Culture & Community
Saint John Rides@Rockwood Huge Success
Saint John’s inaugural Rides@Rockwood Automotive Show happened the last weekend of September and was a tremendous success. The weather cooperated and Rockwood Park came alive with the sounds of hopped up hot rods and ground pounding muscle cars. Over 230 folks, not just from Saint John but from all around the province and even south of the border, brought their favourite ride to put on display.
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Saint John’s NB Museum Identifying & Preserving Mushrooms
One of the New Brunswick Museum’s major annual events, the 7th annual NBM BiotaNB, has drawn to a close. Every year, researchers from across Canada and the United States join NBM scientists in one of New Brunswick’s 10 largest Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) to study the area’s biodiversity for a two-week period. BiotaNB targets each PNA for two years in a row: the first year’s event takes place in early summer and the second year’s event takes place in mid-August.
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Submission Call: Giv’er Saint John!
We want to hear from you! From new business start-ups and fundraising endeavours to childhood memories and your favourite recipes, there’s a place for you in the pages of Giv’er Saint John! It’s Autumn in New Brunswick — one of the most colourful and beautiful times of the year! We’re looking for your best seasonal…
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Uptown Mugs #40: Mark Hemmings
Mark Hemmings is a very familiar name to Saint John. Of course, he is part of the dynamic Hemmings House team, but he is more than that. An avid photographer and world traveller, he is passionate about his craft and is always eager to share his brilliant work, as well as offer tips and encouragement to fellow and novice photographers. Mark takes advantage of his love of photography, travelling and teaching by integrating it into his business.
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Saint John City Hours & Service Schedules for Holiday Weekend
The City of Saint John reminds citizens that City Hall, Rothesay Avenue and Adelaide Street offices as well as community centres will be closed on Monday, October 12.
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Saint John LED Street Light Conversion
As part of ongoing initiatives to increase energy efficiency and to help with our environmental footprint, Saint John Energy and the City of Saint John are undertaking the conversion of legacy street lighting to energy efficient, environmentally preferable, lower maintenance LED (light emitting diode) street lights. Saint John Energy has, since its inception, provided street lighting services to the City of Saint John. This project will see the conversion of over 7,000 street lights.
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Public Notice: Full Closure Reversing Falls Bridge
On behalf of The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure: The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure advises the motoring public that the Reversing Falls Bridge will be fully closed commencing Saturday, October 10th, 2015 at 5 a.m. and ending Monday, October 12th, 2015 at approximately 10 p.m.
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Vote for Carleton’s Splash Pad!
Carleton Community Splash Pad will be a water feature in the centre of the Lower West Side community playground. The splash pad will be a place for children to gather and to have access to active, outdoor play, in the heart of a priority neighborhood that is known to have a 33% poverty rate. The play park is adjacent to a very busy community garden and neighborhood wellness centre, as well as the local food bank. Children in this area do not have access to a community pool or beach, as transportation is a barrier to most.
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Halifax Learning Centre in Saint John
Halifax Learning Centre in Saint John is proud to offer the SpellRead Program! SpellRead is a gold-standard reading program that focuses on phonological automaticity and reading fluency for struggling readers. Backed by independent research, SpellRead combines intensive phonemic and phonetic activities with a language arts program to build students’ reading comprehension, fluency, decoding, spelling and writing strategies!
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7th Annual Saint John Zombie Walk and Food Drive
The 7th Annual Saint John Zombie Walk and Food Drive is back tomorrow, Saturday October 3rd from 3:30 to 7:30 pm at King’s Square! Bring lots of food because as always all food items will be donated to The Romero House. With just one day away everyone is getting super pumped about this event! But remember to stay…
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Lucky (aka Fanceen)
An update from the Saint John SPCA Animal Rescue: This photo of Lucky (aka Fanceen) was taken this morning in his new home. Lucky was the sole survivor of 15 cats who were found buried in the backyard of a west side home a few weeks ago.
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Heavy rainfall warning – how to prepare and stay safe
With heavy rains, road conditions can deteriorate quickly and localized flooding can occur. To prepare for the event of a prolonged power outage, citizens are reminded to have everything they need for at least 72 hours following a storm. This includes preparing an emergency kit for home and car. An emergency kit should include food, water, batteries, a battery-powered radio, first-aid supplies and any special items such as prescriptions, infant formula and equipment for people with disabilities.
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