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Innovatia hires almost entire college IT class
Leave a Comment »Innovatia hires almost entire college IT class 7 of 9 students at NBCC-St. Andrews’s IT network support class offered jobs A Saint John-based technology firm, hungry for new employees, snapped up seven of nine students in a technology class at the New Brunswick Community College in St. Andrews. Innovatia is one of the fastest growing [...]
Saint John celebrates start of cruise ship season Read more: http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/saint-john-celebrates-start-of-cruise-ship-season-1.1314578#ixzz2VaMpEDDT
Leave a Comment »Saint John celebrates start of cruise ship season Twenty-five years ago, bad weather diverted a cruise ship into Saint John, marking the birth of the port city’s cruise ship industry. Thursday also marked the beginning of the cruise ship season with the arrival of the Carnival Glory, and local vendors and passengers couldn’t be happier. [...]
Taxpayers unlikely to recoup loans to Industrial Rail
Leave a Comment »Taxpayers unlikely to recoup loans to Industrial Rail Moncton’s Industrial Rail received $20.5M in provincial money before going bankrupt New Brunswick taxpayers are unlikely to recover much of the $20.5 million in money invested in Moncton’s Industrial Rail Services, which was placed into bankruptcy last week. Industrial Rail Services was one of several companies [...]
Shale gas truck seized by ‘native warriors’ in N.B.
1 Comment »Shale gas truck seized by ‘native warriors’ in N.B. Elsipogtog First Nation council opposes shale gas exploration, chief says A shale gas exploration company’s service vehicle was surrounded and seized by a group of self-described native warriors near Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick on Tuesday, RCMP say. The truck driver was confronted at a [...]
Miramichi mill under fire for ‘toxic’ emissions
Leave a Comment »Miramichi mill under fire for ‘toxic’ emissions Arbec Forest Products Inc. says it’s following provincial rules A Quebec company that took over a Miramichi mill last year is defending itself against allegations of being a dangerous polluter. Arbec Forest Products Inc. officials says they are complying with provincial emissions rules, but environmentalists say the mill [...]
Industrial Rail bankruptcy
1 Comment »Industrial Rail bankruptcy Industrial Rail quietly slipped into bankruptcy, making it the second most expensive business failure financed by the former Graham government.
SWN Resources plans for seismic testing in Kent County
Leave a Comment »SWN Resources plans for seismic testing in Kent County Company officials will meet with Kent County mayors this week SWN Resources Canada officials will be meeting with Kent County mayors on Tuesday to discuss the company’s plans for seismic testing this summer in the region. The company says it intends to move forward with seismic [...]
Immigrants express frustration over job barriers
Leave a Comment »Immigrants express frustration over job barriers Members of N.B.’s Korean community say finding professional jobs is difficult Members of New Brunswick’s Korean community expressed frustration over employment barriers during a meeting Saturday morning with the federal immigration minister. Some say more immigrant families will leave the region if the province continues to make finding employment [...]
Why New Brunswick is Canada’s next tech startup hub
Leave a Comment »Why New Brunswick is Canada’s next tech startup hub By: Max Mertons Special to The Star, Published on Wed May 22 2013 A land of trees, lobster and potash mines, few Canadians associate New Brunswick with the rapid growth and massive payoffs of the tech startup world. But that’s changing. In 2011, New Brunswick companies Q1 Labs and [...]
Optimism reigns in Miramichi with saw mill back online
Leave a Comment »Optimism reigns in Miramichi with saw mill back online The mill is expected to employ 110 people The Miramichi Lumber Products saw mill is operating again after more than a year of being shut down. Claude Robichaud returned to his job at the mill in January to help prepare the mill for full production. He [...]
