Information Morning Fredericton

We'll talk to three friends who are part of a "serious" new year's resolution project.

​One year ago, Mike Bendis narrowly escaped an encampment fire in the woods. Now, he's a flourishing community member at 12 Neighbours on the Northside​, and a regular at their weekly guitar classes.​ Jeanne Armstrong dropped in to catch up.

​I​sabelle Leger brings us the story about a project aimed at giving the gift of fresh pajamas to elementary students in Fredericton and Oromocto. We​ hear from Samantha Wood, who started the Pajama Project three years ago and has seen a big jump in demand. 

Jeanne Armstrong spoke to the Beaverbrook's John Leroux​ about how a dutch painter in the 1800s captured the mess of a merry holiday party.

​Victory Meat Market has finished its turkey drive this year. Its goal was to collect $77,000 in order to purchase 2,200 turkeys. ​J​eanne Armstrong spoke to Alex Scholten, the owner of Victory, to see if they met that goal​.

​A new proposed bylaw in Fredericton would require taxi companies to have at least one wheel-chair accessible vehicle in their fleets. ​J​eanne Armstrong spoke to Ability NB executive director Haley Flaro for her thoughts​.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-taxi-company-mobility-accessibility-1.7411876

​Tim Yerxa looks ahead to 2025 and a musician hitting the stage in January.

​Colleen Kitts-Goguen spoke to Dr. Peter Lin for a look at how to stay as healthy as possible and out of the emergency room this holiday season. 

A new task force aimed at tackling public safety in Fredericton has held its first meeting. ​Colleen Kitts-Goguen spoke to Marchell Coulombe, who lives in Devon and sits on that task force. 

Monday was a busy day in federal politic​s, ​w​ith Chrystia Freeland’s departure and Dominic LeBlanc being sworn in as the country’s new Finance Minister. ​C​olleen Kitts-Goguen spoke to our political experts Jamie Gillies and Erin Crandall to get their thoughts​.