Author Archives: David Coon

Teams camp out under cardboard to support homeless youth – Global News – 1 October 2017

Author by : Jeremy Keefe Video by : Jeremy Keefe Young people came together to support a local homeless shelter for at-risk youth at the Twelve Hours for the Homeless fundraiser on the lawn of the New Brunswick Legislature Assembly Building on Saturday night. Over 100 participants took part in the event, by raising money and building shelters out of […]

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Inadequate annual reporting by government departments prevents committee effectiveness

Fredericton – The Public Accounts committee is beginning two weeks of public hearings to follow up on the Auditor General’s recommendations and examine the expenditures of government departments. David Coon, Green party leader and MLA for Fredericton South, is concerned about the lack of details being provided to the committee by departments. “In my preparation as a member of the […]

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More recycling options, same amount of garbage: data – Telegraph Journal – 26 September – 2017

Author by: JOHN CHILIBECK Legislature Bureau Photo by : SHANE MAGEE/TIMES & TRANSCRIPT Those mountains of garbage contain plenty of material that could be recycled and reused — material that’s needlessly filling up costly landfill space. – David Coon New Brunswickers have more recycling options than ever, but the amount of garbage being buried is the same as nearly 30 […]

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