r/moncton

Update: he was seen on princess street last night around 2am but got spooked and ran off before we could get there, and hasn’t been spotted since . If you like in the downtown Moncton area would you be willing to just check around your house? Sheds, bushes , latticework, under steps or decks? If you have some, could you possibly leave out a bit of food out at night with water? At least if he eats a bit, his sugars won’t crash and it’ll give us more time to find him.

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I’m posting this on behalf of my family living in downtown Moncton.

Our diabetic tuxedo cat Boots got out last night in the area of Park Street and Bonaccord Street in downtown Moncton.

He hasn’t eaten or had his insulin since last night and after 24-48 hours of no food or insulin his body cannot process glucose and resorts to rapidly breaking down fat, releasing toxic acids into the bloodstream. This is a severe, life-threatening metabolic emergency could cause death!

He has big double paws and his right side has been shaved with a Freestyle glucose monitor on him. Please send me a message if you spot him or have any questions!!!

*potential spotting around 6pm on dominion st?? Not 100% sure if it is him, but someone on a fb group said they saw him a few hours ago, If anyone lives around that street !

You would think they would mention that on one of these websites that if you want the student discount, you need to be attending a school in the Moncton area, even if your government ID is Moncton. Apparently, working students who don’t attend local post-secondary education should pay full price to get to work student jobs or travel within Moncton. If you attend one of these and have successfully gotten the discount, please let me know so I can make my letters to city hall know that it must have been personal then.

• CBC News — “Codiac Transpo introduces new app to prevent riders from sharing ...”[cbc]
• Codiac Transpo — Fares[codiactranspo]
• Codiac Transpo — How to Buy[codiactranspo]
• City of Moncton — “Codiac Transpo launches new reloadable fare card”[moncton]
• CBC News — “Codiac Transpo offers students free rides to promote U Pass”[cbc]

(Yes i know I have to charge my phone)

I wanted to post this interesting exchange between two individuals, one claiming the government provides wage subsidy to temporary foreign workers and newcomers, which in-turn incentivizes employers to choose them instead of locals/whites/Canadians for job openings. And another person claiming that newcomers are eligible for such wage subsidies ( illustrated in the last screenshot) and that Canadians getup to 50% wage subsidy while the newcomers are taxed.

I am all for healthy arguments. But one cannot pretend the conversation did not happened once the truth is out.

Newcomers/ temp foreign workers are different from refugees. And therefore they are not eligible for any of the subsidies offered for employement. Newcomers often spend a lot of money to come here, so they aim to get higher paying jobs. Which also means they will no longer be eligible for GST benefits, rental support, grocery support, etc. Hoever, they do have to pay tax on their income like everybody else.

It is ok if someone is happy with their incomes. But in a country that is facing productivity issues, the employer will always look for efficient ways to hire.

If it works for the government, if it works for the employers, and if it works for job seekers may be they are not the problem.

Was a quick show but I enjoyed processing a few pictures I took during the show. I particularly like the high key (almost black and white) shot.

Let me know what you think!