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How to Build Fair While Moving Fast
A decade-old New Brunswick model offers a way to align development with Indigenous, environmental, and economic priorities
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Community Wealth and Health Should Be the Focus for Regulatory Approval of New Development Projects
That's the answer when local residents ask why they should take on environmental risk and community disruptions caused by increased traffic and other…
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June 2025

A Better Approach to Resource Development
Almost a decade ago, the New Brunswick Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing made history by becoming the first in North America to successfully bridge…
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The Best of New Brunswick Books
Your summer reading list awaits with fiction, non-fiction, poetry and young readers honourees from the 10th annual New Brunswick Book Awards
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New Brunswick Leads the Way on Groundwater Protection
As communities raise alarms over local threats, the province has a chance to double down on its leadership in water protection — and turn public concern…
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New TV series Revival comes alive in New Brunswick's deep, dark woods
The rural noir supernatural mystery pays homage to its graphic novel roots with a mix of humour, heart and horror that plays out on the back roads of…
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Built For Speed
A 24/7 workforce, a floating warehouse, and 3 million metric tonnes of French fries and other food products are next on the agenda for a resurgent Port…
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May 2025

We Are River People
The East Coast may be known for its coastline, but here in New Brunswick, our mighty river systems play an equal part in defining and shaping our lives…
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The Crown Goes to Town
During today's Throne Speech, spare a thought for how peace and security can occur in places where natural resources are plentiful and peaceful…
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Tiptoeing Through The Rezoning
Saint John's piecemeal approach to industrial development is a weird way to build a provincial economy
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Atlantic Canada's Federal Cabinet Sextet Needs to Set the Pace and Tone
New Brunswick's Dominic LeBlanc, the One Canadian Economy Minister, and ACOA Minister Sean Fraser of Nova Scotia led the team charged with getting the…
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