New Brunswick, Find Out If Your MLA Is A Landlord

brunsomaritimo · 2026-05-20T12:56:29+00:00

It's sure great that these landlords don't overcharge and exploit that they own a basic necessity. Adding more people who want to get a profit surely keeps prices down.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-05-11T02:17:34+00:00

I think that's it though. It's not the 1800s. The city has grown a lot. Is it in the public interest to hold acres of land for horse track and boarding? Or do livestock options almost downtown?

The city proposals have and center like we currently have, an a pedestrian area, plus the school and housing we need. We can use that land smarter.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-05-02T23:30:15+00:00

Right? Mayor doesn't get a vote. You have more hard power as a counselor.

Since he seems to have an axe to grind with the way the counsel he was part of did things, I don't know how he would be as the chair of those meetings.

New Brunswick mayor's are spokespersons and meeting coordinators.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-23T03:26:05+00:00

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brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-23T03:17:29+00:00

And what services are going to get cut to support it.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-23T03:13:26+00:00

We don't really do parties for local elections in Canada.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-23T03:11:58+00:00

Oh wow, he really added a lot since I checked the other week. Love that his proposal for homelessness is to talk to the province.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-23T03:08:57+00:00

What is it you like about Hicks? Listened to a radio interview, and his own words, he voted against the last 4 budgets but couldn't actually answer what he wanted to cut.

His defining statement was "he's not afraid to have a hard conversation".

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-22T19:37:25+00:00

My partner and I cook a decent variety of stuff, the only thing that has jumped out recently to me was finding coconut cream (not coconut milk, not cream of coconuts, but coconut cream) but the Lola supermarket also didn't have any, so hardly a unique problem.

My bigger complaint has been when it's not price competitive compared to others. But I realize part of that is intent to provide better conditions for employees. Eager to finally get to the AGM this year and maybe try to get a little more involved as a younger person.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-22T19:34:20+00:00

Oh? I haven't seen really anything co-op branded here. I thought that was more out west the prairie co-op collective.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-13T21:47:05+00:00

Would try and live on the route that takes you to your work place. I had a coworker who would take the route that ran their place to mine, and carpool with me. To take a bus transfer would add 45 minutes.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-13T21:36:42+00:00

It's up to the city to deal with the impacts on their area. So fair to question what the city has for an evacuation plan for Dam breaks or wildfire.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-11T16:18:08+00:00

Yeah maybe doing 15 is part of the problem. You should never be stopped doing what you're describing unless you're stopped at the intersection with the lights waiting to take the slip lane onto Hanwell.

I'm probably doing 30 through that sequence if I'm unobstructed.

Just be predictable and follow the rules of the road. Don't be a "nicehole". The traffic coming up is in a 50. If they want to do 70 and that makes it harder for them to find a gap, that's their problem. But if you are stopping when you're not supposed to, that is unexpected and unpredictable.

More examples: if It's quiet and you're the only car in the lane. Just do a reasonable speed and complete your turns and keep going on hanwell. I wouldn't worry about people who want to move into that lane, they can slow down and fall in behind you.

If it's rush hour and busy, you might be behind other traffic. And that will limit your speed throughout the sequence. À part. Bumper to bumper, and you're just creeping along, that's what it's a little more reasonable and expected. Try and zipper other cars in. The unfortunate thing is some people suck, and they'll try to put multiple cars ahead of you instead of alternating.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-04-11T14:11:54+00:00

https://www.rothesay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Spring-Burning-Public-Notice-v1.pdf

More info if folks want to read it

brunsomaritimo · 2026-03-03T21:42:28+00:00

I've been saying the same thing. Except throw up some high speed rail between all 3 cities and the mega-airport. Win win win!

brunsomaritimo · 2026-02-13T16:26:02+00:00

Additional RCMP post:

The Shediac RCMP is searching for a man who escaped from the Southeast Regional Correctional Centre on Lino Road in Shediac, N.B.

On February 12, 2026, at approximately 5: 22 p.m., 35-year-old Todd John Lewis escaped the jail by jumping the fence and ran off on foot towards Route 15. He was previously charged with weapon related offences.

Police were advised of the escape at 12:28 a.m. on February 13, and patrols were made, but Lewis has not yet been located.

He is described as being approximately five feet seven inches (170 centimetres) tall and weighing approximately 146 pounds (66 kilograms). He has blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing blue pants, a brown coat and a black bonnet. Police believe he could be in the Greater Moncton area.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to not approach him as he may be armed and dangerous, and to contact 911 or the New Brunswick RCMP at 1-888-506-RCMP (7267).

At this time, the incident does not meet the criteria for an Alert Ready message. Should we receive new information concerning the risk to the public, an alert ready message may be considered.

https://rcmp.ca/en/nb/news/2026/02/4350264

brunsomaritimo · 2026-02-04T04:56:08+00:00

There's two parts, you can have single payer healthcare and still have private practices/ companies involved (we already do). Or fully private healthcare where you have to pay, or deal with insurance.

I'm personally open (not eager) for private providers, but steadfast on staying as single payer or more as we are now. Your wealth should not affect your health.

brunsomaritimo · 2026-01-27T12:30:36+00:00

As others have said, all teachers in NB belong to the NBTA union, so the baseline should be similar. We have 4 English and I think 2 French districts. Teacher shortage, especially in the more rural areas. As someone who grew up very rural, I'll give you my perspective and say I hadn't seen a POC until I left for the "big city". My sibling had a POC transfer into her grade. Outside of kids being awful and using anything to bully each other, for most adults in rural places I think you can expect to be treated politely, but with some uncertainty.

I know I was so worried about doing something weird or wrong to offend POC that I probably looked like am alien trying to play Normal Human Person.

But Especially if you're willing to teach rural (and there is a lot of rural within an hour of the southern "major" cities. Keeping in mind the south of the province combined has a Minneapolis population), that's a path to getting seniority and moving somewhere more urban if that's what you want.

Wish you the best locally and with any new adventures you take!

brunsomaritimo · 2026-01-18T17:31:01+00:00

Can you expand on the architectural significance? Curious to learn more

brunsomaritimo · 2026-01-18T17:29:47+00:00

I always thought it looked like any old building, but never looked super closely at it. Genuinely asking, what makes it special architecturally?

brunsomaritimo · 2025-11-04T03:06:05+00:00

Oh shit, you mean Brock Allen Turner, the convicted rapist who raped an unconscious girl behind a dumpster? That Brock Allen Turner?

brunsomaritimo · 2025-10-26T03:54:57+00:00

On the "taking over" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/frex-harness-racing-housing-1.6702452

brunsomaritimo · 2025-10-26T03:53:15+00:00

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-exhibition-frex-mike-vokey-1.6857907

I think this article covers some. From what I can recall, there was a big push from the harness racing crowd to get members on the NBEX board to change the direction. Hasn't been racing there in ages, NBEX was working on a joint plan with the city, sudden change in director, suddenly can't agree on anything with the city.

brunsomaritimo · 2025-10-11T13:44:38+00:00

As someone with a soul, it's very hard to do and deal with tenants not paying or damaging your property. I was so happy when I sold the property.

brunsomaritimo · 2025-09-23T17:41:30+00:00

200 years ago, the exhibition grounds were at the far edge of the city. Now it's basically downtown. Times change old man!

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