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Humboldt Broncos, Nora Loreto, and the difficult questions that come with grief

*Opinion*

Editor's note: Nora Loreto will be delivering the NB Media Co-op's annual keynote address, "Fighting COVID Austerity for a Just World," on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7:00pm AST by Zoom. To register for the Zoom link, email: info@nbmediacoop.org. The 2018 Humbolt Broncos bus crash in ...

Building community: new market in Hampton supports local farmers, artists and small businesses

by Hannah Moore

August 13, 2020

Building community: new market in Hampton supports local farmers, artists and small businesses

Economy

The sweet smell of baked goods, fresh food and wildflowers now floods the pavilion on Friday nights in the town of Hampton. The Lupine Market was started by Gillian Cormier and Elizabeth Malatestinic, when they recognized that more could be done to help support local...

“Thanks for Nothing, Premier Blaine Higgs”: efforts to save Clinic 554 grow as election looms

by Tracy Glynn

August 12, 2020

Barriers to abortion access rise higher amid COVID-19 crisis

Gender

With a provincial election in New Brunswick possibly imminent, abortion access and trans health advocates promise to make keeping Clinic 554 in Fredericton open an election issue. As reported last week by the NB Media Co-op, Clinic 554’s Dr. Adrian Edgar has begun saying goodbye...

New Brunswick public sector pension plans have shares in world’s largest weapons manufacturer

by Brent Patterson

August 12, 2020

New Brunswick public sector pension plans have shares in world’s largest weapons manufacturer

Canada

Vestcor Investment Management Corporation, jointly owned by the New Brunswick Teachers' Pension Plan and the New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan, have shares in Lockheed Martin valued in July 2019 at US$1.87 million. Lockheed Martin is the world's biggest arms manufacturer. In 2017, the company's arms...

The garden is coming in! Now what? How to get from field to table

by Amy Floyd

August 11, 2020

The garden is coming in! Now what? How to get from field to table

Environment

This morning I laid in bed wondering if I should make salsa this weekend or try to wait until there were more tomatoes. The cabbage moth made a strike on my cabbages while I was on vacation and now, I have to either meticulously clean...

Saint John transit workers are taking action against Higgs’ refusal of federal municipal transit funds

by Pete Johnston

August 10, 2020

Saint John transit workers are taking action against Higgs’ refusal of federal municipal transit funds

Economy

Transit workers and advocates in Saint John are voicing their anger over the Higgs government’s refusal of much needed federal financial support for municipal transit services in New Brunswick. President of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1182, Grant Logan, said transit workers are already taking...

Lido Pimienta raises pandemic relief funds for Indigenous Wayúu affected by the mining of coal destined for New Brunswick

by Brent Patterson

August 10, 2020

Lido Pimienta raises pandemic relief funds for Indigenous Wayúu affected by the mining of coal destined for New Brunswick

COVID-19

When Toronto-based artist-musician Lido Pimienta performed at a Pitchfork stay-at-home concert this past April, she chose to spotlight Fuerza de Mujeres Wayúu (Force of Wayúu Women), an organization that is currently raising funds to assist Indigenous Wayúu families in the department of Guajira, Colombia. Numerous...

Hope Blooms: youth-driven food security movement flourishes in Halifax

by Hannah Moore

August 9, 2020

Hope Blooms: youth-driven food security movement flourishes in Halifax

Canada

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” This is the motto that drives Hope Blooms, a community project based in the North End of Halifax. It is a space that provides people in the community with opportunities...