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CBC
6 hours ago
- Politics
- CBC
Fredericton council hears opposition to more apartment buildings on College Hill
Residents expressed concern to Fredericton councillors that proposed zoning changes could increase traffic and decrease the appeal of the College Hill neighbourhood. A handful of people showed up to Monday night's meeting to speak against a plan by city staff to allow more multi-unit buildings in the neighbourhood adjacent to the campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University. "I think we need to be clear that we're not NIMBYs," said Joseph Pagé, one of five people who spoke against the proposal. "I think we're, we're all for change and we're all for increasing or sharing our neighbourhood with others. I think it's the process," he said, adding that he felt residents like him weren't consulted early enough about the changes. The College Hill area includes properties within the boundary of Beaverbrook, Windsor, Montgomery and Regent streets, and its development has been governed for the past 30 years by a municipal plan that city staff say has become outdated. Adopted in 1994, the College Hill secondary municipal plan sought to address neighbourhood concerns about non-owner-occupied homes, and thus significantly restricted the permitted uses for properties in that area. That means despite the growth in student and non-student residents, housing options in the area have been primarily limited to single- and two-unit detached homes. Under city hall's proposal, the College Hill plan would be repealed, and the zoning for dozens of properties would be changed to allow the construction of denser buildings. The plan would see the largest buildings allowed on properties on Graham Avenue and Windsor Street between Beaverbrook Street and Kings College Road. There, properties would be rezoned to MR-4, which allows buildings of up to six storeys with a maximum of 100 units per hectare. Properties on other streets, like the eastern sides of Regent and Windsor streets between Kings College Road and Montgomery Street, would be rezoned to MR-2, which allows for buildings up to four storeys with a maximum of 62 units per hectare. Properties on the western side of Graham Avenue and Windsor Street, as well as the northern side of Montgomery Street, would be rezoned R-5, which allows semi-detached and townhouses. Traffic concerns not addressed, says resident Pagé said he's lived on Grandame Street since 2018, and is familiar with the raucous off-campus parties that are "not conducive to a nice quiet neighbourhood." He said he went to a public engagement session the city held in May to offer staff feedback about the proposed changes. He said he raised concerns about a potential increase in traffic, which he doesn't feel have been addressed. "If we're going to increase density and there's going to be more traffic and more people wanting to avoid Regent [Street], there's going to be more, more cars travelling down [Grandame] Street," he said. David Clark said he's lived on Kitchen Street for 35 years and is "deeply moved and deeply concerned" by the proposed changes. "The College Hill rezoning proposal is problematic as it fosters larger buildings, overdensification and increased traffic, noise and risk to pedestrians and therefore diminishes the quality of life for College Hill and makes the area less attractive to prospective neighbourhood-minded homeowners," he said. Woven into the concerns by Clark and other residents was the possibility the proposal could lead to more homes owned by absentee landlords in the neighbourhood. Another concern was that UNB wasn't doing enough provide on-campus housing, prompting the need for off-campus options. "From staff perspective, I don't think it would be fair to say the university is disinterested in this issue. There is interest," said Ken Forrest, Fredericton's director of planning, in response. Forrest also told councillors the city plans to increase its bylaw enforcement capabilities next year, which should help with ensuring any new developments follow the city's rules. Coun. Jason Lejeune introduced a motion asking city staff to prepare a report analyzing the impact of removing the amendments that would remove the changes to allow R-5 zoning. That report is expected at the next meeting on June 23, when councillors are scheduled to take a final vote on the proposed changes.
Black America Web
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Cassius Gems: Streamer University's India Love's Hottest Instagram Moments
Source: India Love / India Love, Instagram This week, Kai Cenat brought his Streamer University venture to a real-life campus, as he and his viral buddies took over the University of Akron. Cenat is already fulfilling the typical aspects of college life, like the anticipation of move-in day, class clowns, and even one of the most integral: dating. Crushes on classmates are nothing new, but Cenat is making it even harder for students to focus by enlisting model and influencer India Love as a professor. 'I'm Professor Love. My class is gonna be on one of the most important topics of everyone's life, which is love and relationships,' she said after Cenat introduced her to the inaugural class. 'And we're gonna be deep diving beneath the surface and regular. But that's me. So, I hope I see you guys.' She has no qualifications, but Twitch streamers were suddenly ready to take notes when she showed up in a tight red skirt. In one very, very unserious clip, Love is seen dropping gems about how important it is to love yourself before getting into a relationship and needing that validation from someone else. In another, she's teaching her students rizz, and later in the night, Duke Dennis and DDG vie for her attention. This is her second time returning to school, having recently been on BET's College Hill, and in 2015, alongside her three sisters, she starred in the reality TV series The Westbrooks. Since then, she's become an even bigger influencer and model, currently boasting over 5 million followers on Instagram. Check out some of her hottest Instagram moments below. Cassius Gems: Streamer University's India Love's Hottest Instagram Moments was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
CBC
09-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Proposed higher-density housing next to Fredericton universities gets mixed reaction
Zoning changes would permit buildings up to 6 storeys on parts of Windsor Street, Graham Avenue A plan to allow more multi-unit apartment buildings in Fredericton's College Hill neighbourhood was met with mixed reaction from residents this week at a public information session hosted by city hall. About 40 people attended the session that offered a chance to speak with city staff and councillors about proposed zoning changes to allow apartment buildings as tall as six storeys on streets near the university campuses. "I think this is a very reasonable plan to try to make more housing options, especially for students, because when we moved here, I was a student and it was very hard to find an apartment and the prices were a little eye-popping," said Kevin Lavigne, one of those who attended the session Tuesday. The College Hill area includes properties within the boundary of Beaverbrook, Windsor, Montgomery and Regent streets, and its development has been governed for the past 30 years by a municipal plan that city staff say has become outdated. Adopted in 1994, the College Hill secondary municipal plan sought to address neighbourhood concerns about non-owner-occupied homes, and thus significantly restricted the permitted uses for properties in that area. That means that despite the growth in student and non-student residents, housing options in the area have been primarily limited to single and two-unit detached homes. Under city hall's proposal, the College Hill plan would be repealed, and the zoning for dozens of properties would be changed to allow the construction of denser buildings. The plan would see the largest buildings allowed on properties on Graham Avenue and Windsor Street between Beaverbrook Street and Kings College Road. There, properties would be rezoned to MR-4, which allows buildings of up to six storeys with a maximum of 100 units per hectare. Properties on other streets, like the eastern sides of Regent and Windsor streets between Kings College Road and Montgomery Street, would be rezoned to MR-2, which allows for buildings up to four storeys with a maximum of 62 units per hectare. Properties on the western side of Graham Avenue and Windsor Street, as well as the northern side of Montgomery Street, would be rezoned R-5, which allows semi-detached and townhouses. More density could benefit students, says graduate Lavigne said he moved to Fredericton three years ago with his wife to attend university. Moving from Japan, he said, he began searching for an apartment about a year in advance and was still only able to get a 400-square-foot bachelor apartment costing more than $1,000 on Montgomery Street. He hopes the proposed changes allow for more flexible housing options and a greater supply of units overall. "I don't think people should have to live on the outskirts of town and commute in to find affordable housing. And I know that new builds aren't always affordable, but we have less than one per cent vacancy rate … so we need more housing, and we need it now." Greater density a concern for neighbourhood Cathy MacLaggan, who has lived on Hanson Street for 43 years, is opposed to allowing denser housing in her neighbourhood. She said homes around hers have increasingly been purchased by investors looking to rent them out to students, and she's concerned this trend will ramp up if the proposed changes go through. "I believe that the for-profit, like the absentee landlord and financialization of the properties, has a very damaging effect on our neighborhood," she said. MacLaggan said she was already dismayed by the city's recent decision to allow up to four units in homes across the city, and is worried the latest proposal could change her neighbourhood even further. "This is not going to create green space. This is going to be more parking, more more big buildings, fewer trees." Changes would likely be incremental, says landlord Nick Difeo takes issue with the notion that absentee landlords have negatively affected the neighbourhood. He doesn't live in College Hill but owns 20 homes in the area and said he's actively involved in making sure they're properly maintained. "The reality is as a property owner, you know, I have a sizable investment that I need to protect," he said. "So I have a vested interest in actually being here and trying to make things work properly." Difeo said he thinks the proposed changes likely won't result in investors like him building large four and six-storey apartments right away, given the need to consolidate multiple lots and source significant capital to do so. Rather, he thinks the changes are more likely to result in smaller-scale projects, with larger buildings taking much more time to materialize. "So is there an ability to densify existing single family homes? Absolutely. But we're talking adding maybe a second unit, maybe adding an extra three to four bedrooms. We're not talking about adding 48 units." The proposed changes are scheduled to be considered by Fredericton's planning advisory committee on May 21. They'll then go before councillors at their June 9 general meeting, when members of the public will be allowed to weigh in on the changes. A final vote by council is scheduled for June 23.
WIRED
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- WIRED
Druski Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions
I'm Druski and this is the Wired Autocomplete Interview. [upbeat music] I am fashionable. I am very demure. [upbeat music] Why is Druski in 2K? What are you guys saying? I'm not an athlete. Huh? Is that what it is? All right, I get it. I'm in 2K because I can play basketball. It's pretty obvious. Look at my build. Why is Druski on the news? I'm a smart guy. I'm sorry, man. But a lot of people think comedians are dumb. We're not. We're smart people. Yes, I was on MSNBC. I also been on amongst the other news channels as well. They asked me about serious topics all the time. So why is Druski so funny? Hey, man, we ain't all born with this shit, but some of us is, so you get it. [Druski laughing] Why does Druski wear ski goggles? That phase is over for me. You guys can stop googling that bullshit. I'm done wearing ski goggles. You guys have bullied me in to forgetting about even ever fucking doing that again. All right. How did Druski get his name? A friend in middle school started to call me Druski which was inspired by a show called College Hill at the time. Yeah, if you've seen College Hill, it's like a black show. So for all the white people in here, it was a, you guys probably definitely have never seen College Hill. Well, the one where the guy's name was Druski, at least. How did Druski meet Willie? Hmm. That's a great white question. Willie is a interesting guy from the boonies of Alabama. He naturally was a funny guy on the internet. He always made funny videos and I reached out to him and we linked up and it naturally was probably the best situation I've ever gotten myself into. So if you've seen any of the videos, look it up. Bubba Joe Roll Todd Willie videos, yeah. How did Druski and Jack Harlow meet? Damn, one of us DM'd each other. We figured out that we were both fans of each other. He had music that I enjoyed at the time. Of course, he enjoyed my comedy at the time, and I think naturally we just clicked, man. And then I asked him, I was like, yo, where do you stay? He said, I stay in Atlanta and sent the address, and it was like two minutes down the street. So Match made in Heaven, yeah. How does Druski come up with skits? I'd probably say just living life and just being around funny shit. Always surrounding myself with funny people. I grew up around a funny family. I just, for some reason, the world always involves me in funny scenarios, so that's how I come up with material and it just never ends. So, yeah. All right. Who is Druski DoorDash girl? Who's asking these questions, man? Is it kids? Is kids on this doing this? What is this? Who's the Door Dash girl from what? These kids gotta get off the internet, man. It's getting weird. Who won Druski Could Have Been House? One of my favorite artists at the label did Ugliest Rapper Alive. He won, Could Have Been House, and we ended up getting the dental plan going for him. We fixed his teeth. So he's on the up and come up in line, man, go check him out. Ugliest Rapper Alive, he's a great guy. He's a great guy and he's very motivated and we just wanted a reason to be able to fix his teeth. So we gave him the money. That's point blink, period. All right guys, so what do you mean by that Druski? These are definitely kids on the internet. Guys get the fuck off TikTok kids. Seriously, it's getting weird. What is Druski's favorite comedy skit? Mm mm, I think any one of my skits where I can really get into character in like, it is an undescribable feeling. It's like a goosebump feeling you get when you're like in character and you know, like, all right, this is, this is good. So any, it is no particular one, but, you know, sometimes you get that feeling. You don't always get it but if you play a certain character, the improv actors of and the actors of the world know what I'm talking about. You get it and if you don't, it's just, it just might not be your call. Put it down, buddy. That's just not next one. All right. Druski standing on business. You're damn right. And as always, I have, I actually appreciate you googling that man. Not sure why he did it, but you are right about that statement. It wasn't a question, I'll tell you that Druski, Kevin Hart, Kai Cenat movie. Mm, it's on the way. We are in the works, man, and I'm super excited. I always looked up to Kevin Hart, loved Kai Cenat's work from the Jump, became friends with these two guys, man. And we've made a dope trio and I'm super excited for what we have in store. Druski Hummer, parked outside. Parked outside. These are definitely kids typing this stuff, but yes, I have a Camel Hummer with bullhorns on the front. If you haven't seen it yet you should check it out. Druski fits. Boy, yes, I am fit. I'm a bit in shape, so right about that, man. I've been going to the gym lately. [Speaker] Fits can also be fashion. Oh, I thought they was asking. Okay. It makes sense. I am fashionable. I'm very demure. I think I've always had a fashionable sense in my own world since growing up. I always got in trouble for wearing, you know, open toe sandals and stuff back when I was in elementary, middle school. And it just carried on throughout life, man. And, but yeah, this applies for both. I think I'm fit in shape and I can dress, so it's a long one. Does Druski actually have a record label? Yes. And if you don't know about it, get to searching buddy. We're actually number one, and that's just because we're upfront and honest with our artists. We let 'em know when stuff sucks. We let 'em know when it's good. Majority of the time, any of our artists, their music sucks, but we up their entertainment value. That's what it is. The entertainment value. Druski dancing Kai Cenat. Yeah, guys, it's not making much sense. Yes, I can dance and I do have a dance right now that is pretty everywhere that people enjoy. So I don't know what the kids are watching these days. Well, Druski falling. Well that's typical. There's a lot of stuff out there in me falling. I actually fell on stage on my first tour. I fell on stage on some steps. We had a step, I'm still mad at that guy for setting up stage like that. Yeah, it was actually pretty bad injury. I came on stage the next night in a wheelchair and then following those performances I had, I was in a boot. I pushed through though, man. That's what it's about. Consistency, man. It's all about consistency. Druski getting roasted. It's been happening my whole life, man. It's only a matter of time you get roasted, then you become the king of that shit. Kids hang in there. Your time's coming, but it gets bad first. It all gets bad first man, and then you congratulate as it goes on, man, life gets better. I have no idea what that came from, from roasted, but fuck it. [upbeat music] I appreciated this. This was great. Honestly, I loved all your Googleable questions and statements. That was really good, a bit pointless, but good nonetheless. [upbeat music]
