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Conservative MP Jake Stewart says he won’t run in the next election.
In a post on social media, Stewart says the last 18 years in politics have taken a toll on his family and his health.
His decision comes following reports about a dispute between former staffers and the Conservative district association in Miramichi-Grand Lake and concerns about Stewart’s conduct.
Multiple outlets have reported that staffers complained about a toxic work environment. (The Canadian Press)
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The New Brunswick government and CUPE have signed a new four-year collective agreement for more than two-thousand government employees.
The workers include mechanics, highway workers, parks workers, maintenance workers and health supply chain workers employed in eight government departments.
Workers will get wage increases amounting to five dollars an hour over the life of the agreement which is retroactive to 2022 and ends in December of this year.
The agreement also includes increases in allowances for boots and tools, as well as recognition and retention premiums for employees with 15 or more years of service.
(The Canadian Press)
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Hospice Fredericton is getting an increase in its operational funding from the provincial government.
The Department of Health will provide 5.7 million dollars over five years to support clinical care costs.
The province says the new dollar figure is a more than 40 per cent increase over the previous five-year service agreement.
Hospice Fredericton opened in 2016 as the second 10-bed residential hospice for in-patient care in Atlantic Canada and has supported one-thousand 145 patients and their families.
(The Canadian Press)
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The New Brunswick government has announced funding to help develop the redfish fishery on the Acadian Peninsula.
The financial support comes from the 400-million-dollar Atlantic Fisheries Fund and will help develop the best practices to integrate the redfish fishery into the region’s fishing industry.
Fisheries Minister Pat Finnigan says the investment will help to ensure the continued supply of high-quality, sustainably sourced seafood from Atlantic Canada.
The province will invest just over 1-million-dollars while the federal government will contribute about 2.4-million-dollars.
(The Canadian Press)
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Government has opened applications for the community gardens support program.
The program will help eligible municipalities, schools and community’s establish and enhance new and existing community gardens.
As part of the program the provincial government is investing nearly 133-thousand-dollars into non-repayable grants to help increase food self-sufficiency, access to fresh foods and consumption of locally produced fruits and vegetables.
There is no deadline to apply but applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. (The Canadian Press)
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Nova Scotia R-C-M-P in collaboration with other provincial policing partners have arrested and charged multiple people in relation to Project STEEL.
Project STEEL is a campaign to target online child sexual exploitation offenders and to safeguard children.
Investigations are ongoing and will include further analysis of computers, phones and other devices that were seized.
Corporal Oliver Roberts says Project STEEL has been a great success nationally and all police forces in Nova Scotia are working hard to create and promote safe spaces for everyone, especially children. (The Canadian Press)
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