Article by: LAURA MACINNIS David Coon says the province needs to start seeing old covered bridges as an asset rather than a burden. The provincial Green party says the province should be doing more to recover its covered bridges that are not in use and is asking the province to consider the benefits they could have for New Brunswick economically. […]
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Article by: SARAH BETTS As Brian Jones and Steven Burns walked the final steps of their Long, Long Walk for Liberty Lane, they were joined by more than 70 people who welcomed them home. It was a warm, sunny welcome that would see them surpass their $10,000 fundraising goal beyond what they expected. As of Saturday night, the initiative had […]
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“My colleagues were fearful of asking questions because they’re concerned about the election year,” Coon said, alluding to the hot-button nature of language issues. Article by: JOHN CHILIBECK FREDERICTON • The idea of creating a new secretariat to ensure the equality of English and French is getting the cold shoulder from most politicians in the province. Katherine d’Entremont, the province’s […]
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It’s Father’s Day as I write this, and I can’t help but think about what the world will be like for our children in the coming decades. The environment in which we live is changing so rapidly now, yet political leaders fail to act, even when we have agreed to do so. Doug Ford, the new Tory premier in Ontario, […]
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