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The City of Moncton will tip its hard hat to its Public Works employees during 2008 National Public Works Week May 18 to 24. This year's theme -- Public Works: The Future is Now -- demonstrates well the impact of Public Works on our overall quality of life today and for years to come.

Public Works crews are responsible for snow clearing and salting streets; collecting garbage; maintaining municipal parks, grounds, facilities and buildings; maintaining and repairing the City's fleet of vehicles; managing the municipal water and sewer infrastructure; managing operations and caring for the animals at the Magnetic Hill Zoo; and much more.

The week will be launched Tuesday at noon at city hall with a display of heavy equipment. An appreciation breakfast will be held Wednesday from 7 to 9 a.m. at the operations centre next to the Moncton Coliseum. School tours with heavy equipment demonstrations will be staged Wednesday through Friday.

Consumers choose best food

The Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick (TIANB) recently announced the consumer's choice Best of Show Awards for the first Savour Food & Wine Show held in Moncton.

The following winners were voted by consumers through a balloting process as the best in each of the designated categories:

Best in Show: Dune View Inn, Bouctouche (sautéed scallops and mushrooms in Chef Carson's pesto sauce)

Best Hot Food: Bogart's Bar & Grill (lamb Scottaditio - seared rack of lamb nestled on a bed of pesto linguine and goat cheese)

Best Cold Food: Ramada Plaza Crystal Palace (seafood pinwheels)

Best Dessert: Tony's Pastries (selection of sweet delights)

Best Wine: Magnetic Hill Winery and Waterside Winery

Best Drink: Kriscott Distributors (Wild Africa Cream Liquor, Iceberg Vodka, Silver Rum)

Best Booth: Delta Beauséjour -- The Windjammer (pecan encrusted halibut on a bed of orange lentil salad) / TRIIIO (two bite burgers)

Honourable mentions go out to L'Auberge Les Jardins Inn from Edmunston, Boomerang's Classic Grill from Moncton, Maverick's Steakhouse & Grill from Moncton and Les Gourmandes, also from Moncton, for receiving numerous votes in various categories.

Stanley cup replica sold

The nine-foot-tall replica of the Stanley Cup will go to a new home at the Scotia Plaza in Toronto, in return for a $5,000 donation from Scotiabank's executive office.

The cup was built by Scotiabank employees in Moncton and auctioned off for charity. The money will go to minor hockey associations in Metro Moncton.

Metro nurses win awards

Six New Brunswick nurses were among 100 in Canada who received Centennial Awards from the Canadian Nurses Association.

The Centennial Awards were given to registered nurses whose personal contribution have made a significant impact on the profession.

The New Brunswick recipients were: Liette Clement of Douglas, Yolande LePage-Cyr of Edmundston, Donald Savoie of Moncton, Lois Scott of Shediac Cape, Elizabeth Sparks of Riverview and Linda Varmer of Memramcook.

* The Cochrane Report appears each Wednesday and Saturday. Business-related items may be submitted by e-mail to cochrana@timestranscript.com., or by fax to 859-4919.