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The New Brunswick government has announced nine-million-dollars in funding for food banks.
The province says the cash boost will fund Feed N-B for three years.
The non-profit is reporting a surge in new food bank visitors this year.
Feed N-B’s executive director says the funding helps to provide it and member agencies some stability to plan and keep the doors open for thousands of people who have nowhere else to turn. (The Canadian Press)
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A review is underway after an inmate was assaulted at Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick.
The Correctional Service of Canada says it happened in the prison’s medium security unit on May 29th and that the inmate who was assaulted was transferred to an outside hospital for treatment.
The C-S-C says the assailants have been identified and – quote – “the appropriate actions have been taken,” adding it will take steps to improve practices and prevent incidents like these once its review is complete.
The condition of the injured inmate is not known. (CTV News)
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Nova Scotia now has the most expensive average asking rents for apartments in the country.
The latest monthly analysis from Rentals-dot-c-a and Urbanation found average asking rents for apartments in Nova Scotia rose 2.6 per cent in May to 23-hundred-and-43-dollars.
That’s higher than the national average asking rent, which went down 4.7 per cent in May from a year earlier to two-thousand-and-29-dollars.
It was the 20th straight annual decline reported. (The Canadian Press)
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Long-term care workers in Nova Scotia could start voting today on a tentative contract after an eight-week long strike.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the tentative deal for 36-hundred workers at 36 facilities was reached on Sunday.
If the lead bargaining unit votes to approve the proposed deal, it will then be presented to members across the province for a vote.
Collective agreements for the employees expired in October of 2023 and the union said it was pushing for higher wages, better benefits and other improvements. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Gros-Morne-Funding)
The federal government is investing 7.1-million-dollars for highway upgrades in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Gros Morne National Park.
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin says the funding will support infrastructure upgrades along Highway 431 at Barter’s Hill within the park.
The national park was hit by a severe storm in 2018 that caused significant flooding and damage to existing infrastructure in the park, including Barter’s Hill.
The embankment was temporarily stabilized at the time to maintain access for locals and visitors. (The Canadian Press)
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(NL-World-Oceans-Day)
It’s World Oceans Day, when the importance of protecting oceans and the animals that rely on them are highlighted.
The Newfoundland and Labrador government saw 439 entries submitted this year for its World Oceans Day Art Contest, open to kids from kindergarden to Grade 12.
This year’s theme was Celebrate the Oceans.
Winners were set to be posted on the World Oceans Day N-L Facebook page. (The Canadian Press)
