Joel Rumson

Joel Rumson

“Freedom” Convoy Rolls into Fredericton

On January 27, hundreds of people gathered on the Nevers Road overpass above the Trans-Canada Highway in Fredericton.  The initial point of the rally was to cheer on a convoy of truckers making their way to Ottawa to protest vaccine…

Ottawa Convoy Problems Could Come to Fredericton

The “Freedom Convoy” is well into its third week in Ottawa.  The convoy has brought chaos and gridlock to the city. Now, counter-protestors arrive and are demanding that the convoy leave, going so far as to block the convoy’s route…

Looking Back at Militant Labour in New Brunswick

The mid-1970s began a wave of labour-related protests in New Brunswick.  1976 saw union members gridlock the streets of Saint John in protest against wage controls introduced by Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s anti-inflation legislation. The legislation introduced wage controls which limited…

Equality Apparel

“Equality is clothing with a purpose,” say the co-founders of Equality Apparel, a local Moncton brand run by two sisters named Ashley and Emily. “We create aspirational clothing that has a purpose to promote equality for all.” If you’re like…

Bio-Psych Finally A Go

The Bio-Psych program will be introduced, “forthwith,” says Professor Nicole O’Byrne.  O’Byrne is a professor of law at the UNB Faculty of Law, was the MP candidate for the Green Party in Fredericton, and has been pushing for the biopsych…

Skating Loop at Carlton Park

Carleton Park received a winter facelift with the addition of a skating loop that is free and open to the public. On January 22, City of Fredericton’s Department of Recreation, Leisure, and Community Development announced in a tweet, “We’re happy…