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N.B. Health Minister peppered with angry questions over privatizing home care services
Provincial Health Minister Benoit Bourque and Medavie CEO Bernard Lord fielded about two dozen angry questions and comments Tuesday evening during a public meeting in Moncton that lasted more than two hours. Doctors, a nurses’ representative, members of Acadian groups, … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, Home care
Tagged Ambulance New Brunswick, Benoit Bourque, Bernard Lord, Cecile Cassista, extramural health care, Medavie
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Former Sackville mayor fears for future of home care, especially in rural areas
A former mayor of Sackville is worried that New Brunswick’s extramural, home care program is on the chopping block. Pat Estabrooks appeared before Sackville Town Council last week to urge local politicians to attend a meeting she is organizing this … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, Home care
Tagged Cecile Cassista, extramural home care, Pat Estabrooks, Shirley Oliver
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It’s unanimous: Sackville councillors say yes to ATVs on town streets
The New Brunswick All-Terrain Vehicle Federation won a decisive victory tonight as Sackville Town Council voted in favour of allowing ATVs to mix with regular traffic on Mallard Drive, Wright Street and the busy McDonald’s intersection at Main Street. At … Continue reading
Will Sackville councillors say yes to ATVs on local roads? Several towns already have
If Sackville Town Council agrees to support the New Brunswick ATV Federation on Tuesday, it would join a growing list of New Brunswick municipalities who have said yes to allowing ATVers to ride on town streets with other local traffic. … Continue reading
Sackville councillors discuss allowing ATVs to cross McDonald’s intersection
If town councillors agree, ATV riders could soon be driving legally from the parking lot at Sackville’s Visitor Information Centre along Mallard Drive, through the busy intersection at McDonald’s to the ATV trails at the far end of Wright Street. … Continue reading
Sackville deputy mayor urges more restrictions on glyphosate to protect health
Sackville’s Deputy Mayor is expected to propose a resolution at next week’s Town Council meeting urging the province to impose further restrictions on the herbicide glyphosate, sprayed by forestry companies to kill unwanted hardwoods and by farmers to get rid … Continue reading
