It was a day of celebration for the students who participated in the Skills Launch program. The program was a joint effort by the Multicultural Association of Fredericton and the New Brunswick Multicultural Council Inc. to help newcomers gain English as a second language and workplace essential skills. On Wednesday, 42 participants graduated at a[…]
As the pandemic continues to impact employment, a New Brunswick agency will help connect underemployed graduates with small businesses and non-profit organizations. CyberNB has been selected to oversee the federal internship program, Digital Skills for Youth, in the province. The program benefits underemployed university or college graduates with 50 internships across New Brunswick. Read[…]
The Campbellton Nursing Home is back into the hands of a local board of directors overseeing operations, after a year-long placement under the management of a provincially-appointed trustee. Tom Mann was elected trustee last summer in an effort to bring staffing levels up to standard. He oversaw the recruitment and hiring of 31 new[…]
[ad_1] Brian Harriman has been at the helm of NB Liquor since he was recruited by the Crown corporation in 2014 and most recently he led the creation of Cannabis NB, but after a lengthy career in the alcohol industry, Harriman is headed to where the “grass is a little “greener.” READ MORE: Cannabis NB[…]
[ad_1] Brian Gallant admits he “should have spoken more about bilingualism” during his time as the premier of New Brunswick in a new report he wrote on language tensions in the province. Gallant, the soon-to-be former leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, says he spoke with 100 community leaders as he spent the last[…]
[ad_1] Prior to the 1960s, Ken Stannix estimates that the busy rail-hub of McAdam, N.B. was home to almost 3,000 people. “We started out as a logging town and then it grew into a rail centre with the CPR. At the height of the CPR there was probably about 600 people working in this areas[…]
[ad_1] A group representing 20 industry groups of varying sizes in New Brunswick is critical of proposed legislation that would remove a property tax exemption from machinery and equipment used by heavy industry. The Coalition of New Brunswick Employers says the affected businesses would face huge additional financial pressures. “Clearly this is another tax on[…]