Planning Advisory Committee votes down agricultural park on Fredericton’s northside
Fredericton - The Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) voted down a proposal June 20th to rezone the Strawberry U-pick off Sunset...
Bill to allow rural communities vote on shale gas dies before Legislature closes; CCNB expects government to table new bill next session
Fredericton – Bill 62, an amendment to the Municipalities Act which would give unincorporated rural areas the same authority to...
Power to the People?
Nova Scotia Power Inc. has many people angry and galvanized, looking for alternatives. Their anger is fuelled by the seeming...
Durham Bridge crowd tells government they oppose shale gas
The New Brunswick government is engaging New Brunswickers on shale gas. The second of nine public meetings was held in...
When home is your prison and your family are your prison guards: Mohammad Mahjoub’s story of being detained and tortured in Canada
Mohammad Zeki Mahjoub came to Canada in 1995 from Egypt, where he had been detained without charge and tortured. He...
Quebec government steps up police repression as student movement seeks to broaden struggle
The opening salvo in a promised, summer of protest by Quebec’s student movement was delivered at the annual, Montreal Grand...
Protests continue against Bill C-38’s attack on the environment, fish, fisheries and workers
Fredericton - Representatives from different organizations including conservation, fisheries and labour brought their concerns with Budget Bill C-38 to the...
Public Library provides access to NB papers
Brunswick News has put up a paywall, but all you need to access local news is your library card.At the...
Putting Keith Ashfield on the hook for fish protection
Fredericton - Early Friday morning, June 8th, 2012, World Oceans Day, ForestEthics Advocacy plastered fish decorated with impassioned pleas to...
NB Labour supports striking Fredericton airport workers
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour hosted its mid-term conference at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre from Sunday,...