Continuing the slow decline, but that’s okay – A letter from New Brunswick’s future #16
September 20, 2049 (Barnesville, New Brunswick) Dear friends and neighbours, New Brunswick has long been referred to as a ‘have-not’ ...
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Almost Home sees success during its film festival run
Almost Home is having a successful run in the 2019 Film Festival circuit winning Best Canadian Short Doc, Best Cinematography, ...
“What was their real name again?” A letter from New Brunswick’s future #11
August 9, 2050 (Maritimes) Dear Friends, No one remembers what led to the nickname. Was it out of mockery, or ...
The joys of rural work – A letter from New Brunswick’s future #10
August 9, 2030 (Petitcodiac, NB) Dear Friends, The late summer morning is unseasonably cool and damp, and as I wait ...
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 ...
Challenging NB Power’s use of “blood coal” from Colombia
New Brunswick’s economy has long centered on resource extraction. Timber, mining, and oil and gas, significant contributors to the province’s ...
Rural innovation: using technology to keep schools in communities
Many rural New Brunswick communities are searching for ways to avoid school closures and long bus rides for students to ...
Workers strike in Belledune over safety position
Almost 300 workers, members of local 7085 of the United Steelworkers (USW), at the Belledune lead and zinc smelter in ...
Is it a quarry or a mine? Upham residents challenge J.D. Irving project not compliant with provincial environmental regulations
People living along the Hammond River near Saint John are worried about how a proposed gypsum quarry will affect their ...
David Perley: Establishing a healthy community in rural New Brunswick [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyJG-wa876c David Perley, director of the Mi'kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre at the University of New Brunswick, speaks about what it will take ...
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