Cover Photo Credit: Rebecca Williams-Simms On Thursday November 20th, as part of the Fredericton Region Museum’s lecture series, Andy Flanagan delivered a talk on his book The Endless Battle: The Fall of Hong Kong and Canadian POWs in Imperial Japan. Published by Fredericton’s Goose Lane Editions, The Endless Battle is a historical account of World …
On November 10, 2025, the City of Fredericton approved a licensing agreement for NB Power to install two high-speed electric vehicle (EV) chargers at the York Street Carpark. The downtown upgrade will save the city an estimated $250,000–$300,000 in capital municipal spending, plus $10,000–$20,000 annually in operating costs. Tracey Stephenson, Senior Advisor at NB …
A transport truck stuck under the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge. Credit: Mac Lawrence
Sunday, October 26, 2025, marked the 49th Annual Coaster Derby organized by UNB’s Mechanical Engineering Society. Multiple teams from the across Atlantic region participate, all of whom enter their own gravity-powered cars to hurtle down UNB’s Mackay Drive. According to records from previous years, the derby carts can achieve speeds ranging from 60-90km/hr. Founded …
On Halloween, 1973, three students stumbled to the top of Harrison House, and drunkenly tossed a pumpkin off of the roof. While these Harrison residents probably weren’t looking for anything more than some drunken fun, their tomfoolery inspired one of the longest-standing and unorthodox residence traditions at UNB. Over the next five decades, the …
Professor Michael Lynk presenting the definition of scholasticide according to UN Special Rapporteurs. Credit: The Brunswickan staff.
On October 15, 2025, the City of Fredericton announced that it will add six new hybrid diesel-electric buses to its Fredericton Transit fleet—an $8.4 million dollar investment aimed at cutting consumption and advancing the City’s climate-action targets.
Cover photo credit: City of Fredericton website On Friday, September 18th, 2025, the Miramichi and Fredericton integrated enforcement units (IEUs) arrested two drug traffickers and seized $20,000 worth of illegal drugs on Fredericton's Northside. According to the City of Fredericton, the seizure included cocaine, methamphetamine, and $1300 in cash. Despite this successful raid, there are …
I am not saying partying all together would stop, but, the street parties will. – Thomas Lepper
