Author Archives: Tamara Steele
Seven Deaths In N.B. Attributed To COVID-19
The province has reported seven new deaths this week attributed to COVID-19. It says the number of positive PCR cases decreased compared to last week with 589 new cases. Forty-three people are in the ...
Nov 01, 2022
Families Can Register For Holiday Help
With soaring gas prices and the increasing cost of groceries, finding enough food is a growing need for communities all over Saint John including the north end. The Crescent Valley Resource Centre has...
Nov 01, 2022
Interest On Provincial Student Loans Removed Tuesday
The Higgs government is making good on a promise it made six months ago. As of November 1, it will eliminate interest on the provincial portion of New Brunswick student loans. The interest accrued bef...
Oct 31, 2022
NBNU Says Use Of Travel Nurses "Unfortunate"
The president of the New Brunswick Nurses Union doesn't think having the regional health authorities use private nursing agencies is the right way to go. Both Horizon Health and Vitalite have used tra...
Oct 31, 2022
Zoë Watson Retires On Tuesday
It's the end of an area for the Anglophone South School District. Superintendent Zo Watson will officially retire as of Tuesday, November 1st. In a recent interview, Watson said she'll miss people the...
Oct 31, 2022
Woman Wanted On Canada-Wide Warrant
The Saint John Police Force wants help to find a 40-year-old woman wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Amanda Raynes breached the conditions of her statutory release at a community-based residential faci...
Oct 28, 2022
Campground Building Destroyed In Saint Andrews
Around two dozen firefighters from Saint Andrews and St. George responded to an early morning blaze at Kiwanis Oceanfront Camping in Saint Andrews. Fire Chief Kevin Theriault said the call came in jus...
Oct 26, 2022
Resources Added To Forensic Nurse Examiner Program
Horizon Health has changed the name of its Sexual Assault Examiner program to the Forensic Nurse Examiner program. Coordinators and full-time coverage are also being added in areas served by Horizon. ...
Oct 26, 2022
Nurses Union Launches Campaign On Rebuilding Health Care
The New Brunswick Nurses Union launched a new campaign Tuesday focused on repairing the broken health care system. President Paula Doucet said ideas put forward by nurses have been largely ignored for...
Oct 26, 2022
Travel Nurses Used By N.B. Health Authorities
The Horizon and Vitalit health networks have used travel nurses to help cover staffing vacancies. The move is costlier because travel nurses work through private agencies. Margaret Melanson, interim p...
Oct 25, 2022
