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 [...]
Here’s a look at what’s being discussed at the CASA Policy and Strategy conference 2010 in PEI. //
Jamie Ross – The Aquinian – Just days after about 1, 000 people turned out to the provincial legislature to protest the sale of NB Power’s generating assets to Hydro-Quebec, Premier Shawn Graham said this morning the energy deal has been cancelled. Graham said in a press release that Hydro-Quebec “asked for changes to the agreement that [...]
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 [...]
Devanne O’Brien - The Xaverian Weekly – ANTIGONISH, N.S. (CUP) — The St. Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers voted to accept the their administration’s most recent contract offer, quashing the worries of 4,000 students who might have had to deal with a strike or lockout at the end of the winter semester. Over sixty per [...]
Karissa Donkin – The Aquinian Deal violates UN declaration: First Nations Council The First Nations community in New Brunswick is voicing its opposition to the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro-Québec. The Wolastoqewiyik Traditional Council of Tobic states that the deal is “illegal” because it violates articles in the United Nations Declaration on the [...]
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 [...]
Megan MacKay – The Aquinian Nearly 1,000 turn out to voice concern over possible sale of utility Upwards of a thousand demonstrators braved the cold to stand in front of the legislature and express their anger with the sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec last week. The deafening cry of “It’s our power, keep [...]
Jamie Ross – The Aquinian Liberal arts a tough sell in the world of “Corporate-U” When Michael Higgins officially steps down as St. Thomas University president and vice-chancellor in January he will leave his successor with a daunting task: leading a liberal arts institution in a world where the value of post secondary education is [...]
Swine flu effects severe in the young and healthy Lily Boisson – The Aquinian If you think the flu is only dangerous to the sick and the elderly, H1N1 might force you to reconsider. Recent information about the swine flu suggests the virus is more likely to be severe in relatively healthy young people. As [...]
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