Joel Rumson

Joel Rumson

ALL OUT FOR WEDZIN KWA*

Content warning: This article discusses police violence against Indigenous women. “Under ‘Anuc Niwh’it’en (Wet’suwet’en law) all five Clans of the Wet’suwet’en have unanimously opposed all pipeline proposals and have not provided free, prior, and informed consent to Coastal GasLink/ TransCanada…

Wanna Drink Tonight? Here Are the Deals!

 There is no shortage of places to spend an evening out in Fredericton. This is why The Brunswickan has done the heavy lifting to show you where to find the best deals on drinks for any given night.  Check out…

Community Call to Join a (BIPOC) Professional Network

The International Student Advisor’s Office and the Human Rights & Positive Environment Office at UNB are working together to develop a series of resources on anti-racism and allyship.  The project is still very much in its infancy but the organizations…

How We Remember

On November 11, Fredericton came together as a community to mourn the loss of fallen soldiers and appreciate the sacrifices made by those who served at a ceremony held on King Street.  John McLaughlin, a Fredericton resident, took his annual…

Recovery Benefits End, But Uncertainty Remains

Multiple iterations of COVID relief were pursued by the Federal government with the final individual COVID benefit coming to an end this October.  When COVID first began shutting down industry and forcing Canadians into unemployment, the Federal government implemented the…

Climate Denial With Gary L Bowden

We all hear the topic of climate change being brought up. Many people may watch documentaries, a few may read articles, but what about those who peacock around, proudly denying climate change as if it is nothing but a foolish…

Chiac, C’est Right le Fun!

This week, we interviewed Dr. Wladislaw Cichocki, a UNB professor of French and Linguistics, about the Acadian dialect (known to linguists as a ‘variety’), its history, and its infamy with a distinct generational divide: Chiac or Chiaque. “Chiac has been…