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Mill Rats Circle the Wagons for Home Games 3 & 4
The Saint John Mill Rats are circling the wagons and preparing for Games 3 and 4 at home this weekend against the #1 Halifax Hurricanes. They returned from Halifax Sunday night down 0-2 to the top ranked Hurricanes. Both games were won in convincing fashion by the home team. “The key to this series is the…
Professional Visual Artists’ Fund 2016 Winner
Congratulations to Emily McCumber, Saint John fibre artist, a graduate of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, and the recipient of this year’s Professional Visual Artists’ Fund grant! A cheque presentation for $1000 will be held at the Saint John Arts Centre on Friday, July 8, 2016. A small exhibition of her work…
Hurricanes Romp Mill Rats in Game 1
The Saint John Mill Rats were romped by the #1 Halifax Hurricanes, 130-86, at the Scotiabank Centre on Saturday night. The Hurricanes take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Atlantic Division Championship Series with Game 2 this afternoon at 4 PM at the Scotiabank Centre. “There wasn’t anything I saw that I liked in the…
Atlantic Division Championship Series Begins Tonight in Halifax
The Atlantic Division Championship Series, presented by Dental Fix, begins tonight in Halifax at the Scotiabank Centre as the #1 Halifax Hurricanes (32-11) host the #2 Saint John Mill Rats (28-16). Tip off is set for 7 PM AST. The winner of the best-of-seven series will face the winner of the Central Division series between…
Saint John Mill Rats Players Raising Money for Fort McMurray Relief Fund
The Saint John Mill Rats players are raising money for the Fort McMurray Relief Fund and hoping to pack the Station for their home play-off games on May 20th, 21st, and 24th. “They came to me and said they wanted to help pack Harbour Station for our play-off games. We talked about ways to do…
Nominations open for Minister’s Excellence in Teaching Awards
Nominations for the Minister’s Excellence in Teaching Awards in the anglophone and francophone sectors are now open for the 2015-16 school year. The nominations are open to all educators throughout the education system as well as the early-learning and child-care centres. “By presenting the awards to educators in both the early learning and school sectors, we…
Atlantic Division Championship Series Dates Set for Saint John Mill Rats
The Saint John Mill Rats have made it to the Atlantic Division Championship Series for the first time in franchise history, and will start the series in Halifax on Saturday May 14th. Halifax won the regular season, finishing with the best record overall (29-11), but lost the season series versus the Saint John Mill Rats 6-5.…
Early Music Festival
The Saint John Arts Centre (SJAC) is proud to be the host venue of the 2016 Saint John Early Music Festival celebrating “Mozart and his Mentors”, from Friday May 27th to Sunday May 29th, 2016. Tickets are available at SJAC for concerts, and be sure not to miss the FREE events! Schedule Saint John’s Early Music…
Mill Rats Defeat Miracles and Advance to Division Finals
The Saint John Mill Rats defeated the Moncton Miracles 116-114 at the Moncton Coliseum, and advance to the Atlantic Division Championship series. The Halifax Hurricanes defeated the Island Storm and advance to face the Mill Rats in the next round. The dates for the next series are pending from the league. The Mill Rats were…
SAINT JOHN “CHAMP” CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF WAR AMPS KEY TAGS AT ATLANTIC SEMINAR
Emma Coakley of Saint John has returned from The War Amps 2016 Atlantic Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar in Charlottetown marking the 70th anniversary of The War Amps Key Tag Service.
Mill Rats Win Pivotal Game 3 in Moncton, 108-97
The Saint John Mill Rats won the pivotal Game 3 over the Moncton Miracles 108-97 at the Moncton Coliseum. The Mill Rats now lead the series 2-1 and can advance with a win on Sunday at 2 PM, also at the Coliseum. “We got a great lift from our bench tonight,” said Mill Rats Head…
City of Saint John Traffic Advisory: Hickey Road (May 9-13)
Saint John Motorists are advised of the following traffic interruptions: Streets: Hickey Road, from Loch Lomond Road to Grandview Avenue Date: Starting Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 13, 2016 Time: 7am-6pm Monday through Friday Duration: approximately 5 days Direction: On occasion, traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions Specific Area: Hickey…