Information Morning Fredericton

Fredericton and Moncton have ranked in the top 20 out of 100 communities in Canada for apartment housing starts. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Mike Moffat, the economist who put the report together.

A quilt isn't just a way to keep warm​, Quilts of Valour in Canada considers it a hug from the nation. The organization handed out 11 quilts to veterans this week in Fredericton​. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to the local rep, Lynne Mersereau.

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Canada Post is one of many crown corporations that struggle financially and compete with private companies. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to University of Ottawa professor Paul Daly about how the business model might make it susceptible to challenges.

​Freedom. Democracy. Truth.

What do those words mean to you?

​Jeanne Armstrong spoke to journalist and author Carol Off​, who has written a book about the power of words​, and what we lose when we can't agree on their meanings.​ 

​A strike is never convenient​, but a postal strike leading up to the ​holidays​ is terrible timing​ for some businesses and organizations. ​J​eanne Armstrong spoke to Jane Buckley​ with the Oromocto Food Ban​k, Natasha MacLellan ​w​ith Theatre New Brunswick​, and Kate Hunter​ who organizes the Etsy Christmas market.

Lights are going up on some of the trails in Fredericton. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Andre Arsenault with the Fredericton Trails Coalition about that project.

​People in Hartland are strapping on their skates again. The town is opening its brand new community centre today, complete with a new rink, fitness centre, a community room and a walking track. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to the town's CAO Rob Webber.

An Irving owned company based in Saint John is no longer a defendant in an aboriginal title claim.

The Wolastoqey Nation says St​rescon made a good-faith offer that has been accepted​, and the door is open to others who show an interest in negotiation over litigation.​ Jeanne Armstron spoke to Patricia Bernard, Chief of the Madawaska First Nation.

A group of counsellors in Fredericton are providing free mental health screening for parents in their first year postpartum. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to one of those counsellors, ​Rebekah Duval.

It has been a busy road construction season in Fredericton. ​W​e get an update as the season is coming to an end.​ Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Melissa Steeves and Tyson Aubie with the city.