Skip to ContentJim Irving, co-CEO of JD Irving, Limited, joins Don and David on the Insights podcast this week to talk about the forest products sector, the new forestry plan for New Brunswick and the realities of competing in a highly contested global market for wood products and pulp, paper and paper products.  In New Brunswick, JDI is the largest company in the sector but globally the company is small and competes with giant multinational firms.  While agreeing with setting aside a significant share of the forest for conservation, Irving makes a compelling case for an actively...…Skip to ContentJim Irving, co-CEO of JD Irving, Limited, joins Don and David on the Insights podcast this week to talk about the forest products sector, the new forestry plan for New Brunswick and the realities of competing in a highly contested global market for wood products and pulp, paper and paper products.  In New Brunswick, JDI is the largest company in the sector but globally the company is small and competes with giant multinational firms.  While agreeing with setting aside a significant share of the forest for conservation, Irving makes a compelling case for an actively...WW…

Skip to ContentResidents in the Municipal District of St. Stephen have a new way to be notified in emergency situations.The Charlotte County municipality recently started using a mass notification software called Alertable.Jeff Renaud, the municipality’s chief administrative officer, said the software replaces the old Sentinel system they used to use.“We’re able to use it for emergency response but also for more mundane things like notifying our citizens of events or council meetings,” Renaud said in a recent interview.Renaud said the system had a couple of benefits over its competitors,...…Skip to ContentResidents in the Municipal District of St. Stephen have a new way to be notified in emergency situations.The Charlotte County municipality recently started using a mass notification software called Alertable.Jeff Renaud, the municipality’s chief administrative officer, said the software replaces the old Sentinel system they used to use.“We’re able to use it for emergency response but also for more mundane things like notifying our citizens of events or council meetings,” Renaud said in a recent interview.Renaud said the system had a couple of benefits over its competitors,...WW…

Skip to ContentThat’s the message WorkingNB client Crystal Cook has for those wanting to make a change.“I was on assistance for twelve years,” Cook a single mother, says. It was a big leap for her to decide to make a change and explore what other options were open to her.“It took a lot of trust because I didn’t have trust in myself. I just felt like I was going to be steered in the wrong way. But I was proven wrong.”That decision, to see what WorkingNB could offer her in terms of reentering the workforce, made all the difference in her life.WorkingNB helped Cook gain new skills, who...…Skip to ContentThat’s the message WorkingNB client Crystal Cook has for those wanting to make a change.“I was on assistance for twelve years,” Cook a single mother, says. It was a big leap for her to decide to make a change and explore what other options were open to her.“It took a lot of trust because I didn’t have trust in myself. I just felt like I was going to be steered in the wrong way. But I was proven wrong.”That decision, to see what WorkingNB could offer her in terms of reentering the workforce, made all the difference in her life.WorkingNB helped Cook gain new skills, who...WW…