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 ...
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Workers deserve better: NB discussing changes to minimum wage and employment standards
Those opposed to changes to employment standards in New Brunswick have recently made their voices heard in the media. They ...
Luis Lopez’s case breaks through immigration red tape
Colombian born Luis Lopez got a major victory in his efforts to reunite with his family in Fredericton on June ...
Friends of Charles LeBlanc denounce rejection of legal aid
A group called Friends of Justice has started a defence fund to help well known Fredericton blogger Charles LeBlanc afford ...
Common Front assesses status of NB women for International Women’s Day
Moncton – According to Wendy Johnston, "On the whole, we can say that the situation of women in New Brunswick ...
Social Impact Bonds: poverty reduction strategy or privatization scheme?
Fredericton - The NDP and anti-poverty groups clashed in September over how to reduce poverty in the lead up to ...
Cuts to refugee health care endanger lives
Toronto - Across the street from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada's offices in downtown Toronto, Meb Rashid stood ...
More women living in poverty in New Brunswick
The feminization of poverty is seen in New Brunswick. The Common Front for Social Justice is marking International Women's Day, ...
Harper’s EI changes: serving a long tradition of flooding the low wage market
After the federal government introduced major changes and cuts to the Employment Insurance (EI) system last January, hundreds of protests ...
Reducing poverty is fashionable where equality is unimaginable
Fredericton - An anti-poverty group says the New Brunswick Alward government's poverty reduction plan will not alleviate poverty. The government ...