Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – Acadian Bus Lines is not allowed to cut the direct round-trip route from Fredericton to Miramichi, as proposed last March. Following a hearing with the bus company two weeks ago, the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) decided the cut was not in the best interest of the [...]
Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – After six months of uncertainty, the Acadian Lines bus terminal has found a permanent home off Hanwell Drive on the newly development Woodside Lane. Last October, the bus station moved from its original location on the corner of Regent Street and King’s Street to a temporary location at 85 [...]
Laura Brown – The Aquinian – City scores a C+ on report card The second report card on the state of homelessness in Fredericton was released Mar. 25. The results? According to the Community Action Group on Homelessness, Fredericton deserves a C+, based on 2009 statistics. The C+ indicates that Fredericton is about the same [...]
Around 1, 000 people turned out Saturday at the provincial legislature to protest the sale of NB Power assets to Hydro-Quebec. Some opposed to the deal argue the government does have a mandate to sell the public utility and are calling for a referendum. The proposed deal would see most of NB Power’s generating assets [...]
East Side Board Supply hosted a Shovel-Off at Kimble skate park over the weekend. With the help of 25 local skateboarders the park was snow free within a hour and half. After the snow was cleared East Side owner Brain Muir provided food and drinks for anyone who came out to help.
(CUP)–The faculty union at UNB won’t strike for the time being. A conciliation board has been formed to settle the contract dispute between the university administration and approximately 600 full times teachers, researchers and librarians, represented by Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT), post-secondary education Minister Donald Arsenault announced last week. UNB’s full-time [...]
The Aquinian UNB and its full-time faculty edged closer to a strike or lockout after talks between the administration and the faculty union ended without a resolution. Both parties now have about two weeks to decide on a course of action, which could include a conciliation board, a committee formed to assist in conflict resolution. [...]
Matt McCann – The Aquinian About 70 people suffered through a chilly -17C afternoon Saturday to demonstrate their opposition to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent proroguing of parliament. The gathering, one of 50 protests across Canada, saw protestors dressed in thick coats, toques and gloves, carrying signs asking citizens to “stand up for Canada,” or [...]
Lily Boisson – The Aquinian More than 430 costumed Trick or Eaters went knocking door to door to collect non-perishable food items last Saturday, as a part of the annual food drive. Donations went to the Fredericton Food Bank and the campus food bank. Organizers estimate about 15 tons of food were collected this year. [...]
Particpants camp in boxes for the night Travis Crowell – The Aquinian A cardboard fortress stands in the shadow of Lord Beaverbrook’s statue in downtown Fredericton. Next lot over, a makeshift boat-home sails nowhere in the cool, October breeze. Modestly built cardboard homes filled Officer’s Square Saturday night, for 12 Hours for the Homeless. The [...]
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