By Rev. Brent Bishop The ministry was started because of a call from God to serve the incarcerated with the good news of Jesus. I had been serving in the prisons with Monty Lewis...

Access to Primary Health Care has been an issue in the province for decades and one of the legacies of the pandemic has been highlighting the need for health reform. News reports...

Interview with Roy Crawford, Computers for Schools Can you tell me a little bit about how and why your organization began?  In 1992 a federal employee noticed surplus computer...

Interview with Alyson Pizzey, Executive Director Can you tell me a little bit about how and why your organization began?  Liberty Lane Inc. was founded in 1993 to address the...

by Katelyn Plant, Communications Manager, The Gaia Project The Gaia Project believes that young people are the key to building a sustainable future. With a world-view...

At the end of this month, the consultation period ends for the second phase of the federal government’s employment insurance reform efforts. The way the discussion documents are...

Interview with Shail Niazi, The Talent Games Tell us a bit about how your business began. If you would have been there, you would have chuckled at the crazy notion of using video...

by Sue Dafoe and Dean Askin The nature of work is rapidly changing and is creating opportunities for jobseekers who have a disability. But for the more than 600,000...

First Signs of Mental Health Concerns The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes their own abilities, can cope...

As part of its commitment to move the New Brunswick economy forward, the Chartered Professional Accountants of New Brunswick (CPA New Brunswick) commissioned an Economic Impact...

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The Internet Age is upon us, and so too are the innumerable benefits its technology brings. Almost everything we use these days is connected to the internet in some way: from...

This week, the public review period ended for WorkSafeNB’s latest consultation as they look at “benefit improvements.” Currently, people receiving worker’s compensation benefits...

By Jaclyn Currie, Stantec Meetings have been changed forever. By now, you know what it looks like: some team members logging onto calls from their homes, with others calling in...

This month, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Mental Health Matters” event was held after a two-year pandemic-related hiatus. Since the first iteration of the event...

At the end of last month, Premier Higgs delivered the 48th annual Fredericton Chamber of Commerce State of the Province Address. After a virtual edition in 2021, we were pleased...

Making a list of New Brunswick vacation ideas is easy. In a province that’s 85 per cent forested with 5,500 kilometers of coastal shoreline, there are great outdoor adventures...

Capital City Summer Sights If the last two years have taught us anything, it’s to appreciate the wonders found right outside our front door.      New...

New Brunswick Finance Minister Ernie Steeves will deliver his government’s 2022-2023 operating budget next week in circumstances that require a combination of careful, long-term...

With the province’s return to Level 1 of the COVID-19 winter plan and Premier Higgs suggesting the government is looking at winding up the emergency order next month, more of the...

With the province’s return to Level 1 of the COVID-19 winter plan and Premier Higgs suggesting the government is looking at winding up the emergency order next month, more of the...

New Brunswick businesses have suffered under the strain of constant disruptions over the last two years. The challenges they have had to overcome have included COVID-19,...

The Fredericton Community Foundation will be hosting Kindness Week from February 14 to 18, coinciding with Canada’s first-ever National Kindness Week. This is a unique...

By Angelique Binet I think most of us can’t help but to look forward to a new year and picture how we want ourselves or some aspect of our lives and business to be better....

As its name suggests, Employment Insurance is meant to be an insurance system. If someone has paid into the system and loses their job, the insurance pays them temporarily until...

As we approach the end of 2021 and take stock of the previous year, in many ways it was more challenging than 2020 for individuals and businesses in New Brunswick. COVID-19...

A message from the organizers of WinterFrolic: By now we’ve all heard of the biggest outdoor winter event happening in Fredericton!  WinterFrolicD’hiver along with their charity...

On 2 December 2021, Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers delivered her first State of the City Address. Her speech is reproduced below and is also available for viewing here. State of...

2 December 2021 - For Immediate Release  FREDERICTON, NB – The Fredericton Chamber of Commerce is concerned for small businesses with the dramatic increase in...

 As we enter the second holiday shopping season of the COVID-19 pandemic it is imperative that we double down on our efforts to support our local businesses...

In 2021, we’re at a watershed moment in history: There’s more commitment to, action on and conversation about disability inclusion in the business sector than ever before.

For decades, New Brunswick has been staring down a demographic shift that has seen significant outmigration to other...

Non-profit organizations are businesses and a critical and often misunderstood third pillar in the New Brunswick economy, positioned, what should be solidly, next to government and the private sector.

The pervasive notion that there are no jobs in Atlantic Canada has been an ongoing conversation. The reality is that this notion could not be further from the truth,

The dust has settled on the 2021 federal election and we should take a moment to thank each candidate and their volunteer teams for the countless hours over...

Did You Know?
That according to Statistics Canada (2012), mental illness affects 221,230 people in New Brunswick excluding those younger than 15 years old, Indigenous populations and members of the Canadian Forces (these three categories account for 28.5% of provincial population)?

Earlier this week, a group of six New Brunswick business organizations announced our policy priorities for federal parties and candidates in the upcoming federal...

Professionals working in the cybersecurity field sometimes hear, “my business is too small to be a target.”

It’s time again for your bi-weekly marketing tip, a free service from Kiers. Marketing. Our goal with this marketing tip is to bring interesting and actionable sales and marketing content to your attention

The Fredericton Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that they have received their re-accreditation through the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

This week the province crossed the 80% first dose and 55% second dose thresholds, and as New Brunswick continues to approach the Green Phase of recovery,...

Think of the biggest business decision you have to make in the next six months. What is the value of getting that decision right – to you and your business?

Written by Naya Goguen, Rapid Test Program Coordinator “Living with COVID.” This is the province’s newest slogan, and you may have already...

Whether you are working from home or the office, your chair is arguably your most crucial ergonomic tool, but only if it’s set up correctly.

With New Brunswick moving to Phase 2 on the province’s “Path to Green” this week and vaccination progress being made throughout much of the world, it’s time to refocus...

by Julia McDevitt, CMP - Owner and Principal Planner, Elm City Events We’re all familiar with or have attended the classic corporate holiday party. Big ballroom, fancy clothes, buffet dinner, open bar, and that one colleague, closing out the dance floor. While this...

Interview with Bulletproof Solutions ULC Can you tell me about how your business began? Does your business have other locations provincially, nationally or internationally? Steven Burns, Ian Donald, Tim Hawkins, Jeff Shaw and Andrew Jefferies founded Bulletproof in...

Dana’s Collision Centre has one location located in Fredericton, NB and is owned by Dana and Carol Alexander. The business has been open for 44 years and is known for excellent customer service and quality work. Prior to opening their business, Dana worked at Canadian...

Ashford Law and Dispute Resolution is a small law firm located in beautiful Fredericton, New Brunswick specializing in family law, real estate law, and wills and estates. We currently have two lawyers: Ferne M. Ashford, K.C., who is the senior lawyer and business...

Stanley Mutual Insurance is a New Brunswick-based insurance company, with our head office in the village of Stanley, NB. When Stanley Mutual started in the 1930s, property insurance was next to impossible to obtain in rural New Brunswick. To protect their farms, four...

Did you know that there is a regulated beauty industry in New Brunswick? When you visit a licensed hair stylist or aesthetician in our province, you can be assured that your service provider has had proper training and follows rigorous health and safety protocols...

avenueNB (Background) Incorporated in April 2022, avenueNB Cooperative emerged as a trailblazing non-profit organization focused on enhancing employment opportunities for persons with a disability in New Brunswick. Our unique business model (what we do) avenueNB...

Interview with Jeff Spidell, Managing Partner Tell us a bit about Big Insurance We have been in business for 13 years. However we recently arrived in Fredericton in April 2022. We are locally owned by managing partners here in Fredericton. We are national and have...

Interview with Jodi Connors-Harrington, Classic Stoves & Fireplaces Ltd. Can you tell me a bit about how your business began? Are you one of the founders or when did you join the business? I am the daughter of one of the co-founders Andy Connors, he and my older...

Until last month it was the worst-kept secret in Fredericton…..a 53 foot-long trailer with a nearly four-foot high NBCC logo on its side, parked in an area of high visibility at the corner of Cliffe and Union Streets on Fredericton’s north side. Enter the trailer and...

Interview with Matthew McQuinn Can you tell me a bit about how your business began? I founded coldlytics.com with Richard Francis who’s based in London, UK. We met in a thread on Reddit for startups to find other cofounders called r/cofounders. His expertise is in...