Businesses In Moncton Open & Offering Social Distancing Options

Many businesses in Moncton are going above & beyond during social distancing. This resource will be updated as long as we can keep up with the changes, please click on the links provided to check if today’s offer is the same ay yesterday. The nature of this virus is that details and guidelines change daily, sometimes hourly. (LAST UPDATED Monday, April 13 at 11:30 pm)

As many of us hunker down to stay away for the general public for two weeks to try to flatten the curve and spread of the coronavirus, many businesses are finding creative and helpful ways to continue their businesses. 

Local businesses are the hardest hit at this time. With everyone running to big box stores for their toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and even food, the locally owned businesses are trying to figure out how to provide service to their customers, continue to provide their products and services in a safe way and ultimately, how to pay the bills if they lose these weeks of business. 

Today, amidst the closures and reduced hours, I wanted to share some inspiring and uplifting stories and encourage you to support local if you can.

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Shop Local Holiday Gift Guide #shoplocalNB

It’s that time of year again when we have our lists and are checking them twice. We have a wonderful list of gift-giving ideas from local businesses and we hope to help you cross many items off your lists with these ideas. 
We curate this guide to promote shopping local and supporting our communities, province and our region of Canada. This gift guide is sponsored by the businesses taking part, they apply using our call for submissions, we evaluate the application and promote the ones we have either personally shopped with or we believe in supporting them as they get started, like below with Treatlab. If a new to me business applies, I will try to shop from them or review their products before publishing the guide as well. 

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Support Local Gift Guide – Accepting Applications from Atlantic Canadian Businesses

It’s that time of year again, we are putting together our Shop Local Gift Guide for the upcoming holiday season.

We are looking for businesses that were created here in Atlantic Canada, locally owned and unique. By shifting even 5% of our spending locally we can create a dramatic shift in the economic landscape here in Atlantic Canada. Through our 2019 Gift Guide, we hope to provide our readers with many local options to fulfill their gift-giving needs this season!

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Meet The People – Larissa Flanagan of Close To The Heart

Join me on a tour of local handmade and baby boutique Close to the Heart with owner Larissa Flanagan. Her store in Moncton provides baby boutique items and one-stop shopping for products from many local businesses like, Ever After Acres, Lily Pads Reusable Products, Eclair Lips, Sparks of Love and Ginger, Acorn to Oak Natural Wood Blocks, East Coast Stitches, The Dryer Balls and … Read more

Give The Gift Of Pampering with La Spa Salon & Spa #SupportLocalGiftGuide2018

This post is sponsored. All wording and opinions are my own.

La Spa Salon & Spa is a beautiful spot to be pampered, right here in Moncton. From the moment you walk through the door and are greeted, you feel comfortable and relaxed. I felt completely at ease having my hair done last month, and look forward to having a regular visit with Krista as my hairdresser. 

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Give The Gift Of Time & Rest with iClean #SupportLocalGiftGuide2018

This post is sponsored. All wording and opinions are my own.

We all just love cleaning bathrooms, doing dishes, vacuuming, washing walls and scrubbing floors, right? I don’t think so! Do you have someone on your gift giving list that is hard to buy for, or maybe a new mom, or family member that is always running around and busy?

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2018 Support Local NB Holiday Gift Guide!

This gift guide was sponsored by the businesses mentioned. Ireached out to select businesses in my community, where I shop and support. All opinions are my own. 

Christmas is just a little over a month away, and this year we are going to be shopping local for much of our gift giving. The kids still want a few toys or video games, but this year we will be looking locally to purchase from our local retailers, artisans and service providers. Below we are highlighting a variety of gift giving options for Children, Teachers, Men and Women. 

A 5% shift towards buying NB = thousands of new jobs + hundreds of millions of dollars towards our economy! ~ Excellence NB

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