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Owners of Mrs. Dunster’s Named Huddle Businesspeople of the Year
Dec 20, 2017 by Mark Leger SUSSEX – Blair Hyslop and Rosalyn Mcfate-Hyslop, the owners of the beloved bakery company Mrs. Dunsters, went on an acquisition spree this year, dramatically scaling up their business from a base in small-town New Brunswick. Their ambitious growth earned them the title of Huddle’s New Brunswick Businesspeople of the Year for 2017.…
Read MoreLOVE LIFE UPTOWN – PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE UPTOWN LOVER ON YOUR LIST
Posted on December 12, 2017 in FEATURED, UPTOWN SAINT JOHN by Tracy Hanson Just in time for Christmas – get your uptown ‘swag’ for that special someone! Available now from our Uptown Saint John office at 17 Canterbury Street. Cash and Credit Card accepted TEMS AVAILABLE (taxes included) Charcoal Fleece Hoodie Sweatshirt $50 Black Long Sleeve T -Shirt $30 Charcoal…
Read MoreFREE HORSE-DRAWN TROLLEY RIDES AROUND KING’S SQUARE
Posted on November 29, 2017 in FEATURED, UPTOWN SAINT JOHN by Tracy Hanson “City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas” Add to your holiday experience by a shopping day in our quaint and charming city centre. There is nothing quite like the seasonal trimmings uptown – the lights, the shop…
Read MorePoley Mountain Opens For The Season
Get ready to strap on your skis. The season got underway today at Poley Mountain. Winter sport enthusiasts are rejoicing and they are ready to hit the slopes. Poley Mountain in Sussex officially opened today. General Manager Bill Anderson says the snow earlier this week, got everyone in the mood for skiing, and the…
Read MoreCHOP CHOP FALL, 2017 – RESTAURANTS PRESENT TO LUNCH CONNECTION
Posted on December 14, 2017 in UPTOWN SAINT JOHN by Tracy Hanson The restaurants who satisfied our bellies and tastebuds during Chop Chop Fall, 2017, presented a total of $7,769 to Lunch Connection today. This amount makes a grand total of over $50,000 presented to this important cause since donations began in 2013. $1 from every Chop Chop dish sold during…
Read MoreHarnessing the Power of Data for Community Success
Posted on December 12, 2017 by Eleanor MacLean Innovation and collaboration run deep in Saint John, and Enterprise Saint John is hoping to use that foundation to build economic success in the community. The time is also perfect to look at data as a fuel for this innovation. “Our region enjoys some of the fastest Internet speeds in…
Read MoreConnexionWorks Says Goodbye to One Owner and Welcomes a New One
Dec 15, 2017 by Cherise Letson SAINT JOHN —ConnexionWorks, Saint John’s collaborative co-working space, is welcoming a new owner. Jayne Taylor, ConnexionWorks’ current facility director, will join Heather Acker and Doug Jenkens as one of the co-owners. “I have enjoyed my role [as facility director] over the past 11 months and was taken out to supper by the three…
Read MoreNexGen Building N.B.’s First Solar Power Generating Station on a Dairy Farm
Dec 14, 2017 by Cherise Letson SUSSEX– A New Brunswick company is helping build the province’s first solar power generating station. NexGen, a renewable energy developer, is almost done phase one of a 500-panel solar power generating station for Frank’s Agriculture, a dairy farm in Studholm near Sussex. Phase one, which will be operational by Christmas, will…
Read MoreAnderson McTague Receives National Recognition at the Insurance Business Awards
Dec 14, 2017 by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN – Anderson McTague & Associates was named MGA of the Year at the Insurance Business Awards gala in Toronto at the end of November. The Saint John-based company was honoured to win an award like this in a national competition, said Chuck McTague, the president of Anderson McTague. “This award is especially satisfying…
Read MoreSaint John Will Host The First WE Event In New Brunswick
Like Toronto and Vancouver, Saint John is joining the WE movement. The event WE BELIEVE-in support of WE is coming to Harbour Station on May 17th featuring 7000 middle school students, motivational speakers and lots of music. Hampton Middle school teacher Dan Foote says in previous years only a few kids from each school could…
Read MoreFrom potash to premium rum: New distillery ‘a natural fit’ for Sussex
Chris Celeste, Peter Norrad, Marcus de Winter, Carmen Blois, Grant Corey, John Dunfield, Greg McCollum, and Durck de Winter make up the Sussex Craft Distillery. (John Dunfield) By Sarah Trainor, CBC News Posted: Dec 13, 2017 Sussex Craft Distillery will debut its first spirits — a rum and a liqueur — Thursday evening A Sussex-area group is expanding New…
Read MoreFirst N.B. Designated Early Learning Centres Will Be In Saint John, Edmundston
President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Saint John Shilo Boucher says that this is going to transform the child care sector. Saint John and Edmundston have been chosen as the two locations where the first designated New Brunswick early learning centres will be rolled out. The announcement was made in Saint John by…
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