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Posted: Feb 19, 2021 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: February 19 'We are qualified individuals who are out there who are able to do this work. But we need to be given the opportunity,' says Danté Bazard.(Tony Davis/CBC) Members of P.E.I.'s Black community gathered Thursday night at an annual Black History Month panel discussion to discuss the power and importance of representation.  The discussion focused on the importance of influential Black Islanders — and how that representation helps other Black Islanders become motivated by seeing people who look like them in prominent roles. "We need ...

Saint John, NB, Canada / The Wave Feb 18, 2021 7:35 PM Jill Laskey-Parry relocated from Ontario to Darlings Island and to open a new store market. (photo by Tamara Steele) A Saint John business owner is happy she made the move from Ontario to open her business in the City Market. Jill Laskey-Parry operates the Blue Pelican which offers homemade soap, bath bombs and body butter. She relocated to Darlings Island last November to move in with her parents where she quarantined before preparing to open her business. The cyberattack on the City of Saint John last year delayed her plans to open befo...

The Germain Street entrance of the Saint John City Market. (Image: Tamara Steele) Fire officials are reporting only minor damage after a small fire broke out at the historic Saint John City Market. Platoon Chief Kevin Comeau said fire crews were called to the uptown building just after 9 p.m. Thursday. “Fire crews did get a call for a possible structure fire at the Germain Street entrance which turned out to be a small fire that had started on the roof of the entrance atrium,” Comeau said. Comeau said fire crews quickly put out the fire and were able to contain the blaze to the area where...

New Brunswick recorded its 24th death linked to the pandemic on Tuesday. The patient was someone in their 80s who was a long-term care resident at Man...

A business directory listing more than two dozen Black-owned businesses on Prince Edward Island came together quickly and was launched only a few days after a call for registrations went out.