Category: Moncton

Conflict of interest questions at Moncton city council

There’s a debate these days among members of Moncton City Council as to whether one of them has a conflict of interest.

CBC reports Deputy Mayor Blair Lawrence’s wife Diane Ross is Chair of the Library Board. She is also opposed to a proposal to move the library across the street to the former Moncton High School.

There are two proposals for the old school building now. One from Moncton Rennasaince which wants to turn it into a arts and culture centre with the library as a major tenant. The other is from a private developer.

Government funding to help immigrants find jobs

A Moncton company is getting half a million dollars from the Gallant Government to help new immigrants find jobs.

Atlantic Human Services will receive the funding over two years so it can expand and provide employment plans and counselling to newcomers. The company currently has 200 immigrants on its books and says the demand has been increasing steadily since the Syrian refugees began arriving. It has three counsellors in its Moncton office including one who speaks arabic and four counsellors in its Saint John office.