Atlantic Premiers can improve economy by tackling poverty
As our Atlantic premiers meet this week in Charlottetown PEI, they have much talking to do. They must discuss poverty, ...
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Allow Bishop’s House to be used as a shelter
Dear Mayor and City Councillors, I'm extremely disheartened by what is happening with the emergency Out of the Cold shelter. ...
Home is where the heart is: A note on Fredericton’s ‘tent-city’
Temperatures have been gradually dropping in Fredericton during the last couple of weeks. Storms have blanketed as much as 15 ...
New Brunswick deserves a progressive throne speech and government
Since the outcome of the September 24th provincial election, much of the public discussion has been about who would form ...
Solidarity for improving wages and New Brunswick communities
By working together, workers in New Brunswick have an opportunity to improve their wages and their spending in local communities, ...
It’s time for a higher NB minimum wage
It is time for New Brunswick to increase its minimum wage. And contrary to the view of opponents, there are ...
Collective garden in Kouchibouguac Village provides fresh produce to people in need
In just two years, a Kent County community group has given more than 3,000 pounds of fresh garden vegetables, free ...
Homeless want to work [Video]
The stereotype of the homeless lacking ambition has been examined and found to be lacking, the National Alliance to End ...
Critics welcome N.B. payday loan regulations, but want more consumer protection
The New Brunswick government has surprised payday loan critics and the industry itself by proposing to limit the total cost ...
First you get housing
Still from a video produced for the Community Action Group on the Homelessness by Ian Miller. ...