Category Archives: Mount Allison University

Tantramar councillor denied chance to speak about public safety issue in Dorchester

Posted on May 19, 2024 by brucewark

Last Tuesday’s 45-minute Tantramar council meeting ended on a dramatic note after Councillor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell raised her hand just as Mayor Andrew Black was calling for a motion to adjourn. “I would just like to make an observation if I … Continue reading →

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Mt. A’s new library will be part of the community because ‘it’s the right thing to do’

Posted on March 19, 2024 by brucewark

Mount Allison University is planning an $85 million dollar library renovation that could provide more reading, research and recreational opportunities for members of the wider Tantramar community. “We heard loud and clear the comment about community and we always have … Continue reading →

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‘He seemed to know everything about everything.’ Tantramar mayor pays tribute to Wallie Sears

Posted on February 26, 2024 by brucewark

Tantramar Mayor Andrew Black delivered a heartfelt tribute today to one of Sackville’s most beloved and accomplished citizens. “Wallie Sears was one of the greatest community-minded people that you would ever meet,” Black said. “He and his wife, Norma.” Sears, … Continue reading →

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Sackville protest calls for ceasefire in Gaza & an end to Canada’s support for Israeli war crimes

Posted on November 12, 2023 by brucewark

About 250 protesters took part in a peaceful march and rally in Sackville today to call for an immediate ceasefire as Israel continued its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Sarah Kardash, one of rally’s main organizers, called on … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. honorary degree awarded to former ambassador in spite of protest

Posted on May 15, 2023 by brucewark

Updated to include information about protests inside Convocation Hall: About 20 people, including professors, students and community members gathered outside Convocation Hall on the Mt. A. campus today to protest against awarding an honorary degree to Deborah Lyons, Canada’s former … Continue reading →

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Retiring Mt. A prof Robert Lapp delivers ‘last’ lecture on telling the truth in a time of climate crisis

Posted on May 9, 2023 by brucewark

Every year, members of the graduating class at Mount Allison University choose a professor they would like to hear from one last time. “This year we were excited to announce that Dr. Robert Lapp was selected,” said graduating student Erin … Continue reading →

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Mt. A profs urge university not to confer honorary degree on former ambassador

Posted on May 1, 2023 by brucewark

Two Mount Allison professors are calling on the university to abandon its plan to confer an honorary degree on Deborah Lyons, Canada’s former ambassador to Israel and Afghanistan. Politics and International Relations Professor Lara Khattab and Krista Johnston, Director of Women’s … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. conference discusses Indigenous treaty rights and the legacy of Donald Marshall Jr.

Posted on April 17, 2023 by brucewark

Nearly 25 years after the Supreme Court upheld the Indigenous treaty right to fish for a moderate livelihood, many contentious issues remain to be settled, including the definition of moderate livelihood. That was one clear message from a two-day conference … Continue reading →

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Activist makes fun of new NB jail, calls for defunding police

Posted on January 6, 2023 by brucewark

As the New Brunswick government pressed ahead last fall with its controversial plan for a $32 million jail in Fredericton, poet, activist and university professor El Jones poked fun at it during a speech at Mount Allison. She suggested that … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. prof’s new book examines corporate plunder in Canada and abroad

Posted on September 12, 2022 by brucewark

The Canadian state was built on the violent dispossession of Indigenous Peoples and the theft of their resources… Given this reality, is it really that surprising that environmental and social harm caused by Canadian corporations abroad does not receive much … Continue reading →

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‘It’s big!’ Sackville OKs support for ‘monument’ to commemorate its foundries

Posted on August 15, 2022 by brucewark

Sackville Town Council voted unanimously last week to contribute up to $7,000 worth of labour and materials as well as up to $15,000 in cash to support plans for a massive steel monument to commemorate the Fawcett and Enterprise Foundries and … Continue reading →

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