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Veuillez vous inscrire: https://nbmediacoop.org/about/join-the-nb-media-co-op/https://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mqulwv7ntc2hCybersecurity expert questions VoltaGrid's foreign interference claim in street festival controversy https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/17/cybersecurity-expert-questions-voltagrids-claim-of-foreign-interference-in-local-street-festival-controversy/17 Jul 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqulwv7ntc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mqsaoqlb2k26“I personally had to go and purchase a second-hand air conditioner to beat the heat this summer, and it took away from my grocery money,” said one downtown Moncton resident who lives on a fixed income. “It’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation here in the Maritimes especially.” https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/16/help-renters-beat-the-heat-amid-record-breaking-temperatures-acorn-tells-government/16 Jul 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsaoqlb2k26https://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mqpfcsud4c2jNB Power has announced a new program that will provide rebates to landlords who invest in energy efficiency upgrades in their buildings. Housing rights advocates are warning that it doesn’t guarantee any benefits to renters — and that landlords might use it as an opportunity to jack up the rent. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/15/nb-power-launches-rebate-program-for-landlords-energy-upgrades-prompting-questions-from-housing-rights-advocates/15 Jul 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpfcsud4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mqjpncctxk2sGas plant opponents line Sackville bridge saying fight isn’t over Report by Bruce Wark https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/10/gas-plant-opponents-line-sackville-bridge-saying-fight-isnt-over/13 Jul 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjpncctxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mqc7nx4khk2j= [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc7nx4khk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mqc7n2y4yc2jIndigenous people remain overrepresented in prisons across the country, but an alternative court program in Elsipogtog aims to help people find a path to healing instead of incarceration. We spoke to legal aid lawyer Matthew Habermacher to learn more about the Healing to Wellness Court https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/10/alternative-court-program-in-elsipogtog-should-be-extended-across-new-brunswick-legal-aid-lawyer-video/10 Jul 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc7n2y4yc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mqapza6hmc23Study to look at how glyphosate, DDT impact province’s moose Blend of Indigenous knowledge and western academia will be used to analyze results Report by John Chilibeck https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/09/study-to-look-at-how-glyphosate-ddt-impact-provinces-moose/09 Jul 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqapza6hmc23https://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mq564vqn722uA unique event in Saint John, No Fixed Address, created space where artists with lived experiences of homelessness could be seen for more than their housing status or in the context of addiction, crime or crisis. By Nomaan X https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/06/you-are-still-my-kin-still-worthy-of-love-artists-share-lived-experiences-at-no-fixed-address/08 Jul 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq564vqn722uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mq2zbr3qas2t“The only thing I wish for now is to go out to study, before it’s too late,” says Baraa, a Palestinian student trapped in the Gaza Strip, one year after he applied for a student visa. He was scheduled to begin studies at UNB in the winter semester. His admission has now been deferred to fall 2026. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/07/student-accepted-into-unb-grad-program-remains-trapped-in-gaza-one-year-after-applying-for-canadian-student-visa/07 Jul 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2zbr3qas2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpy6qzgyis2jThe Canadian Labour Congress made a historic decision at its recent convention in Winnipeg to cut ties with the Israeli General Federation of Labour, or Histadrut. It’s part of a larger, ongoing campaign that also involved a recent public meeting in Saint John. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/06/hot-cargo-campaign-continues-after-canadian-labour-congress-vote-to-cut-ties-with-israeli-federation/06 Jul 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy6qzgyis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpy6p3tdq22d [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy6p3tdq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpy6ooe5us2d https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/04/lettre-ouverte-ne-diluons-pas-lidentite-acadienne/06 Jul 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy6ooe5us2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpy6erjdik2d'By suggesting that a reference to a “New Brunswick” identity should be inserted into the Official Languages Act, former cabinet minister Dominic Cardy raises an issue that goes beyond a mere choice of words. We believe that his proposal is both useless and contrary to the spirit of the Act.' https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/04/open-letter-acadian-identity-should-not-be-diluted/06 Jul 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy6erjdik2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpy6ao4nos2dICYMI: Thursday, July 2 marked 1,000 days since Israel launched its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. In this personal essay, photojournalist Rizek Abdel Jawad — a frequent contributor to the NB Media Co-op — reflects on the devastation wrought by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy6ao4nos2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpr3ac76pc2u1,000 days of destruction: Reflections from a Palestinian photojournalist in Gaza https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/02/1000-days-of-destruction/03 Jul 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpr3ac76pc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpr24zg7mc2xMore than 100 paddlers glided down the Nashwaak River to show their opposition to a proposed tungsten and molybdenum mine near Fredericton on Saturday, June 27. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/03/paddlers-take-to-the-nashwaak-to-make-a-splash-against-the-sisson-mine/03 Jul 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpr24zg7mc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpqztltp7c2x‘People’s MOU’ called on feds to change course on climate policy ahead of pipeline announcement Chilly reception from Minister LeBlanc’s office as activists rallied against shale gas-burning power plant, part of National Day of Action coordinated by 350.org https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/03/chilly-reception-from-leblancs-office-as-climate-activists-rally-against-power-plant/03 Jul 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqztltp7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpluhdsppk2lInside the Small Modular Reactor forum: A narrow energy conversation in New Brunswick Commentary by Kim Reeder and Mayara Gonçalves e Lima https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/01/inside-the-small-modular-reactor-forum-a-narrow-energy-conversation-in-new-brunswick/01 Jul 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpluhdsppk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpls34nres27Manny Simon shares his recollections of the story. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULeXov1MkG8&t=1s [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpls34nres27https://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mplqi5tqas22Oh Kanata: How my family wrote a Mi’kmaq translation of the national anthem This personal essay by Manny Simon was developed through the NB Media Co-op's media production workshops in Elsipogtog, where we also recorded Manny sharing his recollections. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/07/01/oh-kanata-how-my-family-wrote-a-mikmaq-translation-of-the-national-anthem-audio-video/01 Jul 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplqi5tqas22https://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mpj4d7jo7c2xSoundscapes of Resistance: Racialized youth in New Brunswick explore identity through sound [audio] This project is made possible with funding from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/06/30/soundscapes-of-resistance-racialized-youth-in-new-brunswick-explore-identity-through-sound-audio/30 Jun 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj4d7jo7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mp7rgbal4k2p‘They wanted to kill me’: Exiled Guatemalan judge on corruption and lawfare Anti-corruption jurist shares his story in Fredericton https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/06/25/they-wanted-to-kill-me-exiled-guatemalan-judge-on-corruption-and-lawfare/26 Jun 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7rgbal4k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mp5ebgsk2c2dIn case you missed it: Aizar Cabrera, from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, spoke in Moncton and Fredericton about how people have built solidarity against ICE during Trump's brutal and deadly anti-immigrant crackdown. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5ebgsk2c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mp5dlaynd22h“The U.S. federal government is attacking people who are standing against them," says a migrant justice organizer who recently visited New Brunswick on a speaking tour. "They’re trying to scare us, but we ain’t gonna back down. Quite the opposite, we’re gonna rise.” https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/06/25/clampdown-on-american-antifascists-legal-defence-fund-launched-for-minneapolis-15/25 Jun 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5dlaynd22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mp2zgnn2uc2tReining in rent increases will require “better enforcement, better protections against eviction, and preferably, rent control tied to individual units, rather than tenancies,” says Matthew Hayes, a professor of sociology at St. Thomas University. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/06/24/new-brunswick-maintains-three-per-cent-rent-cap-but-researchers-call-for-more-action/24 Jun 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2zgnn2uc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mp22zrhn2s2fThe NB Health Coalition has welcomed the government’s decision to end a contract with Medavie, which handles services for people awaiting a doctor. Now, the public health campaigners are calling for the province to take back control of more health services consigned to the private sector. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/06/24/coalition-welcomes-end-of-nb-health-link-contract-calls-for-more-public-control-of-services/24 Jun 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp22zrhn2s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3mopx4noeuk2jAbout 150 protesters gathered at the New Brunswick legislature on June 11, 2026 to protest against a proposed 390-megawatt AI data centre in an expanded industrial park near Lorneville outside Saint John. Report by Bruce Wark, with photos by Ranz Jaren Bontogon https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/06/19/holt-government-refuses-data-centre-moratorium-as-activists-rally-against-lorneville-project/20 Jun 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopx4noeuk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3monfbueitc2xLes défenseur.e.s saluent la loi sur la transparence salariale La Coalition pour l’équité salariale du Nouveau-Brunswick célèbre une victoire chèrement acquise : la Loi sur la transparence salariale a reçu la sanction royale. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/06/18/les-defenseur-e-s-saluent-la-loi-sur-la-transparence-salariale/19 Jun 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3monfbueitc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nbmediacoop.bsky.social/post/3monfaysk6c2xAdvocates celebrate pay transparency law The New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity is celebrating a hard-won victory: the Pay Transparency Act has received Royal Assent. https://nbmediacoop.org/2026/06/17/advocates-celebrate-pay-transparency-law/19 Jun 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:mfkbonu7lbmqktcazpadqcpp/app.bsky.feed.post/3monfaysk6c2x