On today’s Tantramar Report:
Every year for the past ten years, Pro-Choice Moncton has peacefully assembled in Dieppe to counter-protest the annual Life Chain demonstrations that occur across the country. The “40 Days of Life” campaign runs from September 22nd to October 31st, which culminates in a mass public demonstration where anti-abortion protestors gather in public displaying signage or silently praying for the sake of their cause. While the word “protest” may conjure images of people shouting in megaphones or in each other’s faces, Tasia Alexopolous from Pro-Choice Moncton and the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada assures that the demonstrations are generally peaceful on both sides, save for a few graphic images sometimes displayed by those attending the Life Chain.
New Brunswick announced 17 new cases of COVID-19 today, eight of which are in Zone 1 (Moncton region). The new cases in Zone 1 are predominantly in their 20s and 30s, but there is one new case under the age of 19 as well. Currently, there are 40 active cases in Zone 1, making it the health zone with the most cases in the province by nearly 20 cases. There is still no new information about the person in their 70s who passed away from COVID-19 earlier this week. The province refused to disclose the person’s vaccination status, citing privacy reasons. As for provincial vaccinations, the province has made it up to 76% of the eligible population with two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine. Six patients are currently in the hospital with COVID-19, and four of those six are in intensive care units. The province does not specify how old the patients are, their vaccination status, or which health zones they are in. New exposure notifications for Zone 1 continue to pop up on an almost daily basis, the majority of which are bars, restaurants, or other nightlife establishments. Be sure to check the exposure locations every now and then in case you happened to be there during the specified time. Any public place can be an exposure location, not just entertainment venues, so checking in can’t hurt.
The Moncton post office has 70 vacant positions this holiday season for those who have a flexible schedule. Holiday workers will help with the winter rush between November and January on a part-time basis, but no specific weekly hours were listed. The job would require fluency in English and/or French, physical labour, and flexible hours. The position would be between November 15th and January 15th, and involves sorting mail and using mail-processing equipment. Customer service is not specified as a job responsibility. The rate of pay is $21.80, and it does not say anywhere in the job call that new hires need to have a high school diploma in order to work.
Listen to full stories here: