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29.4 MILLION FOR EIGHT TREATMENT BEDS. WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING?New Brunswick is building a specialized Provincial Youth...
10/09/2026

29.4 MILLION FOR EIGHT TREATMENT BEDS. WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING?

New Brunswick is building a specialized Provincial Youth Treatment Centre on Salisbury Road in Moncton.

The facility is designed to provide treatment for young people aged 12 to 18 who are dealing with complex mental health and addiction challenges.

The announced project budget is $29.4 million.

The facility will accommodate just eight treatment beds.

That works out to $3,675,000 in capital investment per bed.

Yes, nearly $3.7 million per treatment bed.

Let's be clear. New Brunswick needs better mental health and addiction services for young people. These children and their families deserve professional treatment, appropriate facilities and compassionate care.

But supporting these services does not mean taxpayers should stop asking questions about how their money is being spent.

We recognize that this is more than a building containing eight bedrooms. Specialized treatment facilities require clinical spaces, security systems, equipment, treatment rooms and supporting infrastructure.

Nevertheless, $29.4 million is a substantial investment, and New Brunswickers deserve to understand how that amount was determined.

There are several questions that need answers.

1. What is the total square footage of this facility, and what is the construction cost per square foot?

2. What was the original construction contract awarded for?

3. How much is being spent on architectural services, engineering, site preparation and specialized equipment?

4. Have there been construction change orders, and what is the latest projected final cost?

5. What will it cost annually to operate this facility, including staffing, maintenance and administration?

6. How many young people are expected to receive treatment annually, beyond the eight who can be accommodated at any one time?

There is another interesting number.

The City of Moncton reported a $19.5 million building-permit investment associated with this treatment centre in 2025.

That figure is not necessarily the final construction cost, but it raises another question about the overall $29.4 million project budget and how the different expenditures are allocated.

New Brunswick Now believes that two principles can and should exist together.

Our young people deserve quality mental health treatment.

Our taxpayers deserve transparency and financial accountability.

These principles are not in conflict.

We intend to examine the publicly available financial and construction records. If the necessary information is not available, we will consider submitting a formal request under New Brunswick's Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The $29.4 million figure is the reported project budget, not a confirmed final expenditure. That distinction matters.

This is not about questioning the need for youth mental health services.

It is about asking whether public money is being managed responsibly and whether taxpayers are receiving a clear accounting of how it is being spent.

Good healthcare and responsible spending should go hand in hand.

New Brunswick Now

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NB Power's rate increases over 10 years are 45.2%
10/08/2026

NB Power's rate increases over 10 years are 45.2%

New Brunswickers have had enough.Yesterday, NB Power asked for another 5.5% average electricity rate increase — not just...
10/08/2026

New Brunswickers have had enough.

Yesterday, NB Power asked for another 5.5% average electricity rate increase — not just for one year, but for each of the next three years.

Think about that.

Residential customers already faced a 9.7% increase in 2024 and another 9.7% in 2025.

For too many New Brunswick families, this isn't an accounting exercise. People are trying to decide how much heat they can afford while still putting groceries on the table.

Meanwhile, the 2025 provincial salary disclosure places NB Power President and CEO Lori Clark in the $525,000–$549,999 salary range.

The same disclosure contains 2,379 NB Power employees earning at least $80,000, with a median disclosed salary of approximately $137,500.

To be clear: contrary to a common belief, NB Power does not pay bonuses to its executives or employees. The problem is bigger than one person's salary or a bonus cheque.

The problem is the structure.

The problem is management.

The problem is accountability.

New Brunswick Now's position is clear:

NB Power cannot continue operating as though another rate increase is the automatic answer whenever its finances, infrastructure or operations fall short.

New Brunswick Now will undertake a complete review and restructuring of NB Power's management, governance and operating model.

That means examining executive and management structures, staffing costs, procurement, capital spending, debt management, generating assets, outside contracts, operational performance and the accountability of senior management.

Essential front-line employees who keep our generating stations, transmission system and power lines operating are not the target.

Management and the system they operate under must be accountable for results.

New Brunswickers own this Crown corporation.

New Brunswickers carry its debt.

New Brunswickers pay its bills.

And New Brunswickers are being asked, again and again, to pay more.

NB Power itself says the latest proposal would add about $13.25 a month in the first year for an average residential customer using 1,350 kWh. Then another proposed increase would follow the next year. And another the year after that.

There comes a point when taxpayers and ratepayers have every right to say:

Enough.

Before New Brunswickers are asked for another dollar, they deserve to know that every part of this organization has been examined for efficiency, accountability and value.

New Brunswick Now believes NB Power needs fundamental structural and management reform — not another round of business as usual followed by another rate increase.

Electricity is an essential service.

No New Brunswicker should be forced to choose between heating their home and feeding their family.

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A new Moncton clinic is showing what a stronger primary-care model can look like.The Moncton West Family Health Clinic h...
10/07/2026

A new Moncton clinic is showing what a stronger primary-care model can look like.

The Moncton West Family Health Clinic has brought together six doctors and a growing team that includes nurse practitioners, a registered nurse, respiratory therapist, physiotherapist, physician assistant, patient-care attendants and administrative staff. Plans also call for a pharmacist, dietitian, social worker, another registered nurse and four LPNs.

The clinic is expected to eventually serve more than 8,000 patients and add capacity for more than 3,500 people who currently do not have a family doctor.

This is the direction New Brunswick needs to keep moving.

Primary care should not depend entirely on one doctor working alone in one office.

A team-based clinic allows patients to see the right healthcare professional for the care they actually need, while physicians and nurse practitioners focus on the work that requires their expertise.

It also creates better continuity. If one doctor is away, the patient is still connected to a healthcare team instead of being left without care.

The real test will be results.

How many previously unattached patients are actually connected?
How quickly can patients get appointments?
Does it reduce unnecessary emergency room visits?
Can the model be successfully expanded beyond the larger urban centres?

New Brunswick needs more than announcements. We need healthcare models that measurably increase access and can be repeated across the province.

This looks like a promising step.

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Virtual care is not the ideal answer to every healthcare problem.But neither is leaving rural New Brunswickers without a...
10/06/2026

Virtual care is not the ideal answer to every healthcare problem.

But neither is leaving rural New Brunswickers without access to a doctor.

Horizon Health Network has extended its virtual emergency care program at the Grand Manan Hospital and Charlotte County Hospital in St. Stephen until June 2027.

Since June 2025, more than 2,200 patients have been seen by virtual physicians at the two hospitals.

On Grand Manan, Horizon reports that 96% of patients seen virtually were fully treated through the service.

That matters.

The New Brunswick Medical Society has raised concerns about the cost of using a private provider such as Teladoc and about the incentives being offered for virtual care.

Those are legitimate questions. Taxpayers deserve to know what the service costs and whether there is a more economical way to provide the same care.

But we also have to deal with reality.

Rural communities have struggled to attract and retain enough physicians to provide the level of coverage residents need.

If an in-person physician is available, that should always be the preference.

But when one is not available, having a credentialed emergency physician appear virtually alongside an on-site nurse is considerably better than reducing service, transferring patients unnecessarily, or leaving people without care.

The answer should not be virtual care versus in-person care.

It should be using every safe and practical option available while continuing to recruit physicians and build permanent local healthcare capacity.

If this program is working, measure it.

What does it cost per patient?
How many patients are treated without transfer?
How many emergency department closures or service reductions does it prevent?
How satisfied are patients and staff?
How does the cost compare with other staffing options?

Then make the decision based on evidence.

New Brunswick Now believes rural New Brunswickers deserve access to healthcare too.

Geography should not determine whether you can see a doctor.

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13 years is too long to wait to be believed.A New Brunswick woman lived with severe endometriosis pain for 13 years befo...
10/05/2026

13 years is too long to wait to be believed.

A New Brunswick woman lived with severe endometriosis pain for 13 years before finally receiving the testing and diagnosis she needed. She described passing out from pain, bleeding for months, and repeatedly being told her symptoms were normal.

Her experience is not isolated.

A major IWK Foundation survey found that 58% of New Brunswick women say health issues are disrupting their daily lives, while more than 75% of Maritime women reported delaying or avoiding care. Seventy per cent said the current health-care system does not meet their needs.

This is about more than wait times.

It is about patients being heard, getting to the right specialist sooner, and building a system that recognizes that women’s health needs have too often been overlooked.

Proposals such as specialized nurse navigators could help patients reach the appropriate care sooner instead of spending months — or years — on the wrong pathway.

New Brunswick needs a health-care system that listens earlier, diagnoses sooner, and treats patients with the seriousness they deserve.

New Brunswick Now
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**NEW BRUNSWICK NOW POSITION: GROWTH MUST MATCH CAPACITY**Population growth is important to New Brunswick and Atlantic C...
10/02/2026

**NEW BRUNSWICK NOW POSITION: GROWTH MUST MATCH CAPACITY**

Population growth is important to New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada.

We need workers. We need younger families. We need skilled tradespeople, health-care professionals and people who can help strengthen our communities and economy.

But population growth cannot be considered in isolation.

New Brunswick is already dealing with serious pressures in housing, health care, education and public infrastructure. Increasing immigration levels without ensuring those systems can accommodate additional population growth risks putting even more pressure on services that are already stretched.

New Brunswick Now supports immigration and responsible population growth.

Our position is straightforward:

**Before significantly increasing immigration targets, governments must demonstrate that housing, health care, education and essential infrastructure have the capacity to support that growth.**

Immigration policy should also be closely connected to New Brunswick’s actual labour-market needs — including health care, skilled trades and other occupations where shortages are clearly identified.

Growth should strengthen New Brunswick, not simply increase its population.

That requires planning.

**New Brunswick Now**
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09/30/2026

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