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A retired businessman who says the Holt Liberal government has abandoned private citizens in a landmark case to decide Aboriginal title has convinced New Brunswick’s highest court to let him take part in the proceedings. Daryl Branscombe, who owns EMS Enterprises Inc., a real estate holding company, petitioned the New Brunswick Court of Appeal when […]

NB Power’s financial woes should tip the scales in favour of shale gas Author of the article: Tom Mueller  First Published in Brunswick News: https://tj.news/new-brunswick/opinion-its-time-for-n-b-to-get-fracking NB Power is finally under independent scrutiny, thanks to a flood of complaints about December’s eye-popping electricity bills — some reportedly soaring by hundreds of dollars. But don’t expect relief. […]

As the election draws nigh with only 9 days remaining, New Brunswick voters are still left wondering: What is the vision for our province? Political parties have made various promises — one party is promising 2% reduction in HST, while others are promising more spending on health care. But they are failing to address the […]

The term “billion” is often thrown around casually by politicians, but it’s a number that’s hard to truly grasp. But a billion dollars is 1,000 million dollars. To put it into perspective, If you handed out $1 every second, it would take you 31.7 years to give away $1 billion. So, the next time you […]

CCC continues in our effort to keep the public informed of the many challenges facing New Brunswickers. In June we hosted a health summit which was well attended. The content and takeaways are summarized in this newsletter. These on-going summits allow people space to learn best practices, communicate with one another, express their concerns and […]