Month: March 2017

The province’s strategy follows the release of last year’s report by New Brunswick Literacy Secretariat co-chairs Marilyn Trenholme Counsell and Liane Roy. The recommendations included: speech support for children, encouraging parents to sing, talk and read to their children under five, and providing better support of community-based learning for adult literacy. Her report also suggested that libraries appoint […]

Save the Date   On April 25, supporters of literacy will gather in Fredericton to celebrate the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, our 2017 literacy champion.   The Peter Gzowski Invitational (PGI) events for literacy are major fundraising events held in every province and territory.   The Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick has raised more than […]

“Bringing Literacy to Life” – Adult Learner Writing Contest The Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick is holding their 7th annual writing contest in celebration of Adult Learner’s Week April 17-21, 2017. We invite adult learners from across the province to share with us stories about how their future will be different because of their adult […]