by Krista Ross | Jul 23, 2019 | Chamber Blog
Written by Krista Ross Last month, a Brunswick News editorial proclaimed that the time was right for the Higgs Government to disband Opportunities New Brunswick. I disagree. The editorial opens by stating that “centralized economic development is bad public...
by Krista Ross | Jun 1, 2019 | Chamber Blog
Population growth. Workforce expansion. Labour market development. However you frame it, Fredericton (and New Brunswick) needs more people if we are going to be a sustainable province for future generations. The province is aging and our growth has been mostly flat...
by Krista Ross | May 1, 2019 | Chamber Blog
The business community sees it every day. Whether we work for and with small, medium or big businesses, across all sectors and across Canada: overwork, deadline anxiety, life stressors that manifest at work, and other stresses negatively influence mental health. We...
by Krista Ross | Apr 1, 2019 | Chamber Blog
The federal government’s rejection of a Made in New Brunswick carbon program means that on April 1, 2019, the cost of living and working in New Brunswick went up. As the only province in Atlantic Canada in the position of having the federal backstop, this makes local...
by Krista Ross | Mar 1, 2019 | Chamber Blog
New Brunswick’s provincial finances and economy are in a precarious position, which means that government decision-makers will have to make thoughtful, deliberate and frequently difficult decisions in the coming years in order to continue to deliver the services that...
by Krista Ross | Feb 23, 2019 | Chamber Blog
In December, MLA Gerry Lowe introduced Bill 9 into the New Brunswick legislature, which, if implemented, would include the value on machinery and equipment on commercial properties in property tax assessments – which would cause property tax bills to skyrocket....