Information Morning Fredericton

The menu is set, the signs are up, the staff are trained, now all they need are customers. Neighbourly Cafe and Kitchen in the 12 Neighbours tiny home community is opening to the public a week from now. Jeanne Armstrong dropped in and got a tour of the space.

Child and Youth advocate Kelly Lamrock released his report yesterday calling on the New Brunswick government to do more to protect vulnerable children in the school system. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Ainsley Congdon with the Learning Disabilities Association for reaction. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/schools-denying-education-advocate-1.7219933

​A report from the Atlantic Economic Council says Atlantic Canada has a larger visible minority population, but its population is still less diverse compared to the rest of Canada. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to researcher Patrick Brannon.

Scams are everywhere; social media, email accounts, phone calls. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Jeff Horncastle with the Canadian Anti-Fraud centre about what to watch for, and how to protect ourselves from scammers.

A group of Fredericton high school students are getting ready to hit their buzzers. They won provincials for ​the trivia competition Reach for the Top and are headed to nationals this weekend. ​CBC's Prapti Bamaniya dropped by the school for one of the practice rounds.

The carbon market system is up and running, and so far there are more large polluters blowing past their emissions caps than there are staying below them. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Jonathan Alward, VP of policy at Atlantica Centre for Energy, and Dave Sawyer, an environmental economist at the Canadian Climate Institute, about the economic and environmental impacts and future prospects. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-emitters-exceeded-greenhouse-gas-caps-2021-2022-1.7216314

​A filmmaker went around the world looking for solutions to make the earth a better place for the next generation. ​J​eanne Armstrong spoke to filmmaker ​Jim Merkel.

​A new medical test can help identify genetic markers that are linked to the most aggressive cases of prostate cancer. ​Jeanne Armstrong spoke to D​r. Peter Lin for details.

A woman from Bathurst is being honoured for going above and beyond in her role as a foster parent. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Cindy Hornibrook Doucet. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/bathurst-foster-parent-award-1.7217965

​Facebook Marketplace has become a popular place to sell things you don't want anymore. But making a little money almost cost Sandra Pond thousands of dollars. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to her. And then Jeanne spoke to cyber security expert David Shipley. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/facebook-marketplace-scam-1.7216826

A slide from a sex-ed presentation to high school students is under scrutiny by the Premier. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to sexuality educator Nadine Thornhill for her reaction. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/blaine-higgs-defends-banning-sex-education-group-1.7217393

​Crown prosecutors vote​d 99% in favour of strike action amid labour shortage​s and a system they say is in crisis. But the province argues that a strike can't legally happen yet as the collective bargaining process continues.​ Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Shara Munn​,​ she's a crown prosecutor and President of the New Brunswick crown prosecutors association. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/crown-prosecutors-strike-vote-new-brunswick-contract-talks-1.7215856

​Swamp milkweed is popping up in gardens, and monarch butterflies are making their way north. Reports on the population overwintering in Mexico say numbers are down again, but a zoologist here in New Brunswick says the news isn't all bad. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to John Klymko.

Itching for a paddle? The city will be making it easier to get out on the water by creating a dozen free, public access points. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Andrew Cuthbertson, an avid paddler and owner of Second Nature Outdoors, about why this initiative is so exciting.

Premier Blaine Higgs has lost another caucus member heading into the next election. On Friday, former cabinet minister Andrea Anderson-Mason told CBC news she's decided not to run. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to political scientist Lori Turnbull about what it means for the PC Party of New Brunswick. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/andrea-anderson-mason-decides-not-to-run-1.7214119

If you were walking by Odell Park this weekend, you might have done a double take. Harold the Hippo, an art installation, has returned to Fredericton in a new home. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Angela Watson, Cultural Development Officer and Public Art Coordinator with the City of Fredericton.

The Fredericton Co-op on Doak Road is marking 50 years. The grocery landscape looks a lot different now than it did in 1974. Jeanne Armstrong visited the Co-op and spoke to manager Paul King about the direct charge model and why they've seen their largest membership base yet.

​A large work of art by an artist in Ontario went missing on its way to a gallery in British Columbia, and ended up in New Brunswick. Julia Veenstra tells us the story of her lost and found painting.

​A senate committee looking into the migrant labour force in Canada says the system isn't working.​ In a report released this week, the committee says the system is failing workers and the employers who depend on them.​ Clare MacKenzie spoke to committee chair, Senator Ratna Omidvar, about what they're recommending to fix it.

CBC's ​J​acques Poitras takes a look at the lobbyists who worked for one of the companies supplying travel nurses to the New Brunswick health care system​, including one lobbyist who is a former colleague of Premier Blaine Higgs. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/former-mla-brian-macdonald-travel-nurse-lobbyist-1.7211180