In a normal year, Maggie MacTavish says she would sell about 200 neck guards out of her sports equipment store in Fredericton. This time of the year, she’d only sell a handful to a few new skaters. But over the last week, MacTavish estimates she has sold about 50.
New Brunswick will move to Level 1, the least restrictive level of the COVID-19 winter plan, on Feb. 18 at 11:59 p.m., and all restrictions could be removed by the end of March, Premier Blaine Higgs has announced.
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard says people should hold off until Monday to make Christmas travel plans, as New Brunswick recorded two more COVID-related deaths Thursday and 95 new cases of COVID-19.
New Brunswick announced one new COVID-related death, a one-week extension of the circuit breaker in parts of Zones 1 and 2 and the lifting of circuit breakers in Zones 3, 4 and 5, effective Friday at 6 p.m.