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 …
Life is becoming slightly more difficult for New Brunswick’s university students. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and an ever-increasing number of lockdowns, steady jobs are growing scarce. Some students are laid off, some have been fired, and some are now working from home. The highly infectious Omicron variant has put a temporary strain …
On January 21, city crews, with the help of the Fredericton police, began to dismantle and remove a tent city near Government House in Fredericton. The move was prompted by a propane fire which caused the destruction of three tents in the encampment. This past summer, the Fredericton police endorsed and monitored tent cities within …
Since January 5, access to rapid tests has been restricted to symptomatic individuals between age two to 49 by appointment only. Asymptomatic individuals are no longer eligible for a rapid test kit. Vitalité Health Network states on their website: “Use of the kits is reserved for symptomatic individuals under the age of 50 who are …
Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola has launched a lawsuit against the province of New Brunswick, the RCMP, and Facebook. He was blamed for being patient 0 in a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in Campbellton, New Brunswick at the start of the pandemic. Higgs called him an, “irresponsible individual.” Since then, he claims he has been singled out and …
New Brunswick entered Level 3 of the Winter Action Plan on January 14, and although the province has returned to Level 2, students are still doing school online for at least another week. These restrictions have many New Brunswick residents raising questions about how to support their mental health, as well as their loved ones, …
On January 18, six universities in the United Kingdom pledged to not use Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in dealing with complaints of sexual misconduct, bullying, and other forms of harassment at their institutions. This comes over a month after the CBC wrote an article describing a “culture of silence and fear” on the University of Prince …
Since the first cases of the Omicron variant were found in New Brunswick in early December 2021, hospitalization rates in the province have increased visibly due to the variant's high transmissibility. This adds an immense amount of stress on the already-fragile healthcare system that the province is working with, and especially on the healthcare workers. …
A debate has raged across New Brunswick social media pages during the past week. With Level 3 measures taking effect, gyms have been forced to close. Many gym owners and gym-goers have expressed their displeasure with the provincial government’s decision. People opposed to the opening of gyms have pointed out the high likelihood of COVID-19 …
January 14 marked the transition into Level 3 of New Brunswick’s COVID-19 Winter Plan. While going by a different name this time, it marked the third “lockdown” in the province since the pandemic began in March 2020. Under the new rules, restaurants and gyms are facing a familiar fate. Gyms are completely closed while restaurants …
