multimedialist_updat https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia.html null Visit by the consul general of South Korea https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.05.2024-05-02_01.jpg.html During his first official diplomatic visit to New Brunswick, the consul general of South Korea to Canada in Montreal, Jae Wan Lee (right), met with Premier Blaine Higgs (left), as well as Public Safety Minister Kris Austin; Justice Minister Hugh J. Flemming; Natural Resources and Energy Development Minister Mike Holland; Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Margaret Johnson; and Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Greg Turner. Topics discussed included energy, agri-food markets, immigration and student exchange. Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 AST Investment in construction phase of New Brunswick Museum https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.03.2024-03-25_01.jpeg.html The New Brunswick Museum building on Douglas Avenue in Saint John will be updated and expanded with investments from the provincial and federal governments and the museum itself. From left: museum board vice-chair William Forrestall; Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace; Premier Blaine Higgs; and museum board member Wayne Power. Mon, 25 March 2024 00:00:00 AST New members invested into the Order of New Brunswick https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.11.2023-11-23_02.jpg.html Five people were invested into the Order of New Brunswick by the chancellor of the order, Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy, at a ceremony at Government House in Fredericton. Front row, from left: Premier Blaine Higgs; Joanne E. McLeod; and Murphy. Back row, from left: J.W. Bud Bird; Catherine Akagi; Bernard Poirier; and Isabelle McKee-Allain. Thu, 23 November 2023 00:00:00 AST Premier meets with Benin ambassador https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.10.2023-10-25_01.jpg.html In his first official visit to New Brunswick, Benin ambassador in Washington with jurisdiction to Canada Jean-Claude Do-Régo met with Premier Blaine Higgs and Local Government Minister Glen Savoie, who is also minister responsible for La Francophonie. This visit was intended to strengthen relations as part of the first New Brunswick-Benin economic forum. Since 2021, the two governments have a bilateral agreement that calls for closer co-operation in the sectors of education, the economy, trade, industry, science and technology, culture and tourism. From left: Savoie; Do-Régo; and Higgs. Wed, 25 October 2023 00:00:00 AST Official Languages Day in New Brunswick https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.09.2023-09-14_01.jpg.html Starting this year, Official Languages Day in New Brunswick will be celebrated annually on the second Thursday of September. Premier Blaine Higgs recently signed a declaration to this effect. Thu, 14 September 2023 00:00:00 AST Changes to cabinet announced https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.06.2023-06-27_01.jpg.html New members of the Executive Council were sworn in at a ceremony held today in Fredericton, presided over by Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy. From left: Mary Wilson, minister of Service New Brunswick and minister responsible for Military Affairs; Richard Ames, minister of Transportation and Infrastructure; Kathy Bockus, minister responsible for Seniors; Premier Blaine Higgs; Sherry Wilson, minister responsible for Women’s Equality and minister responsible for Addictions and Mental Health Services; and Greg Turner, minister responsible for Opportunities NB and minister responsible for Economic Development and Small Business. Tue, 27 June 2023 00:00:00 AST Local owned company receives a $1.15 million provincial contract https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.06.2023-06-20_01.jpg.html A $1.15 million contract has been awarded to Tarp-Rite Inc., a cover manufacturing company, under the New Brunswick First Procurement Strategy and Action Plan. From left: Logan Cox, Kathy Cox and Dale Cox of Tarp-Rite Inc.; Woodstock Mayor Trina Jones; Jason Cox, vice-president; Premier Blaine Higgs; Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan; Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries Minister Margaret Johnson and Carleton-York MLA Richard Ames. Tue, 20 June 2023 00:00:00 AST Memorandum of understanding with Czech Republic underlines co-operation in the energy sector https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.06.2023-06-15_01.jpeg.html The provincial government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic focused on bilateral co-operation in support of energy innovation and other economic activities. From left: Jozef Síkela, Czech minister of Industry and Trade; and Arlene Dunn, minister responsible for Opportunities NB. Thu, 15 June 2023 00:00:00 AST Wildfire in Stein Lake area https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.05.2023-05-29_02.jpg.html Staff from the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development and other agencies continue to fight a wildfire in the Stein Lake areas of Charlotte County. From left: Brad Henderson, mayor of Saint Andrews; Premier Blaine Higgs and Saint Croix MLA Kathy Bockus. Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 AST Coronation flag-raising ceremony https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.05.2023-05-06_01.jpg.html A flag-raising ceremony was held at Government House today to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. From left: Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy; Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers; and Premier Blaine Higgs. Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 AST Official visit of the British high commissioner https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.05.2023-05-05_03.jpg.html In her first official visit to New Brunswick, the British high commissioner to Canada Susannah Goshko met with Premier Blaine Higgs and Natural Resources and Energy Development Minister Mike Holland. This visit was intended to strengthen relations between the United Kingdom and New Brunswick. From left: Higgs; Goshko; and Holland. Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 AST Summit organized to assist newcomer professionals https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.05.2023-05-03_02.jpg.html More than 150 newcomer professionals gathered with government and private-sector stakeholders on Tuesday for a summit on workforce preparedness in Saint John. The aim of the summit was to help newcomer professionals better understand what they have access to through the provincial government and community resources. Speakers at the event were, from left: Dr. Wissam Alburaki, neonatologist, Horizon Health Network; Mohamed Bagha, managing director, Saint John Newcomers Centre; Arlene Dunn, minister responsible for immigration and for Opportunities NB; Premier Blaine Higgs; Cathy Simpson, CEO at TechImpact; and Dr. Timothy Christie, Horizon Health Network’s regional director of ethics services. Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 AST State of the province address focuses upon growth and opportunity https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.02.2023-02-09_01.jpg.html Premier Blaine Higgs delivered his annual state of the province address today, highlighting the province’s growth and continued opportunities in health care, education, energy development, and the economy. Thu, 09 February 2023 00:00:00 AST International education institution to open Saint John campus https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.01.2023-01-16_02.jpeg.html Saint John has been selected as the home of the Lycée International Français des Provinces Atlantiques, an education institute that is part of the Don Bosco international campus. The school is expected to open its doors to students in September 2024; registration has already begun. It will serve international and local students from kindergarten to Grade 12. From left: Premier Blaine Higgs; Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon; Sylvain Olivier, the new school’s general director and president; Johan Schitterer, consul general of France in the Atlantic provinces; and Envision Saint John CEO Paulette Hicks. Mon, 16 January 2023 00:00:00 AST Health and Social Innovation Centre to be built at the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.12.2022-12-20_01.jpg.html Federal, provincial and university officials today announced $38 million in funding for construction of the Health and Social Innovation Centre at the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Saint John campus. From left: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Trevor Holder; Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; Premier Blaine Higgs; Petra Hauf, vice-president of the University of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus; Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Tue, 20 December 2022 00:00:00 AST Official visit by the ambassador of France https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.12.2022-12-06_03.jpg.html During his first official visit to New Brunswick, Ambassador Michel Miraillet of France met, recently, with Premier Blaine Higgs, as well as with Glen Savoie, minister responsible for la Francophonie; Local Government and Local Governance Reform Minister Daniel Allain; Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan; and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn, who is also minister responsible for economic development and small business, minister responsible for Opportunities NB, and minister responsible for immigration. The discussions focused on the New Brunswick-France Development Strategy, twinned municipalities, co-operation in education, and economic and trade agreements with France. From left: Dunn; Higgs, Miraillet and Savoie. Tue, 06 December 2022 00:00:00 AST Honouring the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.12.2022-12-06_02.jpg.html Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the massacre of 14 women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. To mark the day, a vigil to commemorate these women took place at Government House. Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace, who is also the minister responsible for women’s equality, lit a candle as part of the vigil. Tue, 06 December 2022 00:00:00 AST Official visit by the ambassador of Japan https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.12.2022-12-02_01.jpg.html During his first official visit to New Brunswick, Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi of Japan met with Premier Blaine Higgs, as well as with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn, who is also minister responsible for economic development and small business, minister responsible for Opportunities NB, and minister responsible for immigration. The meetings focused on building upon the long-standing academic and economic relationships between New Brunswick and Japan. From left: Dunn, Yamanouchi and Higgs. Fri, 02 December 2022 00:00:00 AST November is Family Violence Prevention Month https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.11.2022-11-07_02.jpg.html The provincial government, in partnership with the Fergusson Foundation, has proclaimed November as Family Violence Prevention Month, promoting awareness of the impact family violence has on individuals, families, workplaces and communities as well as the resources and support available to build healthier relationships. From left: Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace, who is also minister responsible for women’s equality; Rebecca Francis, executive director of the Fergusson Foundation; Meranda McLaughlin, president of the foundation; and Premier Blaine Higgs. Mon, 07 November 2022 00:00:00 AST New members invested into the Order of New Brunswick https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.11.2022-11-07_01.jpg.html Ten distinguished individuals were invested into the Order of New Brunswick, including one posthumously, by the chancellor of the order, Lt.-Gov. Brenda L. Murphy, at a ceremony at Government House in Fredericton. Back row, from left: Randy Dickinson, from Fredericton; Premier Blaine Higgs; Cecile Cassista, from Riverview; Larry Nelson, from Moncton; Valois Robichaud, from Baie du Petit Pokemouche; Penny Ericson, from Fredericton; Robert (Bobby) Sylliboy, from Esgenoôpetitj First Nation; Sandra L. Irving, from Saint John; and receiving for the late Aurèle Ferlatte, from Dalhousie, Monique McMackin and Jean-Guy Ferlatte. Front row, from left: Lucinda Flemer, from Saint Andrews, and Murphy. Mon, 07 November 2022 00:00:00 AST Accession proclamation ceremony held in Fredericton https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.09.2022-09-10_01.jpg.html Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy presided over the accession proclamation ceremony for His Majesty King Charles III at Government House this afternoon in Fredericton. Murphy issued and read a formal proclamation under the Great Seal of the Province of New Brunswick, officially proclaiming the accession of King Charles III. Sat, 10 September 2022 00:00:00 AST Premier Blaine Higgs signs the book of condolence https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.09.2022-09-09_02.jpg.html Premier Blaine Higgs signs the book of condolence in memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Legislative Assembly in Fredericton.. The Queen passed away on Thursday, Sept. 8. Fri, 09 September 2022 00:00:00 AST Official visit of the consul general of Japan https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.05.2022-05-24_01.jpg.html In his first official visit to New Brunswick, Consul General Jun Saito of Japan met with Premier Blaine Higgs as well as with Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Margaret Johnson and Arlene Dunn, minister responsible for Economic Development and Small Business and also for Opportunities NB. This visit is intended to strengthen economic relations between Japan and New Brunswick. From left: Higgs, Dunn and Saito. Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 AST Official visit of the consul general of the United States https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.05.2022-05-17_01.jpg.html In her first official visit to New Brunswick today, Consul General Lyra S. Carr of the United States met with Premier Blaine Higgs as well as with Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Margaret Johnson and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn who is also minister responsible for Economic Development and Small Business, minister responsible for Opportunities NB, and minister responsible for Immigration. From left: Higgs; Dunn; and Carr. Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 AST Meetings with secretary general of the International Organization of La Francophonie https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/premier/multimedia/mmrenderer.2022.05.2022-05-13_02.jpg.html On the final leg of her official visit to Canada, Louise Mushikiwabo, the secretary general of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, had several meetings in New Brunswick. From left: Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy; Premier Blaine Higgs; Mushikiwabo; and minister responsible for La Francophonie Glen Savoie. 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