Miramichi Embraces Retailer Choice for Sunday Hours
Attention retailers in Miramichi: Following months of persistent advocacy and stakeholder engagement by RCC, the City of Miramichi finally passed a bylaw (Bylaw 74-1) which will al...Learn More
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EPR Expansion & Major Breakthrough with Addition of Producer Hierarchy
Attention retailers selling batteries, lighting, oil, glycol and electronics: After years of RCC advocacy, New Brunswick amends the Designated Materials Regulation, introducing extended producer res...Learn More
Tantramar Embraces Retailer Flexibility in Sunday Hours, Leaving Miramichi as Lone Holdout
Attention retailers with stores in New Brunswick: Last week, the Municipality of Tantramar, including Sackville, NB, repealed its restrictive Sunday hours bylaws, allowing retailers to choose their o...Learn More
Miramichi’s Sunday Opening Hours Survey: Have Your Say
Attention retailers with stores in Miramichi, New Brunswick: The City of Miramichi is conducting a survey, responding to Retail Council of Canada’s (RCC) and the Greater Miramichi Chamber of Com...Learn More
Miramichi’s Sunday Opening Hours Survey: Have Your Say
The City of Miramichi is conducting a survey, responding to the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and the Greater Miramichi Chamber of Commerce’s call for retailers to be allowed to choose the Sunday h...Learn More
Environment Department Releases Draft Regulatory Changes to EPR Programs
Attention retailers in New Brunswick who manage extended producer responsibility programs: Following almost eighteen months of consultation, the New Brunswick government has outlined the changes it ...Learn More
Chamber Supports RCC Push for Retail Choice in Sunday Hours
Attention Miramichi retailers, consumers, and stakeholders invested in local business growth: In a crucial move, the Greater Miramichi Chamber of Commerce has thrown its weight behind RCC’s cam...Learn More
Annual Minimum Wage Adjustments Start April 1 in Atlantic Provinces
The annual adjustment in the minimum wage rates across all Atlantic Provinces takes effect on April 1, 2024, and it is crucial for all businesses to update their payroll systems accordingly to ensure ...Learn More
N.B.’s Election-Eve Budget: Steady on Taxes, Targets Key Spending
New Brunswick’s government broke with Canadian tradition by presenting a pre-election budget without major spending or tax changes. However, future tax reductions were hinted by the Finance Mini...Learn More
Woodstock Empowers Retailers with Choice in Sunday Hours
Woodstock’s Town Council recently passed By-law 603, enabling all retailers to decide their Sunday operating hours. This move, advocated by RCC with the Mayor’s involvement, offers Woodst...Learn More