Can community food forests address food insecurity in New Brunswick?

Food sovereignty

Can community food forests address food insecurity in New Brunswick?

April 14, 2026

A food forest is similar to a community garden but mimics the natural forest system with native fruit trees and perennials....

Energy

Could a new nuclear reactor double or triple electricity rates in New Brunswick?

by Mark Winfield and Susan O'Donnell

April 13, 2026

At the end of March, the NB Power Review Panel report recommended considering building a new large nuclear reactor at the Point...

Rural

Rural resilience depends on the provincial veterinary system

by Megan de Graaf

March 27, 2026

Last week, the provincial government announced the 2026-27 budget, which includes the shocking statement that the government of New Brunswick will...

A group of approximately twenty people of diverse ages and backgrounds sit around a long, dark wood table in a brightly lit community room. They are engaged in a meeting, with some taking notes and others listening intently. The table holds papers, water pitchers, and snacks. Art pieces and a climbing green plant decorate the cream and yellow walls in the background.

Politics

Socialist Project Fredericton holds its first gathering

by Sophie M. Lavoie

March 16, 2026

Two dozen people came together on March 9 in Fredericton to hear about an exciting new initiative in the capital. Susan...

Environment

New Brunswick’s ‘comprehensive minerals strategy’: beyond the greenwashing

by Janice Harvey

March 11, 2026

A map from the Government of New Brunswick's mining industry strategy, released on March 2, 2026, shows...

Economy

Raise taxes on super rich New Brunswickers instead of cutting services: open letter

by David Gordon Koch, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

March 10, 2026

A group of activists has penned an open letter calling on the Government of New Brunswick to increase taxes on its...

Energy

NB Power barred from raising rates in April

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

March 10, 2026

NB Power won’t be allowed to impose a steep interim rate hike to electricity prices on April 1. The New Brunswick...

A placard says "NB Power rate increases equal electrocution of consumers."

Energy

Advocacy group seeks relief for the poor as NB Power pursues 4.75 per cent rate increase

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

March 9, 2026

Energy poverty in New Brunswick is deepening, just as NB Power is heading into hearings to ask for another big hike...

Gender

Celebrating Johanne Perron and 25 years of fighting for pay equity this International Women’s Day

by Rachel Richard and Tracy Glynn

March 8, 2026

2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity. Few coalitions last for 25 years. Fewer coalitions...

Articles en français

Célébrons Johanne Perron et 25 ans de lutte pour l’équité salariale à l’occasion de la Journée des droits des femmes

by Rachel Richard et Tracy Glynn

March 8, 2026

L'année 2026 marque le 25e anniversaire de la Coalition pour l'équité salariale du Nouveau-Brunswick. Peu de coalitions durent 25 ans. Encore...

Economy

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