The warm Thanksgiving long weekend breaking some temperature records here in Saint John and in Fredericton.Sunday's high of 28 degrees broke the temperature record set back in 1970. The previous high was 21 degrees. Fredericton also broke the record set back in 2006 when the mercury in the capitol city reached almost 29 degrees.Saint John broke another record on Saturday when the temperature soared up to 21 degrees.
The latest community report card shows an increase in the obesity rate in the greater Saint John region -- and -- that has Mayor Ivan Court suggesting our schools have to do a better job at keeping our kids active.
Court tells CHSJ News they're spendng a lot of time on buses and not getting enough gym time in school.
The Vital Signs community report card released last week shows our obesity rate sitting just over 24-percent in 2010 -- up from 23.7 in the previous year.
A program designed to train people to recognize signs of distress in others and encourage them to get professional help is getting a shot in the financial arm.MindCare New Brunswick recently receiving 19-thousand dollars from Bell and 5-thousand dollars from RBC for their Mental Health First Aid Program.Dr. Pam Forsythe with Mindcare tells CHSJ News they have one trainer in the program so far and the program has been taught to staff at schools in both Districts 6 and 8.Today is World Mental Health Day as well as Mental Health Awareness Week.
An engineering and design company with an office right here in the city getting some major kudos.Edmonton-based Stantec has been named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers by Mediacorp.Stantec was singled out because of its continued growth across the country and because it advocates designing sustainable projects and buildings.This is the second year in a row that Stantec has won the honour.
