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Official opening of two 60-bed nursing homes in Moncton

Gordon Hall and Ocean Hall, two new 60-bed nursing homes operated by Shannex, officially opened today in Moncton. From row, from left: Kathy Bockus, minister responsible for seniors; and Émery LeBlanc. Back row, from left: Finance and Treasury Board Minister Steeves; Greg Turner, minister responsible for Opportunities NB; Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold; Micheline Doucette; Laurise LeBlanc; Lisa Savoie; Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé MLA ...

Province names newest age-friendly community

Hampton has been recognized as an age-friendly community. The recognition program was designed to encourage communities to take sustainable action to become welcoming places for all ages and to encourage healthy aging and wellness. From left: Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman; minister responsible for seniors Kathy Bockus; Hampton Mayor Robert Doucet; Councillor Sheree Trecartin, and Councillor Kim Tompkins.

Mobile X-ray service extended to long-term care residents provincewide

The Department of Health’s mobile X-ray service is being extended to long-term care residents across New Brunswick thanks to a $1.1 million investment by the provincial government. From left: Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Todd Gordon, medical radiation technologist; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard and Glen Savoie, minister responsible for La Francophonie.

New group of Healthy Aging Champions named

The newest group of Healthy Aging Champions met for the first time on May 18 for an orientation session at the Wu Centre at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. Front row, from left: Healthy Aging Champions Jane Stewart and Lillian Surette; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; and Healthy Aging Champions Adeline Misener and Catherine Savoie. Back row, from ...

Investment in Miramichi affordable housing projects

The provincial and federal governments and community partners are investing $13.3 million in affordable housing projects in Miramichi. The funding will help create and renovate a total of 49 units for seniors, youth at risk, and women and children escaping domestic violence. From left: Miramichi MLA Michelle Conroy; Miramichi Mayor Adam Lordon; federal Official Languages Minister and minister responsible for ...

Official opening of 60-bed nursing home in Saint John

Cohen Hall, a new 60-bed nursing home owned by Shannex, officially opened today in Saint John. From left: Jason Shannon, president of Shannex; Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; and Joe Shannon, founder of Shannex. They are posing with a photo of the late Senator Erminie Cohen, after whom the new nursing home ...

Federal and provincial investment of $10.5 million in affordable housing projects in Moncton

The federal and provincial governments are investing more than $10.5 million to create and renovate affordable housing units in the greater Moncton region. From left: Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold; Moncton South MLA Greg Turner; federal Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Stephen Davies, Dieppe Housing Co-op Ltd.; Michael Bourgeois, John Howard Society of Southeastern New ...

Investments in 47 mixed-market housing units in Saint John

The provincial and federal governments announced an investment of nearly $16 million in a 47-unit mixed-market housing project under construction in Saint John with municipal and non-profit sector participation. From left: Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn; Narinder Singh and Jillian Jordan of Saint John Non Profit Housing Inc.; federal Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen; Social Development Minister ...

Construction begins on Shediac nursing home

Construction has begun on a 190-bed nursing home in Shediac. The facility, to be called Maison Providence, will replace the existing Villa Providence nursing home, which has provided care and services to residents for over 50 years. From left: Ronald LeBlanc, executive director of Villa Providence; Anne-Marie Béliveau, representing Yvon Béliveau, a board member of Comfort Life Network; George Boudreau, ...

Federal and provincial funding for affordable housing projects in Fredericton

The federal and provincial governments are providing $560,000 through the Affordable Rental Housing Program to help create 14 new affordable housing units in Fredericton. The four housing projects receiving funding are targeting individuals experiencing homelessness and persons with disabilities. Back row, from left: Jeffrey Mockler, MHM Property Management; Jason Lejeune, Christ Church Parish Church; and Verner Drost, Smythe Street Cathedral. ...

Funding to support emergency shelters and reduce homelessness

The provincial government is investing $8 million over the next three years to better support emergency shelters and help reduce chronic homelessness. With this funding, the Social Development budget allotted to emergency shelters now exceeds $5 million annually, which is double the current amount. From left: Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain; Moncton South MLA Greg Turner; ...

Investment of $102.2 million for construction and renovation of public housing units

The provincial government will invest $102.2 million to build 380 new public housing units over the next four years and make immediate renovations to 110 vacant units. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder; Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon; Juanita Black, representing public housing tenants; Randy Hatfield, ...

Oct. 17-21 is National Foster Family Week

Oct. 17-21 is National Foster Family Week, recognizing those who open their homes and hearts to children and young people in need of care. A flag-raising ceremony to mark the occasion was held at the legislative assembly. From left: Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Nancy Galluchon, president of the New Brunswick Foster Families Association; and foster parents Shelly Scott, Josée ...

New 60-bed nursing home coming to Acadian Peninsula

Construction has started on a new nursing home in the Village of Saint-Isidore, in the Acadian Peninsula. The $29.7 million facility will add 60 beds to the province’s nursing home network. From left: Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint Isidore MLA Denis Landry; Ronald Losier, representing the group of local investors; Miramichi Bay-Neguac MLA Réjean Savoie; Oscar Roussel, chair of the board of La ...

Adult residential facilities provided with iPads

Adult residential facilities across the province have received iPad tablet computers to help residents stay connected with loved ones. Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard recently attended a demonstration of the new tablets at the Sea Street Manor in Saint John. From left: manager Odessa Smith; resident Edith Losier; and Shephard.

Investment of $3.6 million for Coverdale Centre for Women

The provincial and federal governments are jointly contributing about $3.6 million toward the construction of a 12-unit building in Saint John for transitional housing for women who have experienced homelessness. From left: Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn; Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; Mary Saulnier-Taylor of the Coverdale Centre for Women; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; and Environment and Climate Change ...

New nursing home to replace Villa Providence in Shediac

The Villa Providence nursing home in Shediac will be replaced with a new 190-bed facility by 2025-26 at a cost of $70 million. From left: Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé MLA Jacques LeBlanc; Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain; Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch; Ronald LeBlanc, executive director of Villa Providence; George Boudreau, chair of the board, Comfort Life Network; and ...

Oromocto designated an age-friendly community

Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch officially presented the Age-Friendly Community award to the Town of Oromocto. The New Brunswick Age-Friendly Community Recognition Program is a way of encouraging communities around the province to develop policies, services and structures that promote healthy aging and wellness. From left: Oromocto Mayor Robert Powell, and Fitch.

$205,000 invested in affordable housing projects in Saint John

The provincial and federal governments are providing $205,000 to non-profit groups in Saint John to help renovate affordable housing units for families and seniors. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder; Don Taylor, Sister Sheila Housing Corporation; Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch; Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; and Narinder Singh, Saint John Non Profit Housing.

Federal and provincial investment of $1.6 million in affordable housing projects in northeastern New Brunswick

Investments totalling $1.6 million by the federal and provincial governments will help create and renovate 56 affordable housing units in northeastern New Brunswick. From left: Yvon Godin, Les Résidences Léonce-Marsoliau de Bertrand Inc.; Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch, Acadie-Bathurst MP Serge Cormier; Bernie Laroque, Résidences Habitat Soleil Residences Inc.; Odon St-Pierre, Habitat Caraquet 201 Inc.; and Caraquet MLA Isabelle Thériault.

Investment to improve air quality in older long-term care facilities

The provincial and federal governments have signed an agreement to improve care for residents of New Brunswick’s long-term care homes through the Safe Long-Term Care Fund. The announcement was made in Dalhousie by Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In photo, Fitch, on left, shakes hands with Trudeau.

New centres of excellence offer students career experience in health and entrepreneurship

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is launching two new centres of excellence to give students the opportunity to interact with experts and gain valuable career experience in entrepreneurship, health care and social work. From left: centre of excellence for energy lead Adam Trider; centre of excellence for health lead Daneen Dymond; centre of excellence for entrepreneurship lead ...

$27.4 million increase in funding for adult residential facilities

The provincial government is increasing the funding allocated to adult residential facilities for services provided to seniors and to people with a disability. From left: John Grass, vice-president of the New Brunswick Special Care Home Association and owner of Grass Home special care home in Riverview with Lynn Grass, owner of Grass Home; and Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch.

Two 60-bed nursing homes to be built in Moncton and Fredericton

Two nursing homes will be built in Moncton and Fredericton, adding 120 beds to the province’s long-term care system within two years.

Investment in micro-home project addressing homelessness in Fredericton

The first phase of a project to build micro-homes for people currently experiencing homelessness in Fredericton is receiving support from the Department of Social Development. Photo shows Marcel LeBrun, founder of 12 Neighbours Community Inc.