2025 in review: Crackdown at the border, record penalty for seafood company, far-right event cancelled
It was a turbulent and difficult year practically everywhere in the world. The inauguration of Donald Trump to his second ...
Tag: housing
A sprinkler and a prayer: Wheelchair user fears the worst in case of fire
It might sound strange, but I prefer living in the city over the countryside—even though I grew up rural. As ...
Affordable housing target ‘not enough’ to significantly reduce waitlist, says researcher
Plans for affordable housing construction announced in this week's Speech from the Throne won't be enough to make a serious ...
Community Free Fair helps hundreds of Saint John residents access goods and services
Early Saturday morning on August 16, a group of volunteers started unloading truckloads of household goods, clothes, and food at ...
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Despite public scrutiny, the inhumane conditions of migrant workers in New Brunswick’s seafood processing industry continue
Migrant workers in New Brunswick are arriving for a new season of work in seafood processing. Two years ago, researchers ...
Housing Minister David Hickey says government trying to balance tenants’ rights with concerns of developers and landlords
New Brunswick’s Housing Minister says one of his main jobs in the coming year will be to make sure tenants ...
Fredericton homeless shelter will prevent ‘loss of life and limb,’ residents say
A temporary "out of the cold" homeless shelter will be established behind the Fredericton Exhibition Grounds following a decision by ...
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End ‘legislated poverty,’ activists tell parties before election day [video]
Just days before the provincial election, anti-poverty activists held a rally in Fredericton demanding an end to “legislated poverty,” and ...
Lawsuit citing ‘widespread exploitation’ at seafood plant signals deeper problems in migrant worker program [video]
A lawsuit launched by two Mexican workers against a New Brunswick seafood processing company signals deeper systemic problems in the ...
We need a better budget for housing
The number of people experiencing homelessness continues to increase in our community, caused by rapidly increasing housing costs. In the ...
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