Preparations are underway to bring municipalities under the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RTIPPA). It is unclear when it will happen, but unconfirmed rumours hint it might be sometime this summer. The City of Fredericton doesn’t have a specific Right to Information Office, but last July the city appointed the City Clerk’s [...]
Rates of people using homeless shelters in New Brunswick are decreasing while more people are being put on waiting lists for subsidized housing, according to a new report. The New Brunswick Report Card on Homelessness for 2011 was released on March 19 at the Fredericton Community Kitchen. The report outlines a decrease in people using [...]
“Here, David, take this cushion for your back. You always sink into that couch.” Peggy Richards hands her husband a large red pillow. He holds it behind his back as he lowers himself slowly onto the seat cushions. He sinks just a little. The early afternoon sun fills the cheerful living room, lighting up the [...]
Today is Anti-Bullying Day. It’s about setting aside one day a year to raise awareness about what seems to be an epidemic in schools and in the realm of social media across the continent. But for some Leo Hayes High School students, one day wasn’t enough. They began protesting on Feb. 26 what they feel [...]
Three months ago, a bit of bad luck caused Ann Sherman to trip on a smooth floor, fall, and break two bones. Sherman, Dean of Education at the University of New Brunswick, has been in a wheelchair since then. Her road to recovery has been difficult, but the return of New Brunswick’s only wheelchair accessible [...]
Fredericton’s chief of police is warning against the use of synthetic drugs after several deaths in western Canada have been linked to tainted ecstasy pills. Police in the province say the tainted drugs haven’t made it to New Brunswick. Chief Barry MacKnight issued the warning last week as part of his role with the Canadian [...]
In a busy, downtown coffee shop, a young woman sits in a dark grey peacoat. People chatter around her into their cell phones, to the barista, or type furiously into laptops. She takes a drink from the bottle of iced tea in front of her, and smiles. “A lot less people look at [...]
Switching high schools in the middle of February isn’t how Brenden Annis wanted things to end. But after struggling with almost five months of constant bullying from an ex-girlfriend with minimal response from Leo Hayes High School, the 16-year-old is moving on. On Feb. 18, his parents drove him to N.S to finish his [...]
“Parkour” is a relatively unknown sport that’s steadily gaining popularity. It’s more common in big cities with lots of obstacles, but Fredericton has its’ own group of Parkour enthusiasts. Alex Vietinghoff shows us what the sport is, and how to do it safely. TRANSCRIPT: Parkour. The art of movement from point A to point [...]
Ed McIvor was at his neighbor’s around noon, getting ready to go to Sobey’s. A noise caught his attention. Looking in the direction of it, he saw flames licking the blue paint and the staircase of the apartment building he managed. Apartment number six, the one above his, was on fire and the smoke detector was [...]
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