Government and Community

The UNB Student Union's Role

If you're interested in what role the UNB Student Union plays in the community, the province and the country, take a look at this page.

Government Submissions

Pre-buget 2011-2012 Submission
Memorandum of Understanding 2011 Submission (With the New Brunswick Student Alliance)
Pre-budget 2011-2012 Submission
Pre-budget 2010-2011 Submission

Student Union Press Releases

For press releases from the Student Union, click here.

The Student Union In the News

University union seeks changes to financial aid - February 13th, 2012 (from the Daily Gleaner) - paywall
Student union - February 12th, 2012 (CBC: Information Morning - radio interview)
Students offer budget advice - February 9th, 2012 (from the Fox)
NB lowers deficit projection from $546M to $471M - February 8th, 2012 (from CTV - video clip)
New Brunswick finance minister mum on potential tuition, grant increases - February 2nd, 2012 (from the CUP Newswire)
University of New Brunswick looking to improve student dropout rates - January 19th, 2012 (from the CUP Newswire)
University student unions charter buses December 19th, 2011 (from the Telegraph Journal)
2 N.B. universities chartering buses for students - December 17th, 2011 (from the CBC)
Acadian rejects binding arbitration - December 16th, 2011 (from Capital FM)
Students react to capital budget - December 16th, 2011 (from the Fox FM)
Students hope to make it home for Christmas - December 16th, 2011 (from the Times & Transcript)
Stranded UNB students may also charter bus - December 15th, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
Maritime students benefit from new rideshare program - December 13th, 2011 (from CBC News)
University students to meet with province in January - December 5th, 2011 (from the Telegraph Journal)
$70,000 worth of books exchanged recently at UNB - September 26th, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
Concerns prompt UNB to check water - September 15th, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
Festival offers special pricing geared towards students - September 15th, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
Students bring campus to life - September 7, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
UNB students to talk to city about transit pass - August 27th, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
Students' plea to minister falls on deaf ears - August 26th, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
Students fear changes to NB student loans - August 5, 2011 (from News 919)
'I've never been that bad financially' - August 4, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
NBCC is moving on up... to College Hill July 7, 2011 (from HERE Magazine)
Shinerama goal closer - July 7, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
Students protest $150 annual fee for gym - May 20, 2011 (from MacLeans on Campus)
UNB students irked by $150 mandatory fee - May 19, 2011 (from CBC News)
University imposes extra $150 in student fees - May 19, 2011 (from the Telegraph Journal)
University budgets approved; tuition increase coming - May 19, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)
Students warned summer jobs scarce - May 12, 2011 (from the Daily Gleaner)

For news articles from previous years, click here.

Local Media

If you'd like to keep up-to-date with what is happening locally, here's a few sources that you can check out:
o The Daily Gleaner
o JustFRED.ca
o NB Government News
o NB Media Co-op
o The Telegraph Journal

Tourism

If you're new to Fredericton, these links may help you learn the ropes:
o Fredericton Tourism (Click here for a list of maps)
o Fredericton.ca