Bravery award for Moncton doctor

A Moncton doctor was awarded a medal of bravery by Governor general David Johnston in a ceremony in Moncton yesterday.

Dr. Marc Savoie was driving with his family in Quebec when he saw a motorcyclist who collided with a moose. The dazed man was wandering into traffic on the highway and Savoie pulled him to safety just before a big transport truck roared by.

Federal funding for more daycare spaces

Ottawa has announced a new plan to subsidize up to 40,000 new daycare spaces across the country over the next few years….and the province is signing on.

The Gallant government is negotiating with Ottawa now on its share of the funding. Early Childhood Development Minister Brian Kenny told the Telegraph-Journal the province is still working on its own commitment to create 6,000 new daycare spaces….and this funding will help fulfill that mandate.