The provincial government is making an investment in the conservation of the light keeper's house and other facilities at the Swallowtail Lighthouse on Grand Manan. Fisheries Minister Rick Doucet and .....
The 14 students who earned an award at the Regional Heritage Fairs celebrated their success with Lt.-Gov. Graydon Nicholas and Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert during the Provincial .....
The annual New Brunswick Heritage Fairs Provincial Showcase will be officially launched on Sunday, June 27, at the Village Historique Acadien. Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert made t .....
Five recipients of a multi-year funding agreement were announced today by Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert and Minister of State for Seniors Cheryl Lavoie, who is also minister respo .....
A new wellness initiative for provincial government employees working in departments was launched today by Premier Shawn Graham at the annual workplace wellness conference of the Heart and Stroke Foun .....
The 15th annual World Book and Copyright Day was celebrated internationally. Created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the theme for 2010 is the Inte .....
Lt.-Gov. Graydon Nicholas has been named honorary patron for heritage fairs in New Brunswick. Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert made the announcement.
New Brunswick Day will be celebrated a little early this year, at least inside Atlantic Canada House in Vancouver. Today is New Brunswick Day at the pavilion, set up on Granville Island during the Win .....
St�phane Hachey will be the volunteer chef de mission of Team New Brunswick at the Canada Winter Games, which will take place in Halifax from Feb. 11 to 27, 2011.
The names of those representing the province at the 6th Games of La Francophonie were announced by Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert, who is also minister responsible for the Francoph .....
The provincial government is investing $120,000 in high-performance sport through a grant to the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic (CSCA). From left: Derrick McLeod, speed skating coach; Ian Traversy, j .....
Six New Brunswick students will be leaving Fredericton on July 7 to attend the 2009 National Histor!ca Heritage Fair in Ottawa. They were among those students participating in the New Brunswick Provin .....
The provincial government is investing $50,000 in a program that encourages and removes obstacles for children in need to become more physically active through participation in sport and recreation ac .....
A wellness action plan will be developed for the Acadian Peninsula, Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert announced today. The plan is an outcome of the regional wellness forum held on M .....
New Brunswick artisans won three of four industry awards, and won the awards for best booth and emerging artist during the Craft Awards for Excellence ceremony held in Halifax on Saturday, Feb. 7.
The school pedometer challenge program, intended to help students become more active, was launched today at �cole des B�tisseurs in Fredericton. Students there were joined by Premier Shawn Graham; Wel .....
A congratulatory reception was held at Old Government House in honour of New Brunswick's participants at the 2008 Olympic / Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. From left: H�dard Albert, minister of we .....
New Brunswickers are being encouraged to adopt healthier lifestyles through a new wellness marketing campaign launched today. Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert announced that resident .....
A sport plan providing a vision and recommendations for the development of sport in New Brunswick was made public this morning by Sport New Brunswick to H�dard Albert, minister of wellness, culture an .....
Government today released its first book policy in order to strengthen the publishing industry, increase access to New Brunswick books, and promote and foster reading. Minister of Wellness, Culture a .....
Bobby Hull, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, left, was the guest speaker at a rally for members of Aboriginal Team New Brunswick heading to the 2008 North American Indigenous Games.
Financial assistance of $730,325 has been received by the New Brunswick Arts Board to continue supporting the province�s professional artists. The announcement was made by Minister of Wellness, Cultur .....
The province will be represented at the National Histor!ca Heritage Fair in Victoria, B.C., from July 7-14 by 15 young New Brunswickers. Back row, from left: Marissa Slipp; Mylene Bellerose, Departme .....
Lee Ellen Pottie has been appointed executive director of the New Brunswick Provincial Capital Commission. The appointment was announced today by chair Walter Brown, on behalf of the board of director .....
Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert, Minister responsible for la Francophonie, officially launched Heritage Week 2008 today at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre in Miramichi, which also serves .....
The following is the final in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week 2008, Feb. 11 - 18. Entitled Spotlight on our Heritage, this series is a reflection upon the people, places a .....
The following is the eighth in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week 2008, Feb. 11 - 18. Entitled Spotlight on our Heritage, this series is a reflection upon the people, places .....
The following is the seventh in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 11 - 18, 2008. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, pla .....
The following is the sixth in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 11 - 18, 2008. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, place .....
The following is the fifth in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 11 - 18, 2008. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, place .....
The following is the fourth in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 11 - 18. Entitled Spotlight on our Heritage, this series is a reflection upon the people, places and c .....
The following is the third in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 11 - 18. Entitled Spotlight on Our Heritage, this series is a reflection on the people, places and coll .....
The following is the second in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 11 - 18. Entitled Spotlight on Our Heritage, this series is a reflection on the people, places and col .....
Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert recently announced an annual operating grant of $1.18 million for the New Brunswick Arts Board for 2007-2008. The minister, right, is pictured with B .....
The chef de mission and assistant chef de mission of the New Brunswick team participating in the 2009 Canada Summer Games have been announced by Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister H�dard Albert. Jen .....
Two initiatives for the Village of Rexton, including funding for the development of a local tourism concepts plan and activities, and the signing of a 10-year lease with the village to operate the Bon .....
Surrounded by children taking part in a variety of activities, Premier Shawn Graham and Family and Community Services Minister Carmel Robichaud today launched the Active Kids Toolkit program province- .....
New Brunswick boxer Dominic Babineau is the 2007 Roly McLenahan Canada Games Award recipient. The announcement was made today by Premier Shawn Graham, Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport.
Premier Shawn Graham, Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport, today launched a new wellness marketing campaign designed to build awareness of and encourage New Brunswick parents to adopt a healthier .....
A memorandum of understanding regarding New Brunswick�s participation in the upcoming 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver was signed this morning by Premier Shawn Graham (left) and J .....
Sixteen New Brunswick elementary, middle and high school students will be leaving the Moncton International Airport on July 9 for the 2007 National Histor!ca Heritage Fair in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Education Minister Kelly Lamrock and Premier Shawn Graham, Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport, show off their pedometers along with Michael Howlett, President and CEO of the Canadian Diabetes Ass .....
Funding for two programs will go directly toward allowing children in financial need to become more physically active through participation in sport and recreation activities. Premier Shawn Graham, Mi .....
Premier Shawn Graham attended Music NB Week festivities recently in St. Andrews, and also took the opportunity to present the first instalment of Music NB�s $100,000 annual operating grant to presiden .....
Canada Games hockey player Chris Eagles, right, recently presented Premier Shawn Graham with a New Brunswick flag bearing the signatures of all members of Team NB�s hockey team.
The first of 13 regional Heritage Fairs scheduled to take place during April and May was held today at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Fredericton. Participating in today's event were, from left: .....
Premier Shawn Graham welcomed members of the UNB Varsity Reds men's hockey team to the Legislature today, to recognize their gold-medal win at the recent CIS National Men's Hockey Championships.
Members of Team New Brunswick, who participated in the 2007 Canada Winter Games, visited the Legislative Assembly recently. Premier Shawn Graham congratulated the athletes, coaches and mission staff f .....
The first board of directors for the New Brunswick Provincial Capital Commission was named today during a ceremony at Old Government House in Fredericton. Lt.-Gov. Herm�n�gilde Chiasson, Premier Shawn .....
Myriam Lamarche, the 2003 Canada Games gold medallist, has been named the Team NB flag bearer for the opening ceremonies of the 2007 Canada Games in Whitehorse.
The Province of New Brunswick recently provided funding for the Healthy Eating Research Group at the University of New Brunswick to deliver the New Brunswick Wellness Survey to middle and high schools .....
Two members of Team New Brunswick�s artistic gymnastics team visited Park Street Elementary School recently to talk to students about their preparations for the upcoming Canada Winter Games. The stude .....
Heritage Week 2007 was officially launched today at the Provincial Archives building on the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick by Lt.-Gov. Herm�n�gilde Chiasson (right) and Rick Mil .....
The following is the last in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, places .....
The following is the eighth in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. The table that belonged to George Leek is now in the collection of Kings Landing Histor .....
The following is the seventh in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. Eleanor Roosevelt and John Peters Humphrey at the UN in 1947. When discussing human ri .....
The following is the sixth in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. Sir Pierre-Amand Landry (1846-1916) was a great Acadian patriot from Memramcook. He was .....
The following is the fifth in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, place .....
The following is the fourth in a series of nine feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, plac .....
The following is the third in a series of eight feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, plac .....
The following is the second in a series of eight feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, pla .....
The following is the first in a series of eight feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 12 - 19, 2007. Entitled 'Spotlight on our Heritage', this series is a reflection upon the people, pla .....
Selection of the cross country ski team that will represent New Brunswick at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon took place during races held Dec. 27-28 at Les Aventuriers Ski Club in Ch .....
Planning kits for Heritage Week 2007 are now available. These kits are an important resource for the heritage groups, communities, schools, access centres and libraries who are participating in Herita .....
The snowboard team that will represent New Brunswick at the 2007 Canada Games in Whitehorse, Yukon, in early March has been selected following a qualifying camp held Dec. 28 at Mont Farlagne, near Edm .....
Coaches of the New Brunswick ringette team for the 2007 Canada Winter Games have announced their final roster selections. The team consists of six defence, nine forwards, and two goaltenders. The co .....
Coaches of the New Brunswick men's hockey team for the Canada Winter Games have announced their final roster selections. From left: Dillen Theriault, defence; Patrice Cormier, forward; and Ken Dobson, .....
Fredericton native John Leroux is being hired as executive director of the Provincial Capital Commission. Premier Shawn Graham made the announcement this morning to a full house at the Mayor�s Breakf .....
Premier Shawn Graham and Education Minister Kelly Lamrock were the honorary starters today at the 2006 New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association cross country championships as part of School .....
Shawn Graham signs the register to become Premier, President of the Executive Council, Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister responsible for the .....
Th��tre l'Escaouette in Moncton will receive $160,000 in financial assistance, Education Minister Claude Williams announced today. From left: Z�non Chiasson , president, board of directors, Th��tre l' .....
The following is the third in a series of three feature articles prepared for New Brunswick Day 2006 celebrations. Entitled Spotlight on New Brunswick's Past, the series is a reflection of the people, .....
The following is the second in a series of three feature articles prepared for New Brunswick Day 2006 celebrations. Entitled Spotlight on New Brunswick's Past, the series is a reflection of the people .....
The following is the first in a series of three feature articles prepared for New Brunswick Day 2006 celebrations. Entitled Spotlight on New Brunswick�s Past, the series is a reflection of the people, .....
The theme for this summer's wellness and tourism promotional campaign is Start your heart, New Brunswick�everyone needs to be moved. Details of the campaign were announced today by Premier Ber .....
The theme for this summer's wellness and tourism promotional campaign is Start your heart, New Brunswick�everyone needs to be moved. Details of the campaign were announced today by Premier Ber .....
The Government of New Brunswick has begun developing a new, comprehensive Book Policy for the province, Premier Bernard Lord announced recently. This policy will include a book-purchasing program and .....
Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport Percy Mockler (right) met recently with John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, to discuss com .....
Premier Bernard Lord and Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister Percy Mockler hosted a congratulatory reception at Old Government House today for New Brunswick�s participants in the 2006 Winter Olympic .....
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Bernard Lord and Moncton Mayor Lorne Mitton have announced $13 million in infrastructure funding for the City of Moncton to submit a bid to host the 2008 World J .....
The following is the sixth in a series of six feature articles prepared for Heritage Week, Feb. 13 - 20, 2006. Entitled Spotlight on Natural Heritage, the series is a reflection of the people, landsca .....
Premier attends premiere of Ode � l'Acadie in Montreal
Premier Bernard Lord was in Montreal yesterday where he attended the Quebec premiere of Ode � l'Acadie featuring seven talented Acadian artists. The Premier offered words of welcome, and introduced t .....
The delegation representing Canada/New Brunswick at the V Games of La Francophonie in Niamey, Niger, from Dec. 7-17, 2005, was announced today by Intergovernmental and International Relations Minister .....
A new bilateral agreement to increase participation in sport and physical activity in New Brunswick was signed today by Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister Andy Scott, and International a .....
The Province of New Brunswick is making refurbishment of heritage properties more feasible for the private sector, Premier Bernard Lord announced today.
Sixteen New Brunswick elementary, middle and high school students have been selected as delegates to attend the 2005 National Historica Fair in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The late William Crawford, of Sackville, was an all-around athlete who led Mount Allison University to the Dominion basketball championship in 1937. Crawford is one of six people who have been added t .....
The 1981 Marysville Royals, the first New Brunswick team to win the Canadian senior baseball championship, is one of six names that have been added to the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame honour roll .....
Malcolm Early, of Fredericton, who as a coach and master course conductor influenced thousands of New Brunswick athletes and coaches, is one of six people who have been added to the New Brunswick Spor .....
Sussex native Mike Eagles, who was a defensive specialist during a 15-year career in the National Hockey League, is one of six people who have been added to the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame honou .....
Wayne Brown, of Fredericton, who was Canada's top softball official for 10 years, is one of six people who have been added to the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame honour roll for 2005.
Sandra Barr, formerly of St. Stephen, a Canadian champion high jumper and outstanding basketball player with the University of New Brunswick in the 1960s, is one of six people who have been added to t .....
Justice Minister Brad Green recently presented a cheque for $50,000 to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. The funding comes from the Community Museums Assistance Program of the Culture and Sport Secretariat .....
The blues band Glamour Puss today thanked the government for the support it received through the Sound Initiative of the Culture and Sports Secretariat. Band members presented a copy of their East Coa .....
Intergovernmental and International Relations Minister Percy Mockler, Minister responsible for the Culture and Sport Secretariat, presented special certificates to 2003 Pan American Games Team members .....
