On today's Tantramar Report:
There was one new case of COVID-19 in the province on Monday, a travel-related case in the Fredericton region. After more recoveries, the number of active cases is down to 18, the lowest its been since November of last year.
The provincial government is launching a series of mobile clinics for New Brunswickers who have not yet received their first or second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The clinics will provide walk-in service, with no appointment or scheduling required ahead of time and are intended to bridge gaps in accessibility and convenience.
A Sackville firefighter who has been participating in the department’s workplace assessment process asked council on Monday night to request the full report from the consultants, and not rely on the summary report distributed to them through town CAO Jamie Burke. Laura Thurston says the CAO is in a conflict of interest, because he is part of the current chain of command with the fire department. We talk with Laura Thurston about her request.
And, finally, a report from Community Forests International details the heavy financial impacts of logging due to flooding and other types of ecological disruption. CHMA’s Meg Cunningham talks to forest ecologist Megan de Graaf about the study.