It all started with minuscule chips of paint that travelled from Saint John to Fredericton to be burned, acidified and tested — all in search of one answer: do they have lead? But these weren’t any normal paint samples taken from a peeling ceiling or wall of an old home. They came from two paintings created byContinue reading “Maud or fraud? How lab testing is helping to authenticate work by Maud Lewis”
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Youth Dance Fest East brings dancers to Fredericton to showcase their work
For Marcia Dysart and Ginny Steeves, dance is more than just competition. It’s technical training, injury prevention and performing for the love of it. “There’s a lot of opportunity to dance in competition and that’s great for whoever wants to do that. However, there isn’t any opportunity for students who just want to dance toContinue reading “Youth Dance Fest East brings dancers to Fredericton to showcase their work”
N.B. singer gets golden buzzer on Canada’s Got Talent, has message of hope for abuse survivors
Katey Day-Reick took to the Canada’s Got Talent stage with a simple message: to let other survivors of abuse know that it’s OK to be happy. Day-Reick, who uses the stage name Anica, sang Unstoppable by pop singer Sia, which she says resonated with her story. “You have to be unstoppable, at least within yourself,” the singer from Grand-Barachois, a smallContinue reading “N.B. singer gets golden buzzer on Canada’s Got Talent, has message of hope for abuse survivors”
Saint John pushes ahead with plan for $14M community hubs in new north, south end schools
A long-awaited project to bring new, modern schools to the north and south ends of Saint John is nearing the design phase — and the City of Saint John is moving forward with recommendations for two expanded early education centres totalling $14 million. David Dobbelsteyn, the city’s growth and community services director, told council Monday evening thatContinue reading “Saint John pushes ahead with plan for $14M community hubs in new north, south end schools”
N.B. resources to fight domestic violence ‘woefully inadequate,’ researcher says
A New Brunswick family violence researcher is calling for a change surrounding the “culture of violence” in the province and across Canada along with more resources for transition houses, shelters and outreach services. Cathy Holtmann, director of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research, said the funding for those services is “woefully inadequate.”Continue reading “N.B. resources to fight domestic violence ‘woefully inadequate,’ researcher says”
Renowned Acadian youth choir to take the stage at New York’s Carnegie Hall
An acclaimed New Brunswick youth choir is exploring all that New York City has to offer this week, including a trip to Carnegie Hall. But unlike most tourists, this group won’t be sitting in the audience. Les Jeunes Chanteurs d’Acadie, the well-known Dieppe group of 11-18-year-olds directed by Nadine Hébert, will be performing in Canada at Carnegie under conductors CarrieContinue reading “Renowned Acadian youth choir to take the stage at New York’s Carnegie Hall”
Colourful mural nears completion at Hanwell Park Academy near Fredericton
Bright colours and smiling faces adorn a giant set of steps inside the Hanwell Park Academy, a new kindergarten to Grade 8 school about 15 kilometres southwest of Fredericton. Artist Laura Forrester is putting the finishing touches on a mural that covers the front of the “learning stairs,” as they are called, in the cafeteria space. This projectContinue reading “Colourful mural nears completion at Hanwell Park Academy near Fredericton”
Teachers’ association welcomes ‘refreshed’ curriculum, worried about time to prepare
Anglophone high school students in New Brunswick will see a larger course selection and changes to how credits will be counted when they pick their classes for the next school year — and that’s raising concerns for some teachers. A larger selection of courses has been approved by the Department of Education, and schools will be able to decide whichContinue reading “Teachers’ association welcomes ‘refreshed’ curriculum, worried about time to prepare”
Anglophone East schools ‘bursting at the seams,’ changes coming
The Anglophone East School District in southeast New Brunswick has seen “unprecedented” enrolment growth in the last few years — forcing the district to look for solutions such as boundary changes. Randolph MacLean, the superintendent for the district, said the current enrolment is around 18,350 students — that’s 2,265 more than what was projected for this school yearContinue reading “Anglophone East schools ‘bursting at the seams,’ changes coming”
N.B.’s recognition of UN resolution should be followed with action: African leaders
The province has declared 2015-2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent in New Brunswick, and Black community leaders are now calling on the province to follow the recognition with action. New Brunswick’s recognition, based on a United Nations resolution, comes only a year before the end of the decade, while the federal government madeContinue reading “N.B.’s recognition of UN resolution should be followed with action: African leaders”
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