Higgs Still Working With P.E.I. On Opening Border
With the Covid-19 curve flattened in P.E.I. and N.B., Premier Blaine Higgs says there has been no firm decision yet.
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N.B. Will Allow Temporary Foreign Workers Back Into The Province May 29
Farmers have said all along the local workforce couldn’t easily fill the jobs done by a highly-skilled and reliable seasonal foreign workers.
New Brunswick’s ‘Yellow’ Phase Of Recovery Officially Underway
The two-family bubble has been expanded and service providers like acupuncturists, naturopaths, barbers, hairstylists, tattoo artists and estheticians can now reopen.
Expected Surplus For Province Now Projected To Be $299.2-Million Deficit
Ernie Steeves, the Finance and Treasury Board Minister, said the government is facing a situation unlike anything they have ever experienced before.
Bad News Mounts For Halifax CFL Hopes
The group trying to bring a team to the city insists the project is healthy despite a mounting number of setbacks standing in its way.
N.B.’s Farmers Call For Reversal Of Foreign Worker Ban As Efforts To Hire Local Failed
Efforts to replace them with local employees have not been successful.
Non-Profit Youth Group Staring At Tough Forecast For Charitable Donations
Non-profit organization Partners For Youth will continue supporting at-risk children across New Brunswick in the aftermath of Covid-19, and hope for the government and community support to do so.
‘Blondes Are Losing Their Minds’: This Spa And Salon Braces For Reopening
Businesses like Element5 in Saint John and Moncton will now be able to open under the “yellow” phase of the recovering plan.
University Group Donates Thousands Of Pounds Of Food, Dartmouth Company Supplies The Bags
Farnell Packing Ltd. is supplying bags to Square Roots in the Halifax area and also foodbanks across Nova Scotia.
Premier Announces $500 Per Month Wage Top-Up For Essential Workers
Blaine Higgs also says he’ll ensure farmers and seafood processing plants can find workers with the province’s workforce unable to fill the need caused by the ban on temporary foreign workers.
