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Atlantic Superstore To Launch Online Shopping in Saint John February 28
Feb 16, 2018 by Inda Intiar SAINT JOHN – Atlantic Superstore has been slowly rolling out its Click & Collect online shopping program in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. On February 28, it will finally reach the Saint John region, from Sussex to St. Stephen. The service allows customers to buy their groceries online and schedule a time to pick…
Read MoreA Canada 150 Grant Provides A Picnic Spot and Interactive Signs For Rothesay
Friday, February 9, 2018 COUNTRY 94 NEWS A belated Canada 150 project announced in 2018 but no one at Rothesay town hall is bothered by the delay. $150,000 from the province allowed the town to build a lookout and picnic area in East Riverside-Kingshurt Park and to install electronic notice boards. Mayor Nancy Grant tells…
Read MoreSaint John Energy Loan Program Expanded To Include Water Softeners
country94 news Feb 7 2018 If you’re a west sider who wants to go back to soft water after the September switchover to the South Bay Wellfield you might be interested in this. The loan program by Saint John Energy is being expanded in collaboration with the city to include water softeners. This is effective…
Read MoreNews Saint John’s Community Data Project Highlighted at Toronto Conference
Feb 7, 2018 by Cherise Letson Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada SAINT JOHN – The Port City will be spotlighted this week at The Big Data & Analytics Summit in Toronto for its first-of-its-kind community data project. Representatives from Enterprise Saint John and T4G will present…
Read MoreGroundhog Day Predictions For 2018
Posted on Friday, February 2, 2018 .country94.ca/news The three main meteorological Marmots have spoken. Shubenacadie Sam did not see his shadow today in Nova Scotia, meaning an early spring for our region. Punxatawney Phil did see his shadow so he says six more weeks of winter for the US Wiarton Willie in Ontario also saw his…
Read MoreWorkforce Attraction & Retention Officer Wanted
January 31, 2018 by Eleanor MacLean We are looking for someone who is passionate about growing the Saint John regional economy. You will work with local and Provincial partners to develop and implement strategic initiatives to support employers in accessing a continuous stream of talent for their companies. This is a contract position. Annual renewal is based on…
Read MoreCHOP CHOP WINTER
Chop Chop Winter is just around the corner – February 19-25, 2018! Various Locations Uptown http://chopchopsj.com
Read MoreCanada’s Manufacturing Sales Hit a Record-High $55.5 Billion in November
Jan 19, 2018 By Craig Wong, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Canadian manufacturing sales hit a record high in November, driven by sales of transportation equipment, petroleum and coal products and the chemical industry, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said manufacturing sales climbed 3.4 per cent to $55.5 billion. However, TD Bank senior economist…
Read MoreNew ESJ Board Chair Andrew Oland ‘Excited About the Future of Saint John’
Jan 18, 2018 by Cherise Letson Andrew Oland Image: Cherise Letson/Huddle SAINT JOHN – Moosehead Breweries president Andrew Oland is the new board chair of Enterprise Saint John (ESJ), the region’s economic development agency announced Thursday. Oland takes over the position as board chair effective immediately. The move comes at the time of other…
Read MoreSaint John Real Estate Board Believes the Housing Market Will Keep Growing in 2018
Jan 17, 2018 by Cherise Letson SAINT JOHN – The president of the Saint John Real Estate Board hopes this year is as good as the last one, with homes sales up nine per cent in 2017. Sheila Henry said the year-over-year growth has been steady with 2,365 homes sold in 2017, up from 2,159 sales in 2016…
Read MorePort Saint John Expects a 19 Per Cent Increase in Cruise Ship Passengers in 2018
Jan 16, 2018 by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN– Port Saint John says 2018 will bring the fourth consecutive year of growth for the cruise industry in the city. This cruise season, which starts on May 1 and ends November 2, will bring 75 ships to the city, bringing with them approximately 176,000 passengers and 70,000 crew,…
Read MoreSituation ‘Pretty Much Stable’ After Latest Storm, EMO Says
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2018 The latest storm to hammer our region brought evacuations, road washouts, power outages and more but the current situation is described as pretty much stable. That’s according to Robert Duguay of the New Brunswick Emergency Measure Organization who says that they are still watching a few isolated cases in…
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