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350 Saint John Grade 5 Students Graduate From The D.A.R.E. Program
A very energetic and loud auditorium at Saint John High where 350 grade 5 students from city schools completed the D.A.R.E. program. Drug Abuse Resistance Education aims to teach kids how to avoid getting caught up in drugs and alcohol and also puts a focus on building self-confidence. Saint John police chief John Bates told…
Read MoreSaint John Housing Market Stronger This Year
Posted on Monday, December 11, 2017 As of the end of November, housing sales in the Saint John region for the year were up by 8 per cent. Realtor Dave Cochrane says the west side has become really popular with sales in Fundy Heights up by 31 per cent. Cochrane believes housing sales are way…
Read MoreJDI and Cooke Aquaculture Among Big Beneficiaries of ACOA Money
One of Cooke Aquaculture’s automated feed delivery systems near Digby, Nova Scotia. Image: Submitted Dec 11, 2017 by The Canadian Press HALIFAX — J.D. Irving Limited and Cooke Aquaculture are among the businesses that have benefitted from financial help from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) in its 30-year history. The agency was started in 1987 by then-Prime…
Read MoreThe Kettle Drive Still Needs Volunteers
Posted on Friday, December 8, 2017 If you have some spare time on your hands between now and December 22nd the Salvation Army in Saint John could sure use your help. The Christmas Kettle Campaign is underway but according to Major Harold Bungay, they are short of volunteers to handle those donation kettles, which he…
Read MoreYoung immigrants get help becoming New Brunswick leaders
New Canadians chosen to be part of a leadership program in New Brunswick that starts on Friday. (Imagine NB) By Elizabeth Fraser, CBC News Posted: Dec 08, 2017 Imagine NB, a two-year bilingual leadership “accelerator,” is aimed at teaching immigrant youth the skills to be decision-makers in areas they’re passionate about. “If we want to attract more new…
Read MoreMove Here: Local Realtor Says The Mayor’s Pitch Resonates Across Canada
Dec 8, 2017 by Mark Leger SAINT JOHN – Last week Mayor Don Darling made a plea to the residents of Toronto and Vancouver on Facebook. “Hey Toronto and Vancouver, move to Saint John NB, we have jobs, you can buy a house for well under 200k and our commutes are measured in minutes,” he wrote. “Contact…
Read MoreProvince puts $12.2M into improving early childhood learning
By Jacques Poitras, CBC Posted: Dec 07, 2017 The Liberal government has revealed how it plans to spend one chunk of a new federal-provincial child care fund announced earlier this year. The province will devote $12.2 million to improving the quality of early childhood learning in more than 300 daycare centres around the province. Non-profit and for-profit daycares will…
Read MoreSeaside Park Elementary Wins $50K For New Playground
All the voting nearly two months ago paid off. Seaside Park elementary school is $50,000 closer to its goal in order to have a new playground built at the school. The working committee set up to take on the project feels the playground will not only help the students in the school but all the…
Read MoreA Nice Boost At Christmas From Sobey’s For A Customer and A Charity
Posted on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 When William Marshall, a customer at Sobeys East Point store, won the $25,000 top prize in the company’s 110th Anniversary Giveaway promotion, the store was given an additional $5,000 by Sobeys head office to donate to a local charity or community group. The management and staff at the East Point…
Read MorePatients face disruption as computers go down at Horizon and Vitalité health networks
At least 35 radiation oncology patients who had appointments at the Saint John Regional Hospital on Tuesday morning had their appointments cancelled because of the computer outage. (CBC) The computer systems at both of the province’s regional health authorities are down, forcing them to revert to paper files, cancel some services and turn some patients away,…
Read MoreIconic Saint John painter marks milestone at the market
Linda Cooke was dressed in silver Monday to mark 25 years of painting Saint John scenes in the City Market. (Julia Wright / CBC) By Julia Wright, CBC News Posted: Dec 04, 2017 Amid the bustle of the morning coffee rush at the City Market, Linda M. Cooke sits quietly dabbing rich green paint on a vintage map…
Read MoreSaint John Has Largest IT Sector and Fredericton the Largest IT Labour Pool
Dec 4, 2017 by David Campbell I posted on social media this weekend that Saint John has the largest IT sector measured by the number of people working in the IT sector as a share of total employment. It was pointed out to me that lots of IT folks work in non-IT sectors, which is true and I have…
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