Ottawa spending $22 million for upgrades to New Brunswick long term care homes

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Rebecca Lau

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1:35Long-term care sector continues to grapple with COVID-19

Restrictions may be lifted, but the pandemic is not over and that’s especially apparent in the long-term care sector, which is grappling with mounting COVID-19 cases. Those in the industry say no facility in New Brunswick has been spared from the latest wave, and the rise in cases is having an impact on resources. Nathalie Sturgeon reports.
– Mar 18, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a stop in New Brunswick, and will be making a long-term care announcement in Dalhousie, N.B.

The announcement, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. AT, will be live-streamed here.

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Joining Trudeau will be Bruce Fitch, the province’s minister of social development.

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As well, federal ministers Dominic LeBlanc and Ginette Petitpas Taylor will be on hand. LeBlanc is the minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities. Petitpas Taylor is the minister of official languages and the minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

Following the announcement, the prime minister is scheduled to visit a local daycare to discuss early learning and child care.

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