In January, David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick had the chance to visit the Fredericton Anti Poverty Organization (FAPO), a social enterprise founded in 1983 to provide services and advocate for people living in poverty in Fredericton. Their organization is housed in an older white house on Fredericton’s northside that is […]
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-Via Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) March, 15 2016 “Dr. Adrian Edgar of Clinic 554 says many women have told him getting from Fredericton to Oromocto is a problem. They are often unable to drive, living alone, or cannot afford a taxi. Colleen MacDonald is one of those women. She has a fixed income, cannot afford a car or taxi, and has […]
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Today, I gave my statement on international women’s day.
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One of the hidden barriers to accessing health care is the lack of public transportation in our province. Here in Fredericton, women in my constituency must go to Oromocto for mammograms to be screened for breast cancer. If they can’t afford a cab ride all the way to Oromocto, they just don’t get screened for breast cancer. Until recently the […]
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