Information Morning Fredericton

The New Brunswick Military History Museum will have an event tonight to mark th​e 80th anniversary of D-Day, and the keynote speaker ​will be historian Marc Milner​. He joined Jeanne Armstrong in the studio to talk about that. Then we hear part of an interview with a veteran who landed on the shores of Normandy in 1944. Terry Seguin spoke to Edmund Martin of Fredericton, back in 2019.

When Governor-General Mary Simon took the job, she knew she'd get critics of the institution, but she didn't expect the racist and misogynistic comments online against her personally, and that experience inspired a symposium she held in Fredericton yesterday. Jeanne Armstrong was there on stage with Her Excellency.

​Ottawa is taking steps to make it easier for caregivers to come to Canada​, and establish permanent residency when doing so. ​Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Jesabel Amora​, with the Filipino-Community of New Brunswick, a non-profit association​.

Tim Yerxa ​shares some of the shows booked for the upcoming season at the ​Fredericton Playhouse​.

If you are a birder, you might have a bird list on the go and maybe a few favourite spots to visit. You can expand your bird watching horizons with a new birding trail guide to Woodstock. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Vanessa Roy-McDougall with Nature NB. 

New Brunswick's auditor general completed four audits looking at how government spends money. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Paul Martin. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/auditor-general-travel-nurse-1.7223806

This Thursday people can drive across the brand new international bridge ​between Edmundston and ​Madawaska, Maine.​ Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Edmundston mayor Eric Marquis​ ahead of opening day.

​Ah, June Bugs. They won't hurt you, but they're kind of creepy. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to UNB biology professor Stephen Heard to find out what's up with those big beetles that come banging on your windows in the spring. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/june-bug-season-new-brunswick-1.7225047

Last week the province announced funding for an “AI-powered” ride sharing program, but the people behind existing services are concerned. Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Pat Carlson, transportation coordinator for the Harvey Region Dial-A-Ride.

​A Fredericton resident says they were swindled out of ​$​1700 in a local rental scam. CBC's Hannah Rudderham spoke to Milo Nunes​ to get their story. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-rental-scam-1.7220405