Embracing the “us” in “nothing about us, without us”: Implementing peer support with housing first services
In a recent CBC story, New Brunswick Minister of Social Development Dorothy Shephard announced that the province would like to...
Twenty shades of green – A letter from New Brunswick’s future #3
June 21, 2050 (Keswick Ridge, NB) Dear New Brunswickers, The forest dazzles a spectacle of bright greens as I...
Political action and inaction in NB on the climate crisis
Early on the cold and wet morning of June 14, a group of environmental and labour activists gathered outside the...
Connected communities – A letter from New Brunswick’s future #2
June 14, 2050 (Belledune, NB) Dear New Brunswickers, I’m old now—hard to believe I’ve made it to this age—but I...
Poet Shane Neilson’s New Brunswick
Oromocto-born writer Shane Neilson’s latest book of poems, plainly and aptly titled New Brunswick, is a major new work in...
French immersion: An essential tool of the social contract?
When talking about bilingualism in Canada, New Brunswick is often cited as an example of model to be followed in...
Changing policies and perceptions: Eradicating poverty in New Brunswick
As of 2016, an alarming 19.9% of Fredericton’s population was living in poverty. Poverty is a difficult concept to define....
NB government gives options to J.D. Irving mine project to deal with Upham residents on well water
The government of New Brunswick has sent a letter to Hammond River Holdings, owned by J.D. Irving Ltd., requiring the...
Call for letters from New Brunswick’s future
Climate change is scary; it is an emergency. We want to change the narrative, and we want yourideas, your stories,...
Resistance to fracking by Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqey leaders and opposition parties
Any doubt the Higgs government may have had about the strength of the opposition to fracking was dispelled over...