FREDERICTON The person who died in northwestern New Brunswick is one of the youngest people to die from COVID-19 in the Maritimes and the age of those becoming critically ill is a growing concern. CTV has confirmed the man who died of COVID-19 in the Edmundston region is 38-year-old Luc Belanger. His wife, Julie, posted about the loss on Facebook – writing: I tell myself that you fought until the end. I already miss you enormously. I love you with all my heart. I loved all the moments we spent together and shared, I love you always and forever! The family also shares that due to the pandemic, a celebration of life will be announced at a later date.
Hand-picked Higgs officials living outside Fredericton cost taxpayers extra
Two New Brunswick deputy ministers who have been commuting to Fredericton from the Saint John area to run their departments accumulated thousands of dollars in accommodation and mileage expenses last year moving back and forth between the cities, records show.
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1 deputy got help with Fredericton housing and for drives to 24 meetings in Saint John area, where she lived
Posted: Feb 22, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: February 22
Yennah Hurley was personally recruited by Premier Blaine Higgs to advise on tourism matters and eventually run the Tourism Department as its deputy minister. She lives in Quispamsis and billed the province for 24 trips to Saint John in 2020 to attend in-person meetings.(CBC archives)
Horizon Health Network has told employees they need to do a better job of following rules around “hand hygiene,” according to internal memos sent to staff and physicians by the health authority.
N.B. paramedics, nurses and other health-care workers denied time off to get COVID-19 vaccine
Some New Brunswick paramedics, nurses and other health-care workers who were supposed to get the COVID-19 vaccine this weekend are now being denied time off to attend their appointments in Miramichi, even though they re among the priority groups.
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