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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Nov 30, 2017 by Huddle Staff A New Brunswick man is creating a new, limited-edition beer for Innis & Gunn. A mockup of the bottle of “Don’s Choice.” Image: Submitted. Don Guimond, of Grand Bay- Westfield, was chosen the winner of the brewery’s first Canadian “Imagine & Gunn” competition with his Black IPA with Coconut and Rhubarb. The beer…

Fitzgerald, Finley, and Lockyer all said they have received overwhelmingly positive support from both students and the community at large. (Brain Chisholm/CBC)                                    By Nathalie Sturgeon, CBC News Posted: Nov 27, 2017  A group of students at Rothesay High School are putting a…

Nov 23, 2017 by Cherise Letson SAINT JOHN – It’s been a year since a group of Saint John nonprofits moved in together in a brand new Social Enterprise Hub in the city’s Waterloo Village, and they’re getting ready to celebrate with a huge party for the community next week. The Social Enterprise Hub was the brainchild of…

On their next report cards, student progress in the Anglophone South School District will be evaluated on a four-point scale. (iStock) Report cards with 4-point scale to be sent home with students in kindergarten to Grade 8 By Elizabeth Fraser, CBC News Posted: Nov 16, 2017  Students in the Anglophone South School District get their first report cards of…

The City of Saint John is part way through a new program that encourages property owners to clean up the accumulation of junk around their homes. (City of Saint John)By Elizabeth Fraser, CBC News Posted: Nov 15, 2017 Property owners across Saint John are being pushed to tidy up, get rid of old vehicles and shed worn-out furniture and…