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The NB Media Co-op operates thanks to the hard work of volunteers from the unceded lands of the Wolastoqiyik/Wəlastəkewiyik/Maliseet, Mi’kmaw, and Passamaquoddy/Peskotomuhkati peoples in New Brunswick, Canada. Each year, we hold an annual general meeting in September where the editorial board and board of directors are chosen.

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‘Low-income tenants can’t keep their lights on,’ activists tell NB Power [video]

3 weeks ago | nbmediacoop.org | David Koch

Anti-poverty campaigners from NB ACORN are calling for a moratorium on NB Power rate hikes and a ban on winter disconnections for residential ratepayers. They launched an “affordable energy platform” on Tuesday, with rallies in Moncton and Fredericton. The protests came as residential rates increased by 9.7 per cent in New Brunswick, the latest in a series of price shocks affecting households across the province. It contributed to an overall increase of about 30 per cent over three years.
Artist calls for fightback against misogyny with new exhibit in Moncton [video]

1 month ago | nbmediacoop.org | David Koch

Moncton-based artist Lila Donovan Kelly is calling for people to fight back against misogyny. Her new exhibit, titled “We Are Not Going Back” opened at the Moncton Public Library on March 8, International Women’s Day. She spoke to the NB Media Co-op about her multimedia artwork, which features prose-poetry collage and photography, describing it as a response to a rising tide of toxic masculinity.
No timeline yet on pay equity bill promised during election campaign [video]

1 month ago | nbmediacoop.org | David Koch

On International Women’s Day, a crowd marched through the streets of downtown Moncton. Their message: the time is now for feminist economic policies. But for the moment, it remains unclear when the government will put forward key economic legislation promised during last year’s election. Activists called for the provincial Liberal government to follow through on two election promises, namely higher social assistance rates and private-sector pay equity legislation.
Author delves into Canada’s first gay film – NB Media Co-op

2 months ago | nbmediacoop.org | Gerry McAlister

In the wake of recent release, Drive Back Home, a film about New Brunswick’s queer history, Canada’s first gay film
Subsidized housing for women in poverty under construction in Moncton [video]

Jan 24, 2025 | nbmediacoop.org | David Koch

Homelessness and the affordable housing crisis were at the top of the agenda during the first Moncton city council meeting of the year. City councillors heard about initiatives meant to help poor and homeless people during public presentations on Monday, after a heavy snowfall covered the city and temperatures dropped into deadly levels of cold.
Why did the US block a Canadian professor from his own book event?

Jan 22, 2025 | nbmediacoop.org | Dave Zirin

Editor’s note: Nathan Kalman-Lamb is on the editorial board of the NB Media Co-op. The NB Media Co-op denounces Kalman-Lamb being denied entry to the US and stands in solidarity with him and all those who are harmed by the policing of borders. Over the weekend, creepy oligarchs, Proud Boys, January 6 Capitol raiders, and other far-right detritus formed a revanchist ooze that engulfed Washington, DC. Friday evening was supposed to offer a political respite.
Riverview to purchase new buses, overhaul public transit system [video]

Jan 20, 2025 | nbmediacoop.org | David Koch

The town of Riverview plans to buy a pair of new buses, while also improving transit shelters, hiring a coordinator, and adjusting routes as part of upgrades to the city’s public transit system. Town councillors approved a set of recommendations following a presentation by David Forsey of Toronto-based Arcadis Professional Services Canada.
Hundreds attend funeral for labour leader Danny Légère [video]

Jan 7, 2025 | nbmediacoop.org | David Koch |Susan O'Donnell

The funeral of New Brunswick labour leader Danny Légère brought together hundreds of people on Saturday, including prominent union officials, politicians, family, and friends. The funeral for Légère, who was president of the NB Federation of Labour when he died on Dec. 26, took place at St-Thomas de Memramcook Roman Catholic Church, just outside of Moncton.
Candlelight vigil marks International Human Rights Day in Moncton

Dec 11, 2024 | nbmediacoop.org | David Koch

Candles flickered in the cold breeze outside Moncton City Hall on Tuesday evening as human rights activists gathered to mark International Human Rights Day. Organizers from the group Citizens for Peace called for solidarity with people facing human rights violations around the world, including here in New Brunswick. “When we see people unhoused, it’s up to the community to change the situation,” said Alicia Léger, standing alongside her husband Alonzo Léger.
Children ‘subject to arbitrary power’ in school seclusion rooms, advocate says

Dec 10, 2024 | nbmediacoop.org | David Koch

The use of so-called “seclusion rooms” in New Brunswick public school may violate students’ human rights, according to a new report from New Brunswick’s Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate. Also called time-out or isolation rooms, their intended purpose is to “provide a safe and calm environment for students” and as a last resort to ensure safety, but their use is controversial, according to the latest report by Kelly Lamrock.