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Doctor says political mayhem in the U.S. pushed her to come home to New Brunswick
Dr. Sophia Halassy is settling into her new job as an obstetrician-gynecologist at a Moncton-area hospital, helping to tackle a years-long waiting list of desperate patients. Her return home from the United States was years in the making.
#politics #healthcare #immigration #US #NewBrunswick #Moncton
cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi

This is my #linocut of New Brunswick, a 🇨🇦province I have visited many times. Its provincial bird, the black-capped chickadee and its tree, the balsam fir cover the hand-carved map of New Brunswick. The block was inked ‘à la poupée’ (with different colours, black, gold and green, in different areas) and printed by hand on lovely Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.
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I have had #insomnia for #months . I am now diagnosed #ptsd . I worked in the #emergencyroom as a #nurse . My careeer has lasted 20 years. The last 13 have been in the level one trauma center for the province of #newbrunswick #Canada in the front lines over such pandemics as #covid and many many other human tragedies. I am tired now . If anyone did the same thing and needs a sounding board for their #recovery . Don’t ever hesitate to reach out to a friend. Or myself. #hope

Former supervisor's appeal of conviction in teenager's workplace death dismissed
The New Brunswick Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of a former construction supervisor who was convicted of criminal negligence in the death of a teenager at a Fredericton jobsite.   
#law #accident #death #construction #Fredericton #NewBrunswick
cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi

A Woodstock, New Brunswick :flagnb: Tim Hortons location is closed until at least May 2025 after a petrol contamination from a nearby station, leaving residents asking questions.

cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi
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Un emplacement Tim Hortons de Woodstock, au Nouveau-Brunswick :flagnb: est fermé à au moins mai 2025 après une contamination d’essence d’une station-service à proximité, laissant les résidents poser des questions.

// Article en anglais //

CBCResidents want answers after fuel leak shuts down a Woodstock Tim Hortons | CBC NewsFive large pump trucks idle loudly in an otherwise empty Tim Hortons parking lot in Woodstock. Some have the words Environmental Services stenciled on their sides, while others say Septic Tank Cleaning, Oil Spill Response, and Hydro Excavation.

Struggling uptown Saint John businesses push for timely news about construction work
The Uptown Saint John Business Improvement Association is asking city hall for more timely information about potentially disruptive construction projects and for money to support affected businesses.
#business #construction #money #SaintJohn #News #Canada #NewBrunswick
cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi....

This crafter is handmaking her Christmas gifts — with help from 15 alpacas and 26 sheep
Rachel Dalton, owner of Brigadoon Fiber Farm in Hoyt, wanted to make as many handmade Christmas gifts this year as she could. She used her weaving skills to turn alpaca and sheep fibre into wearable goods for friends and family.
#Christmas #handmade #gifts #Hoyt #News #Canada #NewBrunswick
cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi

N.B. Liberals remove parental consent requirement from gender identity policy for schools
Parental consent is encouraged but no longer required when a student of any age wants their chosen names and pronouns used informally at school, says the document, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.
#policy #schools #genderidentity #News #Canada #NewBrunswick
cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi

New Brunswick's first female premier Susan Holt (L) congratulated by Hillary Clinton

""Congratulations on your historic election to serve as the first female Premier of New Brunswick," read the letter from the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. "As you prepare to step into this role, please know that I am cheering you on for great success. With best wishes and warm regards to you and your family, I am sincerely yours, Hillary Clinton."

@GottaLaff

#news #NewBrunswick #Canada #Politics #USA

nationalobserver.com/2024/12/1

Canada's National Observer · New Brunswick's first female premier Susan Holt congratulated by Hillary ClintonHolt has many other letters from women and girls here at home and elsewhere in the world saying her achievement inspired them.

"The unjust imprisonment of #Jewish #refugees in #Canada during the Second World War is a little-known tragic event in our history. For years, few Jewish survivors of the #internmentcamps wanted to talk about it, fearing their career prospects would be harmed.

Two decades after its original publication, I have edited a new #paperback edition of a #memoir which recounts how Jewish refugees and #Holocaust survivors were treated in those #prisons in #Ontario, #Quebec and #NewBrunswick.

And now, it’s the immediacy of Blatant Injustice that makes it such a valuable eyewitness account."

File under: Things I Did Not Know 🤯

thecjn.ca/opinion/ian-darragh/

The Canadian Jewish News · Modern-day lessons can be learned from the internment of Jewish refugees in Canada during WWIIThe unjust imprisonment of Jewish refugees in Canada during the Second World War is a little-known tragic event in our history. For years, few Jewish

STOMPIN’ TOM CONNORS
My Stompin' Grounds
1971 Canada pressing

Last spin of the night goes to a true original badass.
STC was the real shit, & a national hero in his home country of #canada .
Dude wrote KILLER #country #folk songs, founded TWO record labels, & was so cool he shit ice cubes.

Dear Canada,
I realize he’s dead, but the next time you get the opportunity to do so, do what the sticker on my vinyl suitcase says.
#vinyl #vinylrecords #canadian #countrymusic #newbrunswick #saintjohn