Jillian Brown of Jillibee's Wax Wraps originally planned to make bees wax wraps to raise funds for a mission trip to Bolivia. But now, she's turned her project into a small business.

Residents of Campobello Island never had a year-round ferry service to the island. And the seasonal ferry that was available is privately owned and operated. That ferry has not made a single run this season.

Brent MacPherson says the status quo is just not sustainable. He is the chair of the Year-Round Ferry Development Committee, which just started circulating a survey about the lack of ferry service.

Five years ago, Michael McQuay got stuck on a whale of a project: He was asked to make a whale. It's 16 feet long, and made from copper.The whale now decorates the roof of a boat house somewhere in New Brunswick. McQuay can't say where it is but hopes it will help him get some even bigger artist gigs in the future.

From high school musicals to her first album: Michelle Thibodeau put in her time at performance college in Victoria, B.C.and at shows in Toronto. Now, she's coming back to Moncton to launch her first CD of all-original material.

An architectural firm in Saint John just won the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture, a first for New Brunswick. Monica Adair and Stephen Kopp are behind Acre Architects and the award is an opportunity to travel and study architecture around the world. Their pitch for the award was based on the idea of cultural tourism in New Brunswick .

Big Hearts, Small City is closing down in September. The Moncton charity helped people displaced by fires or struggling with poverty since 2012. But founder Jason Surette says they don't have enough funding or volunteers.

A new research project at the University of New Brunswick hopes to engage young Muslims and Christians in discussions about their religion using photos. It's one of five projects going on across North America but this is the only one at a Canadian university, says Cathy Holtmann, associate professor of sociology at UNB.

If you're looking for a place to hike, the Nepisiguit Mi'gmac Trail might be an option. The volunteer group restoring the trail just announced they're about to complete their work. But trail master Jason Grant says they're already looking ahead at economic and tourism opportunities.

If your grandparents or great-grandparents grew up in New Brunswick, chances are they could have finished an evening meal with a nice dish of Purity Ice Cream. The company started just as milk pasteurisation was becoming the law, and it quickly expanded. Mary-Ellen Badeau found out about the company while searching through a collection of architectural drawings at the provincincial archives.

Vote Compass is an online quiz that asks voters 30 questions about election related issues such as tax rates, healthcare, immigration - and suggests the party their views align with most. Dan McHardie, digital senior producer for CBC New Brunswick , says it's the first time they make it available in New Brunswick.