New Brunswick says it will spend one million dollars toward the Boyce farmers market in Fredericton for upgrades.
It says upgrades include improving accessibility and roofing work that includes installation of solar panels.
The province didn’t give a start or end date for the work but says it will be a multi-year project.
It says the market will continue to function during the upgrades.
(The Canadian Press)
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New Brunswick says some pharmacists can now address three more ailments.
Pharmacists can now assess and prescribe medication for seasonal allergies, thrush and fungal infections of the skin — athlete’s foot, jock itch and ringworm with no service fee.
With these three ailments, it says participating pharmacists can now be consulted for 15 complaints. (The Canadian Press)
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Atlantic Canada’s premiers are heading to Ottawa this week for a First Ministers meeting.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province will be making clear that it can play an important role in increased military spending and wants to exploit its offshore wind potential.
P-E-I Premier Rob Lantz says he will be reminding Prime Minister Carney about Ottawa’s promise to lower the tolls on the Confederation Bridge to 20 dollars and reduce the Wood Islands Ferry tolls by half.
Both premiers say they’ll also focus on the need to reduce internal trade barriers.
(The Canadian Press)
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An out-of-control wildfire in Newfoundland’s northeast coast forced residents of Musgrave Harbour to flee the town as officials declared a state of emergency.
The provincial Justice Department sent an alert early Sunday that urged people in the coastal community and nearby Banting Memorial Municipal Park to leave because of “extreme wildfire behaviour” in the area.
Justice and Public Safety Minister John Haggie told reporters yesterday that the fire was “a significant and serious issue.”
Jamie Chippett, the deputy minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, told reporters yesterday the active fire was about a kilometre away from nearby homes as of noon.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Atelier-Gérard-Beaulieu)
The New Brunswick government is helping a long-standing metal manufacturer in Saint-Quentin with modernizing its operations and creating up to 30 full-time positions.
The family-owned metalworking company specializes in the design and manufacturing of fixed and mobile fuel tanks under the Guardian Tanks brand.
The government, through Opportunities N-B, is providing a conditionally repayable loan of up to 179-thousand dollars to help with the purchase and installation of a new laser cutting table.
The project is expected to contribute up to 7.3-million dollars in direct provincial G-D-P by the end of 2027. (The Canadian Press)
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