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City Market Pedway Upgrades Continue
On Monday March 28th, the stairway between the second level of the Brunswick Square pedway and the Saint John City Market will be closed temporarily while overhead work is performed in the area. The stairway will remain closed until Wednesday, March 30th and will tentatively reopen on Thursday, March 31st. Access to the Market will be…
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Short Handed Mill Rats Drop Road Game
The Saint John Mill Rats were short handed playing with centres Anthony Stover and Ricky Volcy, and it showed as they dropped a road game to the Halifax Hurricanes, 127-93. Saint John started slow yet again, but trailed only 27-22 when Olu Famutimi nailed a corner three pointer with 2.2 seconds left in the 1st…
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City Hours and Service Schedules for Holiday Weekend
The City of Saint John reminds citizens that its City Hall, Rothesay Avenue, and Adelaide Street offices will be closed Good Friday, March 25 and Easter Monday, March 28. Carleton Community Centre will be open Saturday and closed Friday, Sunday and Monday. Programming will resume at all community centres on Tuesday, March 29. Arenas remain…
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UNB Researcher Nabs Innovation Prize for Pioneering Work on Energy Systems
Liuchen Chang, a professor of the department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Brunswick, is being recognized as one of the province’s top researchers. Dr. Chang is receiving a New Brunswick Innovation Foundation R3 Innovation award.
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Nominations Open for May 9th Election
Candidates running in the May 9th municipal council, district education council and regional health authority elections can officially submit their nomination forms. The 21 returning offices and satellite returning offices set up across the province to administer the elections opened to the public yesterday. A total of 107 mayoralty positions and 544 councillor positions will…
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WFNB Presents Memoir Writing Workshop with Sandra Phinney
The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) is sponsoring a memoir writing workshop by popular workshop leader, author and freelance writer Sandra Phinney. Entitled Making Memories Work For You, the workshop will be held on Saturday, April 2nd from 10 am to 5 pm at the West Branch of the Saint John Free Public Library located in the back of the Lancaster Mall. The fee is $125 for the day and includes all workshop materials.
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SEA DOGS ANNOUNCE DATES AND TIMES FOR FIRST TWO PLAY-OFF GAMES
The Saint John Sea Dogs have confirmed the dates and times for the team’s first two games of Round 1 of the 2016 QMJHL President Cup play-offs. Game 1 will be played on Friday, March 25th, at Harbour Station. Game 2 is slated for Saturday, March 26th. Both games will begin at 7 pm. Saint…
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ART@ECB Introduces STAFF MEAL Art Show in Saint John
On Monday March 21st at 7 pm ART@ECB introduces STAFF MEAL, an art show featuring work by Rebecca Lee, Darren Bennett, Molly Dedam, Sarah Jewett and Andi Emrich. STAFF MEAL is what happens behind the scenes at the East Coast Bistro, 60 Prince William Street.
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You’re Home! Visit the City of Saint John at the Home Show
Visit the City of Saint John booth at Harbour Station during the Atlantic National Home Show this weekend. City staff will be on hand to provide information and demonstrations designed to help you with your 2016 building projects, large or small. Get a demo of Clik2Gov, the City’s new online permit tracking application. Find out…
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Kick Off Spring with Atlantic National Home Show this Weekend
Back for its 39th edition, the Atlantic National Home Show returns to Harbour Station this weekend, March 18-20, 2016. Harbour Station will be filled to the rafters with the leaders of the home building and renovation industries from all over southern New Brunswick and beyond! “We like to say the show is a sure sign…
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Premier Announces New Jobs in Sussex Region
Premier Brian Gallant has reiterated the provincial government’s continuing support for the Sussex area in the wake of the Picadilly mine closure during an address to the Sussex and District Chamber of Commerce this week. About 70 chamber members and guests were in attendance. “These are challenging times for many families in the Sussex region…
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Local Rowers Attend Spring Training Down South in Georgia
Members of the Fredericton and Kennebecasis Rowing Clubs went south on the March Break for some spring training. Rowers took part in a week long provincial rowing camp in beautiful Richard B. Russell State Park in Elberton, Georgia.
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