Moncton
Doing It For The Kids: Grant Thornton Moncton Office Walks For Children’s Charities
MONCTON – Staff at Grant Thornton’s Moncton office laced up their walking shoes on Thursday for the Grant Thornton Foundation’s first annual Making Steps Count Walk—a national walk-a-thon supporting three Canadian children’s charities. “The Grant Thornton Foundation’s Making Steps Count Walk was a fun way to make a difference in our community—and communities across the country,” […]
NB Unemployment Rate Down In September
SAINT JOHN – Unemployment in New Brunswick was down in September according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada. New Brunswick unemployment was down to 8.8 per cent in September from 10.1 per cent in August. Nationally, the unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in September, up one-tenth of a percentage point from August. Statistics Canada also released […]
Moncton and Dieppe Bidding to Host Francophonie Games
FREDERICTON– Moncton and Dieppe are up against Sherbrooke, Quebec and the French territory of Guadeloupe, to host the 2021 Francophonie Games. The Francophonie Games is expected to attract 3,000 young people from about 80 countries. The provincial government estimates the economic spinoffs from holding the Games in New Brunswick will be $25 million, “This event will create more than a […]
New Brunswick Dominates Startup Canada Awards
The Startup Canada Awards have announced their winners for the Atlantic Region, and New Brunswick swiped up six of the nine categories. Taking home the Startup Canada Entrepreneur of the Year Award was Introhive CMO David Alston. He also received the Enterprise Promotion award along with Peter Moreira, co-founder of Nova Scotia-based Entrevestor. “I am so fortunate […]
7 Things To Do This Weekend And Support Local Businesses
There’s always plenty to do around the picture province. We’ve highlighted a few things you can try out this weekend from family time to tattoos to getting lost in a corn maze, eek! Get out there New Brunswickers and enjoy! 1) Hub City Tattoo Expo Tattoos, music, fire breathing and snakes. Contained snakes. Stop […]
Moncton’s 30th Annual Business Excellence Awards Finalists Announced
The Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce has announced the list of finalists for the 30th Annual Business Excellence Awards taking place Oct 29. The awards are one of the region’s biggest business recognition events. Nominations were collected over the summer and a panel an neutral judges selected the 27 finalists based on the criteria for […]
Wrap Up: What Happened In NB This Week
Lots of things happened in New Brunswick this week. Here are the highlights: 1,000 jobs coming to Moncton. Who is BMM Testlabs anyway? No one talked about pogey or fish. What Demo Day says about the future of Atlantic Canada. Jim Quinn’s vision for the $205 million Port of Saint John expansion New Brunswick […]
Three Things to Know About the BMM Testlabs Jobs
MONCTON–Today the province of New Brunswick announced that BMM Testlabs will be expanding their Moncton operations by creating 1,000 new jobs. It’s a pretty big announcement for the province. New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant went as far as calling it “historic.” Here are three things you need to know: 1) 1,000 jobs, seriously? Seriously. The […]
