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…

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…

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…

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…

Chop Chop Winter is just around the corner – February 19-25, 2018! Various Locations Uptown http://chopchopsj.com  

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…

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…

Saint John has been named the host of a national skating competition that will see the best of the best in Canada hit the ice at Harbour Station. The 2019 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships will be held in the city from January 13th to the 20th and is expected to bring about $2.5-million in economic…

Canadian Blood Services estimates it lost about 400 blood donations in the region last week due to the so-called “weather bomb”. Numerous blood collection clinics had to be cancelled and the agency has issued a plea for more donors to help replenish supplies. CBS says it’s important to build up inventory during the winter to…

Jan 8, 2018 by Mark Leger SAINT JOHN – The nonprofit housing group building a mixed-income apartment complex at the corner of Union Street and Wellington Row has hired a local firm to design a project they believe will win the hearts and minds of even those who were upset to see the “Jellybean” buildings torn down last…

  Posted on January 2, 2018 by Eleanor MacLean For years, Judy Lane heard stories from families struggling to find the right services to meet the needs of their aging parents. While many ended up in special care or nursing homes, it wasn’t always what they wanted. “Many seniors struggle to find and coordinate various service providers to…