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Earth Day: It’s for the bees

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick will put bumblebees in the spotlight this Earth Day.
On Thursday — Earth Day – CCNB will hold a seed bomb party as part of their Backyard Bee Box Project.   The seed bomb party is an initiative to help bring back New Brunswick’s native bee, the bumblebee.
“Research that’s coming out [...]

Fredericton puckster shooting for the big leagues

At every turn in his hockey career, Justin Bowers has been overlooked.
First, at 16, Bowers, a Frederictonian, was left off the provincial under-17 team roster.
That same year he was passed over in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft–a crucial stepping stone for any youngster looking to play in the NHL.
After two seasons with the [...]

STUSU wraps-up 2010

The St. Thomas University Students’ Union held their annual general meeting Thursday, April 15 on the STU campus. As some long-serving members graduate and move on, the union looks to the future.

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Students react to Tiger’s return

As Tiger Woods stepped up to the first tee at Augusta Thursday, the golf world held its breath.
Gripping his driver, Nike swoosh emblazoned on his chest, Tiger hauled back and cranked a screamer down the heart of the fairway allowing the anxious fans to finally exhale as the world’s best golfer was finally back.
At St. [...]

Busted brackets

Broken hearts and broken brackets. This year’s NCAA tournament featured both. With Butler’s devastating 61-59 loss to the four time national champion Duke Blue Devils, the tournament came to an end.
This tournament featured at least ten major upsets, which led to more problems with the annual tradition of making brackets.
Filling out a bracket is as [...]

Feline takes on blogosphere

The blogosphere just got a lot more interesting, thanks to one gossipy shelter cat.
Hissy Elliott, a three-year-old feline living at the Oromocto SPCA since last May, started a blog last week to chat about shelter activities and the goings on in her life and the lives of her shelter pals.
“There’s usually always something to chat [...]

St. Thomas University regulates campus tradition

April 6th Day; a very polarizing event. Students and residents of Harrington Hall love it. The administration of St. Thomas University, not so much.
The event started in 1988. Two residents of Harrington Hall, Dave Gauvin and Jeff London, wanted to go to a Stevie Ray Vaughn concert at the Aitken Center on April 6, 1988 but [...]

Poverty Reduction Plan ‘not all that rosy,’ says advocate

Shawn Graham’s Poverty Reduction Plan only benefits a very small number of welfare recipients, says a leading provincial poverty advocacy group.
“If you listen to the media it seems that the Poverty Reduction Plan was a real good thing, but if you look at it and analyze between the lines then you start wondering if it’s [...]

Danton gets redemption, Huskies get championship

It’s fitting that the St. Mary’s Huskies would win the 2010 Cavendish University Cup off a rebound, when their whole season had been built around second chances.
After a season filled with scrutiny and high expectations, former NHL player Mike Danton couldn’t have scripted a better ending.
Although he didn’t score the overtime winner, he was on [...]

PEI: kindergarten jitters aren’t only for kids

As September approaches, early childhood educators (ECEs) on Prince Edward Island are feeling unsure about what the future holds. That uncertainty comes from the decision to move kindergarten, which has been taught in childhood centres and daycare until now, into the public school system.
Since it is required for anyone teaching kindergarten in the public schools [...]

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