Tag: New Brunswick
Minimum Wage Jumps Again
The minimum wage for workers in Canada’s smallest province will be given a boost starting today, Oct. 1. The $0.30 jump is the second...
Maritimes Report Jump in Tourism
FREDERICTON — July was a good month for the East Coast, with a 25 per cent jump in U.S. tourism recorded at the busiest...
Panago’s Pizza Promise
TORONTO — Panago Pizza is ahead of the game when it comes to the Ontario government’s commitment to mandate nutritional standards in schools by...
N.B. Foodservice Industry to Net Billion
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s commercial foodservice industry will hit a monetary milestone when it reaches $1 billion in sales this year.The Canadian Restaurant and...
N.B. Franchise Regulation Published
Almost three years after its Franchises Act received royal assent, the New Brunswick government has followed Ontario’s lead, implementing two franchising regulations. The first...
Open Season Starts Early
New Brunswick fishermen are welcoming news that the start of the lobster season is closer than they thought. According to a recent CBC article,...
Lobster Deaths Raise Questions
GRAND MANAN, N.B. — New Brunswick’s aquaculture industry is feeling the heat after illegal pesticide was found on weak, dying lobsters off the Fundy...
No Coffee For You!
ST.ANDREWS, N.B — According to a report from cbc.com, a man in St. Andrews New Brunswick has been handed down the stiffest sentence in...
Free Lobster Follow-up
Earlier this week, we reported that residents of a coastal New Brunswick town were treated to free lobster, when tides and storm surges left...
Listeriosis Fears Expand Recall
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Olymel S.E.C. have expanded a recall of potentially contaminated meat products from the Montreal-based company. The...
