https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia.html Social Development https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.03.2024-03-26_01.png.html The provincial and federal governments have signed two bilateral agreements aimed at improving access to health and long-term care services. Seated, from left: Health Minister Bruce Fitch; and federal Health Minister Mark Holland. Standing, from left: Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor; Sherry Wilson, minister responsible for addictions and mental health services; federal Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc; and Kathy Bockus, minister responsible for seniors. Tue, 26 March 2024 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.09.2023-09-07_05.jpg.html Gordon Hall and Ocean Hall, two new 60-bed nursing homes operated by Shannex, officially opened today in Moncton. From row, from left: Kathy Bockus, minister responsible for seniors; and Émery LeBlanc. Back row, from left: Finance and Treasury Board Minister Steeves; Greg Turner, minister responsible for Opportunities NB; Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold; Micheline Doucette; Laurise LeBlanc; Lisa Savoie; Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé MLA Jacques LeBlanc; Sherry Wilson, minister responsible for Women’s Equality; Joseph Shannon; and Jason Shannon, Shannex president. Thu, 07 September 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.08.2023-08-15_01.jpeg.html Hampton has been recognized as an age-friendly community. The recognition program was designed to encourage communities to take sustainable action to become welcoming places for all ages and to encourage healthy aging and wellness. From left: Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman; minister responsible for seniors Kathy Bockus; Hampton Mayor Robert Doucet; Councillor Sheree Trecartin, and Councillor Kim Tompkins. Tue, 15 August 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.05.2023-05-29_01.jpg.html The Department of Health’s mobile X-ray service is being extended to long-term care residents across New Brunswick thanks to a $1.1 million investment by the provincial government. From left: Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Todd Gordon, medical radiation technologist; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard and Glen Savoie, minister responsible for La Francophonie. Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.05.2023-05-25_01.jpg.html The newest group of Healthy Aging Champions met for the first time on May 18 for an orientation session at the Wu Centre at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. Front row, from left: Healthy Aging Champions Jane Stewart and Lillian Surette; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; and Healthy Aging Champions Adeline Misener and Catherine Savoie. Back row, from left: Healthy Aging Champions Lesley Brennan-Caravan, Dianne Thomas and Joan Bourque. Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.02.2023-02-03_01.jpg.html The provincial and federal governments and community partners are investing $13.3 million in affordable housing projects in Miramichi. The funding will help create and renovate a total of 49 units for seniors, youth at risk, and women and children escaping domestic violence. From left: Miramichi MLA Michelle Conroy; Miramichi Mayor Adam Lordon; federal Official Languages Minister and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor; Service New Brunswick Minister and minister responsible for housing Jill Green; Patricia Michaud, executive director, Miramichi Transition House; Jesse Tucker, project manager, East Side Affordable Housing Development project; and Blair Martin, representative from Belleterre Community Partners. Fri, 03 February 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.01.2023-01-16_01.jpeg.html Cohen Hall, a new 60-bed nursing home owned by Shannex, officially opened today in Saint John. From left: Jason Shannon, president of Shannex; Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; and Joe Shannon, founder of Shannex. They are posing with a photo of the late Senator Erminie Cohen, after whom the new nursing home was named. Mon, 16 January 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.01.2023-01-13_01.jpg.html The federal and provincial governments are investing more than $10.5 million to create and renovate affordable housing units in the greater Moncton region. From left: Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold; Moncton South MLA Greg Turner; federal Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Stephen Davies, Dieppe Housing Co-op Ltd.; Michael Bourgeois, John Howard Society of Southeastern New Brunswick; Vincent Merola, Downtown City Housing Inc.; Jason Doucette, Cornerstone Co-op Housing Inc.; and Service New Brunswick Minister Jill Green, who is also the minister responsible for housing. Fri, 13 January 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.12.2022-12-21_01.jpg.html The provincial and federal governments announced an investment of nearly $16 million in a 47-unit mixed-market housing project under construction in Saint John with municipal and non-profit sector participation. From left: Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn; Narinder Singh and Jillian Jordan of Saint John Non Profit Housing Inc.; federal Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon; Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; and Jay Kimball, president of the Rotary Club of Saint John. Wed, 21 December 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.12.2022-12-06_01.jpg.html Construction has begun on a 190-bed nursing home in Shediac. The facility, to be called Maison Providence, will replace the existing Villa Providence nursing home, which has provided care and services to residents for over 50 years. From left: Ronald LeBlanc, executive director of Villa Providence; Anne-Marie Béliveau, representing Yvon Béliveau, a board member of Comfort Life Network; George Boudreau, board chair of Comfort Life Network; Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain; Shediac Mayor Roger Caissie; and Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé MLA Jacques LeBlanc. Tue, 06 December 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.11.2022-11-09_01.jpg.html The federal and provincial governments are providing $560,000 through the Affordable Rental Housing Program to help create 14 new affordable housing units in Fredericton. The four housing projects receiving funding are targeting individuals experiencing homelessness and persons with disabilities. Back row, from left: Jeffrey Mockler, MHM Property Management; Jason Lejeune, Christ Church Parish Church; and Verner Drost, Smythe Street Cathedral. From row, from left: Deborah Allen, Sherico Development Inc.; Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Services New Brunswick Minister Jill Green, who is also minister responsible for housing; and Rev. Wandlyn Snelgrove, Christ Church Parish Church. Wed, 09 November 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.10.2022-10-20_01.jpg.html The provincial government is investing $8 million over the next three years to better support emergency shelters and help reduce chronic homelessness. With this funding, the Social Development budget allotted to emergency shelters now exceeds $5 million annually, which is double the current amount. From left: Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain; Moncton South MLA Greg Turner; Trevor Goodwin, YMCA Reconnect; Marc Belliveau, Harvest House; Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Zineb Elouad, House of Nazareth; Health Minister Bruce Fitch; Moncton Southwest MLA Sherry Wilson; and Finance and Treasury Board Minister Ernie Steeves. Thu, 20 October 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.10.2022-10-17_02.jpg.html The provincial government will invest $102.2 million to build 380 new public housing units over the next four years and make immediate renovations to 110 vacant units. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder; Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon; Juanita Black, representing public housing tenants; Randy Hatfield, executive director of the Human Development Council. Mon, 17 October 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.10.2022-10-17_01.jpg.html Oct. 17-21 is National Foster Family Week, recognizing those who open their homes and hearts to children and young people in need of care. A flag-raising ceremony to mark the occasion was held at the legislative assembly. From left: Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; Nancy Galluchon, president of the New Brunswick Foster Families Association; and foster parents Shelly Scott, Josée Labrie and Laura Aubie. Mon, 17 October 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.09.2022-09-23_01.JPG.html Construction has started on a new nursing home in the Village of Saint-Isidore, in the Acadian Peninsula. The $29.7 million facility will add 60 beds to the province’s nursing home network. From left: Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint Isidore MLA Denis Landry; Ronald Losier, representing the group of local investors; Miramichi Bay-Neguac MLA Réjean Savoie; Oscar Roussel, chair of the board of La Villa St. Joseph ltée; and Saint-Isidore Mayor Louis Lebouthillier. Fri, 23 September 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.09.2022-09-07_01.JPG.html Adult residential facilities across the province have received iPad tablet computers to help residents stay connected with loved ones. Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard recently attended a demonstration of the new tablets at the Sea Street Manor in Saint John. From left: manager Odessa Smith; resident Edith Losier; and Shephard. Wed, 07 September 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.08.2022-08-22_01.jpg.html The provincial and federal governments are jointly contributing about $3.6 million toward the construction of a 12-unit building in Saint John for transitional housing for women who have experienced homelessness. From left: Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn; Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; Mary Saulnier-Taylor of the Coverdale Centre for Women; Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard; and Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman, who is also minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation. Mon, 22 August 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.06.2022-06-30_01.JPG.html The Villa Providence nursing home in Shediac will be replaced with a new 190-bed facility by 2025-26 at a cost of $70 million. From left: Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé MLA Jacques LeBlanc; Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain; Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch; Ronald LeBlanc, executive director of Villa Providence; George Boudreau, chair of the board, Comfort Life Network; and Shediac Mayor Roger Caissie. Thu, 30 June 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.06.2022-06-22_01.jpg.html Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch officially presented the Age-Friendly Community award to the Town of Oromocto. The New Brunswick Age-Friendly Community Recognition Program is a way of encouraging communities around the province to develop policies, services and structures that promote healthy aging and wellness. From left: Oromocto Mayor Robert Powell, and Fitch. Wed, 22 June 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.05.2022-05-27_02.JPG.html The provincial and federal governments are providing $205,000 to non-profit groups in Saint John to help renovate affordable housing units for families and seniors. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder; Don Taylor, Sister Sheila Housing Corporation; Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch; Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; and Narinder Singh, Saint John Non Profit Housing. Fri, 27 May 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.05.2022-05-25_01.JPG.html Investments totalling $1.6 million by the federal and provincial governments will help create and renovate 56 affordable housing units in northeastern New Brunswick. From left: Yvon Godin, Les Résidences Léonce-Marsoliau de Bertrand Inc.; Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch, Acadie-Bathurst MP Serge Cormier; Bernie Laroque, Résidences Habitat Soleil Residences Inc.; Odon St-Pierre, Habitat Caraquet 201 Inc.; and Caraquet MLA Isabelle Thériault. Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.04.2022-04-20_01.jpg.html The provincial and federal governments have signed an agreement to improve care for residents of New Brunswick’s long-term care homes through the Safe Long-Term Care Fund. The announcement was made in Dalhousie by Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In photo, Fitch, on left, shakes hands with Trudeau. Wed, 20 April 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.03.2022-03-29_01.jpg.html The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is launching two new centres of excellence to give students the opportunity to interact with experts and gain valuable career experience in entrepreneurship, health care and social work. From left: centre of excellence for energy lead Adam Trider; centre of excellence for health lead Daneen Dymond; centre of excellence for entrepreneurship lead Ries Van Beek; Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy; and Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch. Tue, 29 March 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.03.2022-03-10_01.JPG.html The provincial government is increasing the funding allocated to adult residential facilities for services provided to seniors and to people with a disability. From left: John Grass, vice-president of the New Brunswick Special Care Home Association and owner of Grass Home special care home in Riverview with Lynn Grass, owner of Grass Home; and Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch. Thu, 10 March 2022 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.02.2022-02-11_01.jpg.html Two nursing homes will be built in Moncton and Fredericton, adding 120 beds to the province’s long-term care system within two years. Fri, 11 February 2022 00:00:00 AST Tue, 26 March 2024 00:00:00 AST