Tag Archives: Jean-Paul Boudreau

Horizon CEO says she understands outcry over hospital cuts, but the changes are needed

Posted on February 15, 2020 by brucewark

The President and CEO of the Horizon Health Network says she recognizes that people in small communities and rural areas are upset over the health-care changes announced this week including the closure of overnight emergency rooms starting on March 11. … Continue reading →

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Sackville Waterfowl Park celebrated as environmental gem on its 30th anniversary

Posted on June 25, 2019 by brucewark

Sackville celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Waterfowl Park on Saturday with speeches, music, a short play, birthday cake and hotdogs. “Having the Waterfowl Park in Sackville has shaped my life,” MLA Megan Mitton told the crowd that had gathered … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. president’s series: Stephen Lewis on Jane Philpott, HIV/AIDs & climate change

Posted on March 6, 2019 by brucewark

A veteran Canadian activist and former United Nations ambassador told an audience at Mount Allison University Tuesday night that the resignation of Jane Philpott from the Trudeau cabinet represents a huge loss. “The country has lost one of the best … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. hears about slavery, racism and making Black Lives Matter

Posted on January 26, 2019 by brucewark

About 250 Mount Allison students, professors and university staff listened Thursday night as author Robyn Maynard spoke about how, after more than 400 years, racism still prevails in Canada in spite of the country’s self-image as a beacon of tolerance, diversity, … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. president noncommittal about shedding investments in Big Oil

Posted on November 6, 2018 by brucewark

Mount Allison students, who are members of the group Divest MTA, continued their four-year campaign Monday to persuade the university to shed its investments in big fossil fuel companies. The students urged Jean-Paul Boudreau, the new Mt. A. president, to … Continue reading →

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Acadian Jean-Paul Boudreau appointed 15th Mt. A. president

Posted on March 12, 2018 by brucewark

It’s official. Jean-Paul Boudreau is the new president of Mount Allison University. “I am thrilled and deeply honoured to be named Mount Allison’s 15th President and Vice- Chancellor,” Boudreau says in a news release posted on the university’s website. “Mount … Continue reading →

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Would-be Mt. A. president quizzed on university investments in fossil fuels

Posted on January 15, 2018 by brucewark

The sole candidate to become the next president of Mount Allison University faced what he acknowledged were “tough questions” Monday as he talked with dozens of students on campus during a pizza lunch in Gracie’s Café. Jean-Paul Boudreau, who teaches … Continue reading →

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Acadian Jean-Paul Boudreau in line to become 15th Mt. A. president

Posted on January 10, 2018 by brucewark

Dr. Jean-Paul Boudreau, who teaches in the psychology department at Ryerson University in Toronto, is the finalist candidate in the search for a new president at Mount Allison University. Boudreau has been invited to visit the Mt. A. campus on … Continue reading →

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