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Category Archives: Mount Allison University
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
Mt. A. audience hears that in 100 years, people will remember the 2024 U.S. election
“I have covered every presidential campaign since 1972,” veteran American journalist David Shribman told about 150 people in Mount Allison University’s Convocation Hall on Wednesday. “In every single one of them, candidates have said, ‘This is the most important election … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting people, Media, Mount Allison University
Tagged U.S. presidential election
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Libertarian calls climate change a hoax and a scam as Tantramar candidates discuss what to do about it at Mt. A. forum
The local candidate for New Brunswick’s Libertarian Party startled about 40 onlookers at an all-candidates’ forum last night when she called climate change a hoax and a scam. Donna Allen was responding to a question about how candidates would address … Continue reading
Politics profs say NB election outcome hard to predict
Six New Brunswick politics professors say it’s hard to predict which of the two major parties will win the provincial election on October 21st because there are so many unusual circumstances at play. “This is an election and a time … Continue reading
Traffic signals, crosswalk safety, prime topics at Tantramar meeting
Should the Town of Tantramar install traffic lights at the sometimes-busy intersection of King and Main Streets in Sackville? That question came up for the second time today during the third in a series of meetings in which town managers … Continue reading
Posted in Mount Allison University, Town of Tantramar
Tagged crosswalk safety, traffic signals
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