Bathurst AIDS NB

08/27/2026

Mark your calendars for September 20th for the Miramichi Rainbow River Fest Parade! 🏳️‍🌈🎉
Come join us and walk with us in the parade — or line the streets, cheer us on, and celebrate the incredible spirit of our community!
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08/27/2026

Last night CBC’s The National aired this story again . It features Gordon Lounds, the CEO of Sleep Country who became addicted to crack co***ne and then was injecting co***ne. This went on for three years. Although this happened 30 years ago, Lounds has recently written a book ‘Cracking Up’ about his experiences with co***ne . In the CBC interview he says all the right things about ways to survive/thrive: harm reduction, safe supply, housing first, trusted friend, skilled physician. So fantastic. (The story first aired October 2025 but is worth watching. Copy and paste this link into your browser www.cbc (dot com) ca/player/play/video/9.6943237 but when you do so, remove the phrase dot ca that are in parenthesis and add .ca

08/08/2026

Some of the team are in Moncton today

08/07/2026

08/04/2026

Drug checking services enable people who use drugs to have their drugs chemically analysed and receive information on the content of submitted samples as well as advice, and, when feasible, counselling or brief interventions, including referral to other support
services.
Although the range of services provided may differ, all drug checking facilities undertake some form of health risk communication activity, often through issuing alerts on analysed drug products, and the sharing of data with other stakeholders.
This is done with the aim of preventing or reducing individual-level harms (the person submitting the substance for checking) and population-level harms (other people who might be exposed to the same substance).

We can offer a mobile drug checking service to your community. If interested contact us at [email protected]

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Do you believe everyone deserves respectful, compassionate healthcare and support?

We are seeking a Harm Reduction Assistant to support our Drug Checking Program. This position plays an important role in helping reduce the harms associated with the unregulated drug supply by providing drug checking services, harm reduction education, and referrals to health and social services.

The successful candidate will work alongside individuals who use substances, community partners, and healthcare providers to promote safer choices, reduce overdose risk, and improve access to care.

If interested please contact us at [email protected] for a full job description and/or send your resume with a cover letter to that same email address

07/28/2026

We now have a new outreach service covering Bathurst and the Acadian Peninsula and work in partnership with local community organizations in Bathurst to provide harm reduction services.

Email us at [email protected] to find out what days we will be in your area.

07/27/2026

Our team in Miramichi are running a World Hepatitis event tomorrow😀

Chronic hepatitis B and C are the world’s leading cause of liver cancer. More than 1.3 million people die because of hepatitis B or C each year – that’s the most of any communicable disease.
But hepatitis is preventable and treatable.

What’s holding us back? Low awareness, misinformation, myths and stigma are stopping people from accessing hepatitis services – and leading to a lack of action by decision makers.

This World Hepatitis Day, join us at our awareness raising event and let’s break down the barriers holding us back from a hepatitis-free world.

Our goals:

· Everyone has the knowledge and understanding they need to make informed choices about hepatitis testing, treatment and vaccination.

· Decision makers become advocates, providing the resources needed to improve the lives of communities affected by hepatitis.

· End hepatitis stigma and ensure no one is left behind.

· Everyone agrees that hepatitis elimination is not only possible but achievable – if we all work together to make it happen.

04/24/2026

Our Education Coordinator is at the Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research this week highlighting some of the participatory action research we do.😀

Good luck and safe travels to Heather, our Education Coordinator, this week!

She will be presenting a poster at highlighting work to bridge HIV care access gaps for structurally excluded patients in New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick.

This is one of many Participatory Action Research projects at AIDS New Brunswick, focused on collaboration and community-driven approaches to reducing stigma, improving access to care, and addressing the social determinants of health for people living with HIV and people who use drugs.

Last year, we presented two posters: one on “Expanding Access to Harm Reduction Supplies in Underserved and Rural Communities” and another on “Findings from Consultations with People Living with HIV Regarding Socio-emotional Support in New Brunswick.”

This work gives our team the opportunity to bring together research, education, and action—with participants actively involved in defining problems, collecting data, and implementing solutions—helping to create more responsive services and programs.

Big thank you to everyone involved😀