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Bob Bancroft: Where have all the good forests gone? [video]

Environment

Bob Bancroft, a wildlife biologist and the president of Nature Nova Scotia, delivered the talk, “Where have all the good forests gone?” on October 23, 2020 by Zoom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddbwgIEkD0&feature=youtu.be Bancroft is a wildlife biologist and the current president of Nature Nova Scotia. Originally from the...

Animal testing: animal cruelty?

by Raechel Mills

October 23, 2020

*Opinion*

In Canada, it is currently legal to test cosmetics on animals. Companies apply their products to rabbits, guinea pigs, and other small animals to test for harmful reactions before deeming the products safe for human use. Despite its legality, the question remains as to whether...

Wolastoqey and Fredericton allies rally in solidarity with Mi’kmaw lobster fishers

by Tracy Glynn

October 22, 2020

Wolastoqey and Fredericton allies rally in solidarity with Mi’kmaw lobster fishers

Canada

Today, close to 200 people gathered over the noon hour at the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton to support the Mi’kmaw lobster fishers currently facing violence from non-Indigenous commercial fishers near Digby, Nova Scotia. Rally goers heard first from Passamaquoddy elder, teacher and song carrier...

New Brunswick and national groups call new nuclear reactors a “dirty, dangerous distraction” from real climate action

by Brian Beaton

October 20, 2020

SMNRs: New Brunswick should learn from others’ mistakes

Environment

Today, a national network of public interest groups - including seven groups from New Brunswick - issued a media release declaring that last week's federal government announcement to fund new nuclear reactors is a “dirty, dangerous distraction” from real climate action in Canada. Their release...

Trapped in conflict: How the corporate megafishery Clearwater, headed by one of Nova Scotia’s richest billionaires, has set the stage for violent conflict in Mi’kma’ki

by Robin Tress

October 17, 2020

Trapped in conflict: How the corporate megafishery Clearwater, headed by one of Nova Scotia’s richest billionaires, has set the stage for violent conflict in Mi’kma’ki

Canada

En français : Conflit violent en Mi’kma’ki: comment la méga-pêche d’un milliardaire de Nouvelle-Écosse a préparé le terrain. Again today, October 17, people across the country are awaking to reeling images of violence and racism carried out against Mi’kmaq fishers. Many people are asking key...

New Brunswick faces severe nursing shortage during COVID-19

by Matthew Hayes

October 16, 2020

COVID-19

New Brunswick is facing a severe nursing shortage over the next five years. These are part of the findings of a report issued by the New Brunswick Nurses Union (NBNU), released October 15. The report, The Forgotten Generation: An Urgent Call for Reform in New...

Peace, friendship and fishing in Mi’kma’ki

by Hannah Martin

October 15, 2020

Peace, friendship and fishing in Mi’kma’ki

*Opinion*

This commentary was originally published by the Yellowhead Institute. Last Thursday, October 8, I found myself seated by the sacred fire, once again in reflection, as vehicles rolled past down the dirt road at Saulnierville Wharf to observe Treaty Day. It was a beautiful day...

New Brunswick Nurses Union calls for an end to nursing home privatization

by Brian Beaton

October 15, 2020

New Brunswick Nurses Union calls for an end to nursing home privatization

Health

The New Brunswick Nurses Union (NBNU) published a potentially game-changing report today calling for the immediate halt to further privatization of nursing homes in the province. The report, "The Forgotten Generation: An Urgent Call For Reform In New Brunswick’s Long-Term Care Sector," is based on...