Fredericton – David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick is calling on the Minister of Energy and Resource Development to plan forest activities on Crown land on a watershed basis to maintain adequate forest cover. “During the public hearings of the select committee on climate change our committee heard repeatedly about the […]
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If you feel your property value was over-assessed, you can: 1. Dispute the amount with the assessor. You can find the contact information for your regional assessment office here : http://www.snb.ca/e/1000/1000-5/e/1000-5_012_e.asp 2. Fill out the “Request for Review of Assessment” on your property Assessment and Tax Notice. This must be done by March 31. Send it to the address on […]
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Two weeks ago, New Brunswick’s Commission on Electoral Reform released its recommendations for increasing both voter participation, and the participation of underrepresented groups in our elections. Voter participation has been in freefall since the 1987 election, with only 64 percent of eligible voters casting a ballot in 2014, down from 82 percent 30 years ago. Democracy is the means by […]
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Here is my Member’s statement. At Estimates Committee, I learned that home care agencies are not requiring increased wages for personal support workers. The Auditor General has warned that we need and additional 5,000 personal care workers in the next 5 years. This is a senior’s issue that absolutely must be address with a sense of urgency it deserves.
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