Monthly Archives: October 2009

New Brunswick Ward Campaign 2009

This upcoming election is very important for New Brunswick residents. Do you enjoy our current ”at-large” system or do you believe New Brunswick needs to change the direction of its path and move to a ”ward-based” system?

UNB's Video

This video is from the Unite New Brunswick YouTube Channel. Does the video dive into the complexity of New Brunswick and provide valuable information to you, the voter? Or is it an example of how traditional New Brunswick politics utilize slander, deception, and misdirection? Click here for UNB’s YouTube Channel

UNB’s Video

This video is from the Unite New Brunswick YouTube Channel. Does the video dive into the complexity of New Brunswick and provide valuable information to you, the voter? Or is it an example of how traditional New Brunswick politics utilize slander, deception, and misdirection? Click here for UNB’s YouTube Channel

Abandoned?

MoxieTODAY has been tireless in its attempts to get interviews with the current city council and the mayor. We have attended the three previous city council meetings and approached the members of the council for interviews. At first they seemed interested and willing to get involved. However, when it came time for them to follow…

Searching for Hope

Sadly, we have gained no more information about UNB’s stance in the debate than the content that you can access at their website. We did not get the opportunity to address any of our questions, like: “Can you address how a ward-based system would divide a city? How does a 5-at-large system address the diversity…

Once Again, UNB Closes Their Doors to the Community

After weeding through all of their information on the internet for about 30 minutes, the only information about UNB meetings that was publically accessible was on the Discussion Board on their Facebook Fan Page. Topic: Meetings?, where a New Brunswick resident, naturally, inquired about UNB’s meeting location. The only seeming representative of UNB who responded…

Abundant Life Church: a Political Organizing Tool

Our Moxie correspondent showed up promptly this evening at the Abundant Life Church to be stopped at the door by a woman and 3 men. She asked for our correspondent’s name and his/her reason for attempting to attend the Unite New Brunswick meeting. Our correspondent told them, “I was invited by Glenn Flemming”. Is there…

Progress, but let's see how Wednesday plays out…

Here, at Moxie Today, we are open-minded and willing to dig for information. So, said correspondent then followed through with his/her investigations, and was invited by a longstanding church member of the Abundant Life Church to attend a service to better understand how the religious community was involved in the campaign. Our correspondent subsequently attended…

Progress, but let’s see how Wednesday plays out…

Here, at Moxie Today, we are open-minded and willing to dig for information. So, said correspondent then followed through with his/her investigations, and was invited by a longstanding church member of the Abundant Life Church to attend a service to better understand how the religious community was involved in the campaign. Our correspondent subsequently attended…

Where is Unite New Brunswick?

In the spirit of this holistic and inclusive vision, a Moxie Today correspondent ventured out to better understand Unite New Brunswick and their Vote No to Wards campaign. We figured that, like Empower Our Neighborhoods, Unite New Brunswick publicly advertises their meetings on their Facebook page, website, and YouTube channel. How else will New Brunswick…