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Category Archives: Mount Allison University
Green MLA says there’s one word to describe the proposed Chignecto gas plant
Tantramar Green MLA Megan Mitton says there’s one word that keeps coming up when she talks to people about NB Power’s plan for a 500 MW gas/diesel power plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “That word is stupid,” she told about … Continue reading
Mt. A. prof calls Chignecto Isthmus gas plant a ‘done deal’
Mount Allison University Politics Professor Mario Levesque says it’s increasingly evident that the proposed gas/diesel plant on the Chignecto Isthmus is a “done deal” and the only thing that could stop it would be massive protests similar to the anti-fracking … Continue reading
Summer communications student suggests local transit services for young people & the elderly
A student working with Tantramar this summer on how to get young people involved in the community is suggesting the town needs an affordable transit system similar to the one in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. “In a rural community like Tantramar, … Continue reading
Posted in Mount Allison University, Town of Tantramar
Tagged transit services, youth engagement
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‘Warts and all,’ the need for community-based journalism
Paul MacNeill, publisher of PEI’s Eastern Graphic, says he’s optimistic about the future of local print journalism in spite of newspaper closures everywhere including in Sackville where the Tribune-Post ceased publication after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. “Our print … Continue reading
Local news matters, but ‘these are desperate times’ says journalism researcher
A retired Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) professor says local journalism matters because it builds a shared sense of community and provides citizens with the information they need to participate in local decision-making. “Covering municipal council, for instance, means that people … Continue reading
Differing local views on the ‘Roaring Lion’ thief’s two-year prison sentence
Prominent Tantramar photographer Thaddeus Holownia says he was astounded when he heard that the man who stole the “Roaring Lion” photo of Winston Churchill had been sentenced to two years in prison. “It just seemed really, really severe for what … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Mount Allison University, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Ontario Court of Justice, Winston Churchill
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Premier says ‘no’ to sharing provincial sales tax with local governments
Premier Susan Holt says her government will not be sharing sales tax revenues with municipalities as recommended in a report commissioned by the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB). During an interview last week in Sackville, Holt referred to … Continue reading
Scobie paintings show beloved Mel’s Tea Room gone, but far from forgotten
Artist Mary Scobie says she has fond memories of Mel’s Tea Room because she grew up in Sackville. “I remember going in there as a teenager and buying magazines,” she said during the opening of her art show at Fog … Continue reading
With local journalism in crisis, advocates mourn loss of U.S. media scholar Robert McChesney
The death of the American media scholar Robert McChesney on March 25th is a significant loss for anyone worried about the future of democracy and journalism. The 72-year-old McChesney, who had been diagnosed with a brain tumour more than a … Continue reading
Mt. A. audience hears how Canada’s ‘settler-colonialism’ explains its support for Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians
Indigenous scholar Veldon Coburn introduced a panel discussion on the similarities between Canada and Israel on Friday with a blunt observation: “Nobody’s slaughtering my people anymore,” he said. “They’ve taken everything.” Coburn, whose mother is a status Indian and whose … Continue reading
Posted in Mount Allison University
Tagged Canada, Israel and settler-colonialism, Israel/Palestine
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MLA Mitton pledges to fight for rental reforms during weekend workshop at Mt. A.
Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton says she intends to keep pushing for major reforms to the law that is supposed to protect New Brunswick tenants from big rent hikes. She adds that the new Liberal government’s 3% annual rent cap that … Continue reading
