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CTV News
02-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Carleton North daycare facility to receive funding from New Brunswick government
The Step Ahead – Bath Family Learning Centre is receiving funding towards building a new educational daycare facility from the Government of New Brunswick. The centre, located in Carleton North, will receive $840,000 to support construction of an accessible 743-square metre facility. 'This funding will reduce waitlists and open more doors to ensure families in this region receive the services they need for their children,' said Environment and Climate Change Minister Gilles LePage, who is also minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation. 'This space will give children more learning opportunities, and help families access affordable childcare.' The initiative has also received support from the local community and $500,000 from the federal government through the Canada-New Brunswick Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. The agreement is committed to creating 3,400 new designated early learning childcare spaces by March 31, 2026. 'I am incredibly proud to see the Step Ahead – Bath Family Learning Centre becoming a reality,' said Carleton North Mayor Andrew Harvey. 'This new daycare facility will be a game-changer for our local families, offering high-quality and affordable childcare right here in our community. It will mean that more children will have access to early-learning opportunities, which will help establish the foundation for their lifelong success.' The facility will offer child-care services for six infants, 56 children aged two to four, 10 preschoolers and 45 after-school participants. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CBC
16-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
Carleton North health-care clinic gets $2.1M to take 800 patients off waitlist
Social Sharing Another collaborative care clinic has officially launched in New Brunswick, advancing one of the key commitments made by the Holt government to increase access to primary health care. The Carleton North clinic in Florenceville-Bristol will receive $2.1 million in 2025-2026 to hire more health-care professionals to work in a team with Dr. Stuart Lockhart. Lockhart has been vocal about wanting to reimagine family medicine away from the traditional — and often overwhelmed — solo family doctor practice. New hires will include nursing staff and administrative support for the two full-time family physicians and three part-time physicians already on site. Health-care roles such as a diabetes educator, social workers, physiotherapists and respiratory therapists will also be added over the coming months. It's expected this will enable the clinic to take 800 patients off the waitlist, in addition to the 1,360 patients already matched with a physician since the clinic opened two years ago. "This is a good day," said Lockhart, who returned to New Brunswick from Saskatchewan to carry on the legacy of his father, uncle and grandfather, who also practise medicine in the area. Carleton North is the fourth collaborative care clinic announcement by the provincial government since the Liberals under Susan Holt were elected in November. It follows previous clinic announcements in Fredericton North, the Acadian Peninsula and Sackville. WATCH | Holt government announces $1.2M to hire collaborative medical team: Carleton North health clinic to take 800 patients off waitlist for primary care 2 hours ago Duration 1:50 "These are New Brunswicker's priorities," Holt said. "To get great access to health care close to home, in the communities they love, not being sent down the road an hour for another way to get their health-care needs met." Holt said today's announcement brings the total financial commitment to established health-care teams to $30 million, including the $2.1 million for Carleton North. Purpose-built in 2023 for a health-care team, the Carleton North Clinic received support from the community, including the Rotary Club of Florenceville, the McCain Foundation, and the Carleton North Foundation. "If there was ever a case study for successful private-public partnerships, this would be it," said Lockhart. Health minister Dr. John Dornan said interest is quickly growing in the team approach to family medicine. He said more than 60 groups of physicians in the province have expressed interest. "I'd like to say this was our idea," Dornan said. "It wasn't. This was Stuart Lockhart's idea. And before we formed government he was already doing what we knew needed to be done." Dornan said collaborative care will help the province attract desperately needed healthcare providers by offering better work-life balance. Because the clinic is staffed by a team, it removes the burden from one physician to attend to every health-care need and be on site for every visit. The Horizon Health Network aims to have all 10,000 patients in the area assigned to the clinic's team by 2029.
