Saint John Council Approves Rezoning for 38 Affordable Homes
Kaleidoscope Social Impact applied to rezone land behind the former St. John the Baptist Church.
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Mentors, Mobility, and Embracing Failure: Wisdom on International Women’s Day
Cultural change can be slow to come to corporations, but it is coming and making things better say a panel of high-profile executives.
Bank of Canada Holds Key Interest Rate at 4.5 Percent
Growth in the Canadian economy was flat last quarter, with restrictive monetary policy continuing to weigh on household spending.
Debt Delinquencies Increasing in the Maritimes
The double whammy of interest rates and inflation is making it harder for Maritimers to make ends meet.
Saint John Grants $800K for Four Affordable Housing Projects
The $800,000 was provided by the province through funding received from the federal government.
Saint John’s ‘Stark’ Differences in Child Poverty Rates
Saint John’s child poverty rate is 23.8 percent, which is well above the provincial average of 16.6 percent.
Burlington Flats Development Set to Break Ground
Ten percent of the units in the 49 unit development will be affordable, and a portion of those will be universally accessible.
Migrant Workers in N.B. Treated Unfairly During Pandemic
Accommodations housed as many as 20 people at a time, were dirty, had no internet access, low water pressure, and low temperatures. Workers also described long hours with few breaks, lack of health and safety training, and unfair and dangerous working conditions.
