Top of the Hill Weekly: Recent Episodes
The Aquinian
From The Aquinian comes Top of the Hill Weekly, a podcast bringing you the top stories from St. Thomas University and the Fredericton area. Join host Peter Jewett as he and the AQ team dig to find the voices and stories that matter at STU. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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On this episode of Top of the Hill Weekly, a glimpse into the past, present and future of the St. Mary's Ferry neighbourhood on Fredericton's Northside. How one woman is fighting for affordable housing and community spaces in an increasingly developed city.
Special thanks to Lars Schwartz for contributing to this episode. You can read his story on St. Mary's Ferry here.
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On today's episode of Top of the Hill Weekly, former editor-in-chief for The Aquinian and current CBC Ottawa journalist, Joseph Tunney, shares his experience covering the "freedom convoy" protests in the nation's capital.
Special thanks to Rebecca Dykeman for her contributions to this episode. You can read her story on Tunney here.
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The Aquinian's video editor Jacob Moore joins Peter in this episode of Top of the Hill Weekly to discuss his two videos "Recycling in Fredericton: What is it? Should you do it?" and "How to go zero waste for dummies (like me)". Jacob and Peter discuss what improvements need to be made for recycling at St. Thomas University.
Special thanks to The AQ's Jacob Moore for his contributions to this episode. You can watch his videos on the AQ's YouTube here.
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In this episode of Top of the Hill Weekly, a glimpse into the young season of the STU Tommies men's basketball season. We talk to players and coaches about a season missed due to COVID-19 and expectations for this new season. That, plus STU students writing and launching their own children's book.
Special thanks to the AQ's Summer Arsenault, Brooklyn Wilkins and Mary Allan for their contributions to this week's episode. You can read The AQ's Tommies sports coverage here and Allan's story on the children's book here.
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In this episode of Top of the Hill Weekly, a glimpse into the events at Fredericton High School on picture day and Truth and Reconciliation Day. We hear from members of the FHS community for their thoughts on what transpired, and what they think needs to change.
On Oct. 8, The Aquinian called FHS to request a statement from the principal but she was unavailable. The Aquinian left her a message and did not receive a response at the time of the online story's publication. The principal of FHS gave a formal response to picture day in a CBC article published on Sept. 21. You can read the CBC story here.
Special thanks to the AQ's Rachel Smith for her contributions to this week's episode. You can read her full story here.
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This episode of Top of the Hill Weekly was originally posted on Oct. 25, but taken down to add proper disclaimers.
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Frederictonians Tony LePage and Danielle DuPlessis are both stars in their respective fields. LePage stars in the new Apple TV filmed production of Come From Away, and DuPlessis, a member of the Canadian Women's Wheelchair Basketball National Team, recently played in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Our team caught up with them to chat about their success and what Fredericton means to them.
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Results from the federal election in the riding of Fredericton were confirmed on Wednesday afternoon. The Aquinian was at the Liberal and Conservative viewing parties on Monday night, and spoke to candidates Jenica Atwin and Andrea Johnson. The AQ also heard from St. Thomas University students on the federal election.
For more from The Aquinian, visit our website: https://theaq.net
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