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With Inclusive Education Month coming around, the New Brunswick government is encouraging locals to get out and recognize the initiative.
Education Minister Claire Johnson says this month focuses on ensuring every student is given the opportunity to succeed.
Education Policy 322 establishes the requirements to ensure New Brunswick public schools are inclusive to all students.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Languages-Health)
New Brunswick’s official languages commissioner says the province’s eVisit N-B platform is getting complaints from francophones.
Shirley MacLean’s annual report says complaints from the francophone community show how evolving technology can be problematic if language rights are not taken into consideration.
MacLean says the private company eVisit N-B Inc. provides a platform for virtual medical consultations on behalf of the Department of Health, which means the services are subject to the province’s Official Languages Act.
Between April 1st, 2023, and March 31st, 2024, the commissioner’s office says it received 58 complaints alleging a lack of service in French on the site.
(The Canadian Press)
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Firefighters in Fredericton have extinguished a fire that broke out on the city’s north side at a senior’s centre.
The Johnson Avenue Senior Centre called fire crews around 11:30 p-m last night, with crews putting out the blaze just after midnight.
The damage from the blaze was limited to one unit and the attic above it.
No injuries were reported.
(The Canadian Press)
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(US-Cda-Tariffs-Patriotism)
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says United States President Donald Trump’s threats have brought a “beautiful” Maple Leaf surge.
She says people are actively looking for ways they can celebrate Canadian producers and products.
But, Holt says that wave of patriotism comes alongside a bit of an anti-American sentiment and a frustration at the treatment meted out by the U-S to Canada’.
Trump has threatened to impose sweeping 25 per cent tariffs and annex Canada.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Cartwright-School-Construction)
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure says a tender has been issued for the construction of a new school in the Town of Cartwright in Labrador.
The K-to-12 school is supposed to replace the aging Henry Gordon Academy, which opened in 1969.
The provincial government is looking at building other new schools in Kenmount Terrace and Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s.
Funding has also been set aside for the planning phase to begin for a new school in Paradise.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Community-Care-Review)
Newfoundland and Labrador’s government is calling for proposals on a new standards of a funding model for community care homes across the province.
The government is looking to see submissions with a jurisdictional scan and analysis of best practices in therapeutic living arrangements.
The goal is to help create a better framework for facilities that care for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness or substance use disorders.
(The Canadian Press)
