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 mandates restricting unvaccinated truckers from crossing the Canada-USA border. The rally was quickly expanded to …
In February 2021, Harvest House Atlantic opened the doors to its Women’s Recovery House. The house is able to accommodate up to eight individuals who will share a communal living space while engaging in a holistic, faith-based 12-step program. The program is rounded out with activities to promote their guests' physical health. On their one …
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 to Parliament Hill. Videos showed demonstrators shouting, “Convoy go home!” Emma Leger is a Masters …
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 wage agreements to 8, 6, and 4% increases in each of the next three years. …
Fredericton as we know it now as a white settler town really began with three families who knew their land and farmed it graciously and appreciatively. What was once only settlement of these three families, though it proclaimed exuberant soil for grain and wheat production, is now one of the most prosperous cities in the …
“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 me, you have no problem offering up money for a good cause, especially when you’re …
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 program as a member of the UNB Senate. Dr. Elizabeth Mancke is a professor in …
The University of New Brunswick's Ski and Board Club promotes affordable options to students looking for some excitement on the slopes by providing transportation and discounts for a one-time fee of just $70. For years, every Thursday, students from across the UNB campus would assemble at the Student Union Building. A bus would take them …
Fortune of Wolves is a newly produced, multi-episode podcast launched by Theatre New Brunswick with audio produced by Big Noise Audio Collective. It was released on January 28, 2022 after making its local debut in 2017 at the Open Space Theatre on 55 Whiting Road in Fredericton. The play’s manuscript was published by Playwright Canada …
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 to announce that a new skating loop at Carleton Park is open on Fredericton’s north …
