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New Brunswick Offers Unique Opportunities in Social Enterprise

Hassan Arif | Posted 04.13.2013 | Canada
Hassan Arif

Entrepreneurship and innovation are important elements in promoting job creation and economic prosperity. Social responsibility -- environmental cons...

What Canadian Cities Can Learn From Fredericton

Hassan Arif | Posted 01.12.2013 | Canada
Hassan Arif

Good urban planning is important to preserving Fredericton's quality of life advantages that make it a desirable place to live and work. This includes promoting walkable streets, unique architecture that enhances the character of the city, and curbing generic box-store style sprawl.

Murdered Canadian's Wife Among Murder Suspects

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.05.2012 | Canada

FREDERICTON - Police in the Philippines have charged a New Brunswick man's wife with murder after the 62-year-old was shot dead in the Southeast Asian...

Prisoner Tries To Wriggle Through Ventilation System

CBC | Posted 10.22.2012 | Canada

A prisoner facing weapons charges failed in his attempt to escape from the Fredericton courthouse through the building’s ventilation system on Wedne...

New Brunswick Businessman Shot To Death In Philippines

CBC | Posted 10.14.2012 | Canada

A Fredericton businessman was shot and killed in the Philippines over the weekend. Harry Joseph Doyle, 62, died of multiple gunshot wound...

What Other Cities Can Learn from Toronto's Sprawl

Hassan Arif | Posted 09.22.2012 | Canada Politics
Hassan Arif

Toronto's downtown has become an increasingly desirable place to live with a recent RBC-Pembina poll showing that 81 per cent would choose a smaller house if amenities such as shopping and mass transit were accessible by walking and if commutes to work were short. Are there any lessons here for New Brunswick?

A Tale Of Two Municipal Elections in New Brunswick

Hassan Arif | Posted 07.28.2012 | Canada
Hassan Arif

With some time having passed since the municipal elections, there is some space from the euphoria (or disappointment depending on the candidate) of election time to assess what the results mean. Saint John is a city beset by significant challenges -- including a costly pension plan, the need for social housing, cuts to mass transit that hurt the poor and the costs of maintaining city infrastructure.

Former Tory Politician Says Cuts To His Pension A Human Rights Violation

CP | Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.20.2012 | Canada Politics

FREDERICTON - A former Conservative member of the New Brunswick legislature is trying to fight a cut in his pension at the province's Human Rights Com...

There's Growth in New Brunswick -- But is it Smart?

Hassan Arif | Posted 04.14.2012 | Canada
Hassan Arif

While the growth of New Brunswick's urban and suburban areas is not on the scale of larger cities in Canada, there are lessons to be learned from these larger centres where, after periods of rapid growth which led to vast landscapes of generic car-oriented sprawl, there has been a backlash and a desire to return to more walkable downtown-like neighbourhoods.

Occupy Fredericton Remains Despite Eviction Notice

CBC | Posted 03.02.2012 | Canada Business

An Occupy protest camp remains in front of Fredericton City Hall despite a Saturday eviction order. A number of the protester...

Decomposing Bear Meat Found In Fredericton Restaurant

CBC | Posted 02.20.2012 | Canada

A Fredericton restaurant has been closed after decomposing bear meat was found during a routine inspection Tuesday. The Manda...

Council Shuts Down City's Last Strip Club

The Canadian Press | Posted 09.11.2011 | Canada

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- FREDERICTON - Dancers from Fredericton's sole strip club will soon be looking for work after a decision by the city to buy the b...