Bates Barn is set to reopen in October. The venue on Belleisle Bay burned down in a February arson, which is still being investigated. The original was built in 1946, and the new barn will honour that look.
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NB unemployment down a bit in March
New Brunswick’s unemployment rate went down a bit in March. Stats Can has it at 8.4%, from 8.9% in February. The province is ahead of Nova Scotia at 8.6% unemployment, PEI at 10.1%, and Newfoundland and Labrador at 14.9%. The national number is 6.7%.