More than 200 people gathered in Officer’s Square in downtown Fredericton on a chilly Saturday afternoon to send politicians a message: young people plan on voting in the May 2 federal election. Similar vote mobs have or will be held in more than 30 cities and campuses across the country. The mobs started after comedian [...]
Continue reading …Mother nature appears to be playing an April Fool’s joke on the people of Fredericton According to the Weather Network, a snowfall warning has come into affect for Fredericton and Southern York County. The city should should expect 15-30 cm by tomorrow morning. Road conditions continue to worsen around the city. A few hours ago, there were [...]
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A man died Thursday night due to heart failure after an accident following the UNB Varsity Reds’ hockey game. According to the Fredericton Police, the man had a history of coronary issues. CPR was performed on him on last night. Paramedics worked on him in the ambulance and at the hospital, but were unable to resuscitate him. This information comes [...]
Continue reading …The Aquinian has received reports that at least one person was seriously injured at the UNB Aitken Centre Thursday evening after a collision in the parking lot. An ambulance was on the scene and city councilor Jordan Graham suggested on Twitter that someone may have been seriously injured. Graham got his original information from local blogger Charles LeBlanc. Eye witnesses say [...]
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The Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has made a decision on Rob Frenette’s complaint regarding the show Bully Beatdown. The CRTC found that MTV Canada did not breach the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Violence Code by airing the show. Frenette, a New Brunswick anti-bullying activist, said this is a “little bit alarming.” The reality show [...]
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Two years ago Lacrisha Doubledee was a on a dangerous path. At 16 years old she was experimenting with drugs and skipping school. Things took a turn for the worse when family conflict forced Doubledee out of her home. With no place to stay Doubledee stayed with friends wherever she could find a place to [...]
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Richmond says he would stay if things change Community radio may have to say goodbye to a legacy. In wake of the resignation of station manager Mary Anne Harrison, Tom Richmond, program manager of CHSR, is scheduled to leave his position in less than two weeks. According to an email CHSR member Travis Burns sent [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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.
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