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Lack of Bilingual jurors delays N.B. murder trial (paid subscription)
Posted: October 26, 2017
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/bugle-observer/story/100386929/murder-trial-for-james-andrew-melanson-and-karl-andrew-hudnut-begins Provincial Grade 12 FSL Oral Proficiency Assessment Results 2013-14
Posted: October 10, 2017
Dismal results - I encourage taking a look http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/ed/pdf/K12/results/documents/FSLProvincialOralProficiencyInterviewProgramAssessmentResults-Grade12.pdfStatement on Canadian Francophonie between the Government of Québec and the Government of New Brunswick
Posted: October 10, 2017
GNB Website: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/intergovernmental_affairs/partnerships_and_agreements/francophonie.html PDF Document: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/iga-aig/pdf/Statement.pdf‘English is the key’: Controversy in Quebec as more francophones choose English CEGEPs – Montreal – CBC News
Posted: October 6, 2017
During a convention this weekend, Parti Québécois delegates will debate and possibly vote on a resolution to cut funding to English colleges, known as CEGEPs, because they are attracting too many non-anglophones. Source: 'English is the key': Controversy in Quebec as more francophones choose English CEGEPs - Montreal - CBC NewsAmbulance attendants do not want to bear the burden of lack of resourcesj(translated)
Posted: October 6, 2017
PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 AT 17 H 12 Yanick Mongeau, Regional President of the Union of Paramedical Workers. The paramedics union denounces the management of Ambulance New Brunswick in the Western Restigouche. Recent events reported by the media have a negative impact on the morale of ambulance attendants, who feel they are being […more]Provincial French Second Language Oral Proficiency Assessment at Grade 12 Assessment Results 2015-2016
Posted: September 6, 2017
Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, although Advanced Plus is sometimes accepted depending on the role) Late French Immersion - Even more […more]‘Major concerns’ about privatized management of extramural, Tele-Care – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 2, 2017
New Brunswick's commissioner of official languages is voicing "major concerns" about the provincial government's decision to hand management of extramural and Tele-Care services over to the private sector. Source: 'Major concerns' about privatized management of extramural, Tele-Care - New Brunswick - CBC NewsWHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! – Society of Acadia of New Brunswick
Posted: September 1, 2017
Source: WHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! - Society of Acadia of New BrunswickEquality Health in French requires the end of the NB Ambulance Contract (Translated using Google Translated)
Posted: August 31, 2017
The Equality in French group calls on the government to terminate the contract linking its ambulance service with Medavie Health Services. The pressure group invokes the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages, published on Friday in which Katherine d'Entremont described several breaches of the Official Languages Act. According to the Commissioner, NB Ambulance has […more]Government releases French Second Language Results for 2015 – 2016 school year
Posted: August 30, 2017
Highlights The total number of students enrolled in Grade 12 Anglophone was 6 258. Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, […more]NB Ambulance has “deviated from it’s obligations” (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 28, 2017
https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/08/28/ambulance-nb-a-deroge-a-obligations-katherine-dentremont/Pride: Air Canada should also have posted in French (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 22, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 22, 2017 Image credit: courtesy TORONTO - The Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada is categorical: in promotional activities, Air Canada must display and promote its activities in both official languages in all regions of the country where this is required. The airline did not do so at the Toronto Pride celebrations in […more]
Lack of Bilingual jurors delays N.B. murder trial (paid subscription)
Posted: October 26, 2017
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/bugle-observer/story/100386929/murder-trial-for-james-andrew-melanson-and-karl-andrew-hudnut-beginsProvincial Grade 12 FSL Oral Proficiency Assessment Results 2013-14
Posted: October 10, 2017
Dismal results - I encourage taking a look http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/ed/pdf/K12/results/documents/FSLProvincialOralProficiencyInterviewProgramAssessmentResults-Grade12.pdfStatement on Canadian Francophonie between the Government of Québec and the Government of New Brunswick
Posted: October 10, 2017
GNB Website: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/intergovernmental_affairs/partnerships_and_agreements/francophonie.html PDF Document: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/iga-aig/pdf/Statement.pdf‘English is the key’: Controversy in Quebec as more francophones choose English CEGEPs – Montreal – CBC News
Posted: October 6, 2017
During a convention this weekend, Parti Québécois delegates will debate and possibly vote on a resolution to cut funding to English colleges, known as CEGEPs, because they are attracting too many non-anglophones. Source: 'English is the key': Controversy in Quebec as more francophones choose English CEGEPs - Montreal - CBC NewsAmbulance attendants do not want to bear the burden of lack of resourcesj(translated)
Posted: October 6, 2017
PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 AT 17 H 12 Yanick Mongeau, Regional President of the Union of Paramedical Workers. The paramedics union denounces the management of Ambulance New Brunswick in the Western Restigouche. Recent events reported by the media have a negative impact on the morale of ambulance attendants, who feel they are being […more]Provincial French Second Language Oral Proficiency Assessment at Grade 12 Assessment Results 2015-2016
Posted: September 6, 2017
Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, although Advanced Plus is sometimes accepted depending on the role) Late French Immersion - Even more […more]‘Major concerns’ about privatized management of extramural, Tele-Care – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 2, 2017
New Brunswick's commissioner of official languages is voicing "major concerns" about the provincial government's decision to hand management of extramural and Tele-Care services over to the private sector. Source: 'Major concerns' about privatized management of extramural, Tele-Care - New Brunswick - CBC NewsWHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! – Society of Acadia of New Brunswick
Posted: September 1, 2017
Source: WHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! - Society of Acadia of New BrunswickEquality Health in French requires the end of the NB Ambulance Contract (Translated using Google Translated)
Posted: August 31, 2017
The Equality in French group calls on the government to terminate the contract linking its ambulance service with Medavie Health Services. The pressure group invokes the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages, published on Friday in which Katherine d'Entremont described several breaches of the Official Languages Act. According to the Commissioner, NB Ambulance has […more]Government releases French Second Language Results for 2015 – 2016 school year
Posted: August 30, 2017
Highlights The total number of students enrolled in Grade 12 Anglophone was 6 258. Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, […more]NB Ambulance has “deviated from it’s obligations” (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 28, 2017
https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/08/28/ambulance-nb-a-deroge-a-obligations-katherine-dentremont/Pride: Air Canada should also have posted in French (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 22, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 22, 2017 Image credit: courtesy TORONTO - The Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada is categorical: in promotional activities, Air Canada must display and promote its activities in both official languages in all regions of the country where this is required. The airline did not do so at the Toronto Pride celebrations in […more]