The Province announcing a healthy toddler assessment for 18-month-olds by a public health nurse.
The aim
being that they will allow for earlier detection of health concerns and
provide better cooperation between the Department of Education and the
early Childhood Development preschool assessments.
Health
Minister Ted Flemming says the move from home or daycare to school or
pre-school is pretty dramatic so early detection is key.
He says the sooner you know anything medically the sooner you can have the appropriate medical intervention.
Flemming
says the great thing about this program is that it's available at all
Department of Health clinics throughout the province.
Hockey
New Brunswick will be deciding on whether to ban body-checking among the
younger pre-teen pee wee players between the ages of 11 and 12 when it
holds its annual meeting in Saint John is early June.
Executive-Director
Brian Whitehead tells Tide News Hockey NB wants to see what Hockey
Canada does when it meets later this month on P-E-I.
Whitehead
doesn't expect much push-back if the decision is made to go ahead with
the same ban approved in both Nova Scotia and Alberta. He concedes
parents are concerned about concussions that are suffered by younger
players.
U-N-B
Saint John wants to get involved in energy development in a big way
because universities can come up with creative solutions to our energy
needs while, at the same time, protect the environment.
That
message delivered to the Cities of New Brunswick by University
Vice-President Dr. Robert MacKinnon. He tells Tide News energy success
depends on collaboration.
Dr. MacKinnon universities
can play a big role in developing innovative ways to better protect the
environment because when people think of energy development these days,
the first thought that comes to mind is more pollution.
He also says there's a need to improve energy literacy so people know what they're talking about.
