#Dalhousie NB

[atlanticcanada]

Another New Brunswicker faces the loss of her family doctor

Teri McMackin has had a family doctor her entire life or at least she used to.

A few weeks ago, she found out that her primary physician was closing his practice to pursue another opportunity -- leaving Teri and her two young sons with few options.

“If I have to sit in an emergency room for 12 hours, so be it. But I just really want to make sure that my kids can get in with a doctor and one that can follow them throughout their development,” she said.

“We’re going to see if my husband’s doctor can take on at least the kids and that would be a big stress off of me.”

Even with a tentative plan in place for her children, that still leaves Teri waiting for her current doctor to be replaced or waiting until she can find a new one all together.

“I’ve been going through some tests for some issues and none of it is very serious or pressing, but definitely not something that they would see in an emergency room, or even in a clinic,” she said.

“So I’m left wondering where am I going to get these referrals for blood work and for any other tests that I might need if I don’t have a family doctor?”

McMackin says she’s been extremely fortunate with her experience up until now. Adding that her family doctor has known her entire family history, which gave her confidence in his care.

“My concern is this is a common issue. It’s something that I’m experiencing obviously, so it’s important to me, but so many people that I know are experiencing this,” she said.

CTV News has learned that two doctors in the Moncton area have let their patients know that it’s time to start searching for another physician.

In a letter obtained by CTV, Dr. Jocelyn Cormier urged people to immediately register with Patient Connect NB, a registry that matches New Brunswickers with a family doctor or nurse practitioner on a first-come, first-serve basis.

In his letter, Dr. Cormier stated in part, “This registry is crucial for certain services such as NB Health Link, but mostly can help with pressure on the Department of Health to help find a replacement.”

Also in Moncton, Dr. Linda Wangui announced her departure to patients stating in part, “Making the decision to leave my practice has not been easy and leaving a practice with so many wonderful patients will be the most difficult part.”

Wangui declined an interview.

The Department of Health shared new data with CTV late Wednesday afternoon. Officials say there’s been an increase in the number of physicians in the province in recent years.

More specifically, officials say the department welcomed 101 physicians in 2020-21, saw 76 leave and ended up with a net gain of 25 for the province.

In 2021-22, the department saw a net gain of 28 after welcoming 100 and seeing 72 leave.

Lastly, officials say for 2022 up until Feb. 28, 2023, the department has welcomed 107 doctors, saw 86 leave and ended up with a net gain of 21.

“When a physician leaves their positions, it’s often due to one of three main reasons: retirement, a relocation to another community, or they fall ill or die,” said Sean Hatchard, a spokesperson for the Department of Health.

He adds that the department is working with residents who don’t have a primary care provider.

“The NB Health Link program, for example, is helping to take people off the waiting list as we speak, reducing the number of people waiting from 74,000 to 50,500 since last summer – a drop of more than 31 per cent,” he said.

Right now NB Health Link clinics are in Moncton, Dieppe, Dalhousie, Woodstock and Fredericton with plans to expand.

“I’d really like to see the government step up,” said McMackin.

“I want to see what the plan is to retain the doctors that we have now, but also encourage people who are in med school or looking to New Brunswick to become family doctors or maybe take on a practice or split a practice in two, however, they need to do it. I just want to see the government talking to doctors and finding the solutions.”

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Shared route

Shared route

From New Orleans to Prince Edward Island via I-55 N.

1 d 13 hr (2,463 mi)

1 d 13 hr in current traffic

1. Head north on Carondelet St toward Union St

2. Turn left onto Union St

3. Turn left onto Baronne St

4. Turn right onto Poydras St

5. Use the left lane to take the I-10 W ramp

6. Merge onto I-10 W

7. Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 210 for I-55 N toward Hammond

8. Keep right at the fork to stay on I-55 N, follow signs for I-20 E/US-49 S

9. Keep left at the fork to stay on I-55 N, follow signs for Grenada/Memphis

10. Keep right to continue on I-69, follow signs for I-240 N/Little Rock

11. Take exit 31 for I-40 W toward Little Rock

12. Keep right at the fork to continue on I-55 N, follow signs for Blytheville

13. Take exit 66A for I-57 N/US-60 E toward Chicago

14. Take exit 12 for US-60/US-62/MO-77 toward Charleston/Wyatt/Paducah

15. Turn right onto MO-77 S/US-60 E/US-62 E

16. Turn right onto US-51 S/US-60 E/US-62 E/Great River Rd

17. Turn right onto 4th St

18. Arrive at location: Wickliffe

19. Head east on Court St toward N 6th St

20. Turn left onto KY-286/Phillips Dr

21. Turn right onto Jack Paxton Dr

22. Use the middle lane to turn slightly left onto the I-24 E ramp to Nashville

23. Merge onto I-24 E

24. Take exit 42 toward Princeton/Elizabethtown

25. Keep right at the fork to continue on Western Kentucky Pkwy

26. Take exit 137B for I-65 N toward Lexington/Louisville

27. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-65 N/Bluegrass Pkwy/Lexington/Louisville

28. Use the right lane to take exit 131A for I-264 E

29. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-264 E/Watterson Expy

30. Take exit 23A for I-71 N toward Cincinnati

31. Keep right at the fork to stay on I-71 N, follow signs for Columbus/US-50 E

32. Keep left to stay on I-71 N

33. Take the I-71 N exit toward I-70 E

34. Use the left 2 lanes to stay on I-70 E/I-71 N

35. Use the left 2 lanes to take the exit toward I-71 N

36. Keep left to stay on I-71 N

37. Keep left to stay on I-71 N, follow signs for Cleveland

38. Continue straight to stay on I-71 N

39. Take exit 172 A toward 9th Street/Downtown

40. Merge onto E 9th St

41. Turn left onto Rockwell Ave

42. Turn left onto W Roadway

43. Arrive at location: Cleveland

44. Head southwest on W Superior Ave toward W 3rd St

45. Use the 2nd from the right lane to turn right onto W 3rd St

46. Turn right

47. Take the OH-2 E ramp on the left to I-90 E

48. Merge onto OH-2 E

49. Keep right at the fork to stay on I-90 E, follow signs for I-271 S/Erie Pa

50. Keep left to stay on I-90 E

51. Continue straight to stay on I-90 E

52. Take exit 36 for I-81 N toward Watertown

53. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-81 N/Syracuse Airport/Watertown

54. Continue onto ON-137 N

55. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for ON-401 E/Ottawa/Montreal

56. Use the right lane to take exit 29 for Autoroute 30 E toward Sorel-Tracy

57. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Autoroute 30 E/Sorel-Tracy/Québec

58. Use the left 2 lanes to turn sharply right to stay on Autoroute 30 E

59. Take exit 83 for Autoroute 20 E toward Québec

60. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Québec/Autoroute 20 E

61. Use the left 2 lanes to take exit 312N for Autoroute 73 N toward Québec/Pont P. -Laporte

62. Keep right to stay on Autoroute 73 N

63. Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 139-E for Autoroute 440 E/Autoroute Charest E toward Québec

64. Merge onto Autoroute Charest/Autoroute 440 E

65. Continue onto Boulevard Charest O

66. Use the middle 2 lanes to turn slightly left onto Boulevard Charest E

67. Turn left at Rue Saint Thomas

68. Arrive at location: Quebec City

69. Head south toward Quai Saint-André/QC-136 O

70. Turn left onto Quai Saint-André/QC-136 O

71. Use any lane to turn right onto Rue Dalhousie/QC-136 O

72. Use the right lane to take the Autoroute 73 S/Pont Pierre Laporte ramp to Autoroute 20/Montréal/Rivière-du-Loup

73. Merge onto Pont Pierre-Laporte/Autoroute 73 S

74. Use the left 2 lanes to take exit 131E for Autoroute 20 E toward Rivière du Loup

75. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Autoroute 20 E/Lévis(Centre-Ville)/Rivière-du-Loup

76. Keep right at the fork to continue on Route Transcanadienne/Autoroute 85, follow signs for Notre-Dame-du-Lac/Cabano/Dégelis/Edmundston/QC-185/New Brunswick

77. Slight right

78. Turn right onto Route Transcanadienne/QC-185 S

79. Take the exit

80. Slight left

81. Merge onto Trans-Canada Hwy/NB-2 E

82. Keep right at the fork to stay on Trans-Canada Hwy/NB-2 E, follow signs for Trans Canada Highway/Saint John Moncton/NB-7/Moncton

83. Take exit 467B for NB-15 E toward NB-11 N/Shediac/Miramichi

84. Keep right to stay on NB-15 E

85. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Trans-Canada Hwy/NB-16 E heading to Prince Edward Island

86. Exit the roundabout onto Trans-Canada Hwy/NB-16 E heading to Prince Edward Island

87. Slight left at 8892

88. Turn left onto Trans-Canada Hwy/PE-1 E

89. Take the PE-1A exit toward PE-11/PE-2/Summerside

90. Turn right onto Newton Rd/PE-111 E

91. Turn left onto County Line Rd/PE-232 N (signs for Summerfield)

92. Turn right onto Mill Rd/PE-254 N

93. Turn right onto Veteran's Memorial Hwy/All Weather Hwy/PE-2 E/PE-254 N (signs for Hunter River)

94. Turn left onto Rattenbury Rd/PE-254 N (signs for North Granville/Stanley Bridge)

95. At the roundabout, continue straight

96. Turn left onto Graham's Ln

97. Turn left

98. Turn right

99. Turn left

100. Turn right

101. Arrive at location: Prince Edward Island

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[fycanadianpolitics]

Campbellton-Dalhousie MLA Donald Arseneault is becoming the new Ottawa-based "government relations manager" for Canada's Building Trades Unions, an umbrella group for more than 500,000 construction workers in 14 different unions.

In that role, he'll attempt to influence government decisions that apply to trade unions, but according to one report, he'll be doing it everywhere but in New Brunswick.

Arseneault told the Hill Times, an Ottawa-based political newspaper, that he met with Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes to make sure he could be in the two positions simultaneously.

"There was no problem … as long as I do not do any lobbying or government relations within New Brunswick," he said. [...]

[thetimothyjaques]

Very low tide at the Bon Ami Rocks in #Dalhousie #NB (at Inch Arran Park)

[ramblesrunsrides]

Last of New Brunswick

We made our way to Bathurst and though we were not in the path of the storm we certainly felt the high winds and incredible amount of rain. Wildlife Campground gave us comfort and we snuggled down with Netflix in the Silver Bullet.

We opted for the scenic route the next day. The rain had subsided but the winds were still gusting near the waters edge. Lunch time was perfect in the town of Dalhousie overlooking Chaleur Bay, the Inch Arran Lighthouse and Bon Amie rocks.

The overnight in Campbellton, NB was one of the nicest municipal campgrounds with all amenities before crossing to Quebec. We walked the trails and both Don and I had a run in the am before the start of the Gaspé.

Goodbye New Brunswick!

[funificationcamp]

We went to scout for some parks in #Dalhousie #NB early MAY. The snow had just started melting and the tress didin't have any buds yet .Beautiful area for such a small population.

[atlanticcanada]

Primary care program in New Brunswick expands to Fredericton, Woodstock

An online service that connects people with primary care providers is expanding in New Brunswick, according to a news release from the province.

NB Health Link puts residents who don’t have a primary care provider in contact with a network of family doctors and nurse practitioners. It sets up in-person, telephone and online appointments.

“We are pleased to mark the expansion of this service into the Fredericton and Woodstock regions, providing people with primary care until they can be matched with a permanent primary care provider,” said Health Minister Bruce Fitch.

“NB Health Link is an important connection between patients and primary health care. It helps ensure New Brunswickers have access to the care they need in a timely fashion and prevents non-urgent visits to our emergency rooms.”

The province says, to date, 14,207 people have registered with the program.

NB Health Link is run in collaboration with Extra-Mural/Ambulance New Brunswick, which is managed by Medavie Health Services New Brunswick.

Once they sign up, patients can call the program or go online to be triaged to determine whether an in-person, telephone or online appointment is needed. An online health record is kept on the patient, which follows them through future appointments.

"If they don't already have a health-care provider, then they can get hooked up with Health Link and use this clinic," said Fitch. "It's a step up from a walk-in because it's ongoing service. There's availability because I believe there's three doctors in this clinic."

The province says it will adapt the program’s model to fit the needs of communities across the province. While Service New Brunswick will continue its role of contacting those on the doctor wait list in other health zones.

NB Health Link currently has clinics in Moncton, Dieppe, Dalhousie, Woodstock and Fredericton. The province says clinics in other regions are set to open later this year.

The program is designed to provide a temporary solution for people waiting for a permanent one, but it is also expected to reduce wait times in local ERs and address some of the backlog.

"811 for example is referring people straight in to us who otherwise would have taken 14 hours in an emergency room to have their sinuses looked at or their ears checked," said Dr. Matthew Pieamonte with Fredericton Health Link clinic. "So, we are already able to do some diversion"

According to Fitch, the Health Link clinics have taken the list of people waiting for a primary care provider down from 74,000 to 59,000.

However, some patients are calling the service a Band-Aid solution and say they still want a dedicated family doctor or primary care provider.

"To have a family doctor is really to develop a relationship to get good health services," said Bernadette Landry with the New Brunswick Health Coalition.

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[megajobsdbca]

Employment as an Assistant Office Manager at the L.C.L. Excavation (2006) inc. Dalhousie

Employment as an Assistant Office Manager at the L.C.L. Excavation (2006) inc. Dalhousie

Name Company: L.C.L. Excavation (2006) inc.Location: Dalhousie – NB – CA Summary Description : This is a position at LCL with great possibility for advancement. Working as the direct subordinate of the office manager. Job entails overseeing and performing various bookkeeping functions, data entry and processing for various billing purposes and cost analysis, payroll processing and HR management.…

[atlanticcanada]

Weather warnings lifted across the Maritimes, power outages and school closures persist in N.B.

Weather warnings that were in place across the Maritimes Monday have been lifted, but some power outages and school closures persist in New Brunswick.

All schools in Bathurst, N.B., Dalhousie, N.B. and Campebellton, N.B., are closed Tuesday. Schools in Miramichi, N.B., and Rexton, N.B., are open, however, buses were delayed by an hour Tuesday morning.

Schools in the Anglophone South School District are open Tuesday, but all buses in that area were delayed by an hour.

School buses in the Anglophone West School District weather zones four to nine also ran on a one-hour delay Tuesday.

The following schools are also closed in New Brunswick due to power outages:

Hillsborough Elementaryin Hillsborough, N.B.

Caledonia Regional High Schoolin Hillsborough, N.B.

Riverside Consolidated Schoolin Riverside-Albert, N.B.

Salisbury Regional Schoolin Salisbury, N.B.

Salisbury Elementary Schoolin Salisbury, N.B.

Schools in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are open Tuesday.

WEATHER CONDITIONS

CTV Atlantic’s chief meteorologist, Kalin Mitchell, says while the weather warnings have ended, icy conditions persist in parts of New Brunswick.

“Remaining precipitation in the Maritimes has become patchy in coverage and light in nature on Tuesday,” said Mitchell.

“Northern and western areas of New Brunswick will remain with temperatures near or just below freezing Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures provincewide are expected to fall below zero Tuesday night.”

Mitchell says New Brunswick will likely see some snow on Wednesday.

“Most widespread and persistent snow is expected in the northern areas of the province, where it could total between two and eight centimetres.”

POWER OUTAGES

Thousands of NB Power customers are still without power following days of freezing rain, snow and rain.

As of 12 p.m. Tuesday, more than 3,100 NB Power customers were still without power – most of which were in the Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe areas.

In Nova Scotia, 62 customers were in the dark as of 12 p.m. Tuesday, while 35 remained in the dark on Prince Edward Island.

TRANSPORTATION

Marine Atlantic has cancelled the following crossings on Tuesday due to weather conditions:

North Sydney, N.S., to Port aux Basques, N.L., at 12:30 p.m.

Port aux Basques to North Sydney at 11:45 p.m.

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[atlanticcanada]

With legalization of edibles getting closer, nobody seems to be ready

Edible cannabis becomes legal this October, but the regulations haven't been finalized.

Provincial governments are putting plans in place as best they can, but in the meantime, police forces continue to seize and give warnings about the illegal edibles people are buying and selling.

Halifax police want people to know edible or consumable cannabis products are illegal.

Cannabis chocolate, honey, gummies -- even bath salts -- police have seized it all in recent investigations.

“People are misunderstanding, because of the packaging, they are confusing those for being legitimate, legal products,” said Sgt. Katherine Willett of the Halifax Regional Police integrated drug unit. “They are not.”

With illegal edibles widely available, especially on the internet, drug investigators are kept busy.

Police say there's no way of knowing exactly where or how these products were made.

The hope is that making and regulating the sale of cannabis edibles in Canada this fall will address that.

But exactly what the law will be isn't finalized.

Here are some of the proposed regulations for edibles so far:

no added alcohol

child-resistant, plain packaging

must not appeal to kids

no health or dietary claims

“We're hopeful that we'll soon here back from Health Canada, and then we'll start moving very quickly once we hear that,” said Nova Scotia Finance Minister Karen Casey.

In Nova Scotia, the provincial government says it has asked the NSLC for a business plan for the potential sale of cannabis edibles.

“It's quite likely that they will be the retailer, but we do need to look at their business plan before we make a decision on that,” Casey said.

In an email, Cannabis NB is preparing consumers for possible supply shortages.  saying by email:

“Our stores were designed and built to accommodate for the eventual arrival of edibles … Given the ongoing national supply challenge, we would encourage customers to manage their expectations in terms of availability and quantities of edibles in October 2019.”

The P.E.I. government says it has a working group in place as it, too, waits.

One medical marijuana user predicts the legal sale of government regulated edibles will be bumpy.

“It's gonna be terrible,” says medical marijuana advocate Chris Backer. “They're gonna be sugar free, they're gonna be not good at all, it's gonna be like eating Buckley's, that's what I expect.”

For now, any cannabis edible out there remains unregulated and illegal to sell or distribute no matter where consumers find it.

Then there's the question: once edibles are legal for sale, will anyone be buying?

A recent study from Dalhousie University found only 30 per cent of respondents would purchase legal cannabis edibles - down from 46 per cent before recreational cannabis became legal in Canada.

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Heidi Petracek.

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