to winter conditions. In an email to CBC News, a department spokesperson said the mobile extraction system that has been on site at a Charlottetown Petro-Canada since Sept. 12 to clean up a gasContinue reading “Cleanup of Charlottetown Petro-Canada gas leak site halted until spring”
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