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The “Ram Ranch Resistance” Frustrates the “Freedom Convoy”
The “Freedom Convoy” protests are being forcibly dispersed in Ottawa with Prime Minister Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act. Even before the invoking of the Emergencies Act, protest organizers faced adversity from a grassroots source. Protestors in different areas were using…
Canadian Forces, Members Respond to COVID-19 Mandates and “Freedom Convoy”
The Canadian Forces has launched its investigation into Maj. Stephen Chledowski, based at CFB Gagetown, for a seven-minute-long video describing government actions throughout the pandemic as “tyranny” while likening the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to “genocide.” Since the investigation…
“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…
“We believe in the potential of healing for all women suffering with life-controlling issues and exist to instill hope of a productive, purposeful future.”
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…
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…
Farmers and the Changes to New Brunswick Milk Prices
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…
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…
Job Opportunities for Local Students
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…
Tent City Project Comes to a Fiery End
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…
Barriers to Getting Rapid Tests, Registration Required
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…