Attack of the budworm diverts attention away from short-sighted forest policies
Dear Minister Bruce Northrup, Since you are responsible for developing a new forest policy for New Brunswick, and in the ...
Month: February 2012
Government made right decision on minimum wage; will it do the same in the upcoming budget?
“The Alward government made the right decision by honouring its election commitment and raising the minimum wage rate to the ...
A daughter of Elliot Lake remembers
If Poplar Road looks like any street in suburban Canada, it should. The street — and the town where it ...
The P Word
David Heap, Canadian Boat to Gaza member, comes to town; media cowers Canadian Boat to Gaza Steering Committee member David ...
Fredericton airport workers still on strike
Check back for updates to be posted here. Strikers mark twelfth week milestone on May DayMembers of the Union of ...
Striking airport workers take to the Hilltop
Fredericton - On their fifth day on strike, members of Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) Local 60601, who work ...
Government budgets: a sexy topic
It’s that time of year again: budget time. For most people, when the topic of government budgeting comes up, their ...
Fredericton airport workers gear up to strike
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) Local 60601 who work at the ...
Harper government needs to improve, not attack retirement security
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour is calling on New Brunswick Members of Parliament to work to improve retirement benefits ...
Remove radioactive heavy water from Point Lepreau reactor: groups
Two public interest organizations -- the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility -- ...