En septembre, l’organisme à l’origine de la promotion des petits réacteurs nucléaires modulaires (PRM) au Canada a discrètement annoncé leur fin. En 2016, le président des Laboratoires nucléaires canadiens (LNC) a déclaré que « les PRM peuvent figurer parmi les grandes innovations canadiennes ». Dix...

Across New Brunswick, residents are turning parks, school grounds, church properties and backyards into landscapes where food grows much like it does in a forest. These “food forests” are not new, but interest in them is spreading. With more than 20 community food forests already...

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) toured the country to hear from Indigenous Nations whose territories are affected by the nuclear industry. What followed was a growing sense of frustration among the Nations involved, as their voices, concerns and rights were not adequately reflected in...

Every four days, a mining company in Quebec declares an accident, according to Université de Moncton philosophy professor Alain Deneault. Here in New Brunswick, Deneault warned that major projects like the Sisson mine — a proposed open-pit tungsten and molybdenum mine that would be located on...

“We have to decide collectively how we want to run our society. We cannot just leave things to consultants and administrators who don’t understand the problems of the community,” said an organizer of the Free Fair, which took place on August 22 at Solidarity Square...

Avi Lewis, the leader of the federal NDP, spoke to a crowd of about 70 people in Saint John on Monday evening, as part of his For The Many, Not The Money Tour of Atlantic Canada. He also did a separate discussion with a number...

Since it’s election time in Sitansisk (St. Mary's First Nation), I want to get a few things off my chest. I’m going to say something that I know some people may not want to hear. But somebody needs to say it. The Marshall decisions recognized...

A new initiative is helping parents and other community members in Elsipogtog to understand what their children are learning in Mi'kmaq immersion classes in school. The first-ever Mi'kmaq language and culture camp for adults took place this summer at Elsipogtog School. Krystal Francis is in...