Month: September 2015
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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Imperial Theatre presents Whitehorse
The Imperial Theatre is proud to present the Canadian duo Whitehorse on Friday, October 9th at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale at the Imperial Theatre Box Office for $32 per adult. Subscriber tickets are $26 each and Student RUSH tickets are $20. Whitehorse is the story of two acclaimed musicians joining forces under one new name – no drummer, no…
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Kickstart: A Grassroots Approach to Entrepreneur Development
For the last three years, a group of 12-15 budding entrepreneurs have been gathering every fall for 12 weeks to participate in Enterprise Saint John’s Kickstart your Business Course. The participants are folks who are newly in business as well as people who want to become armed with knowledge before even beginning to look at starting a business.
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Safety Tips for Motorists from City
With the increase in traffic volumes after the summer holidays, and construction projects continuing across the City, the City of Saint John reminds motorists to look out for City workers who perform construction, maintenance and public safety services on, under or above city roads and other right of ways.
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1812: The New Brunswick Story Exhibition
An exhibition entitled 1812: The New Brunswick Story opened earlier this month at the New Brunswick Museum and will run through January 3rd, 2016. On June 18, 1812 the United States declared war on Britain and placed His Majesty’s colonies in British North America (now Canada) in peril. Already fighting a life and death struggle with…
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Yuk Yuk’s Stand-Up Comedy Tour Coming to Saint John
Get ready for some uncensored comedy as Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Tour reaches Saint John! Tickets are now available for the first of several Yuk Yuk’s On Tour events happening next Wednesday, September 30th at 7 pm at the Saint John Trade & Convention Centre in the Loyalist Room. This show features a hilarious line-up of some…
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Retro Film Series presents: To Kill a Mockingbird
Season 22 of the Retro Film Series continues at the Imperial Theatre next week with the Oscar winning classic To Kill a Mockingbird. Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird stars Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, who defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge,…
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SPCA Pet of the Week is Cleo
Meet Cleo, the Saint John SPCA Animal Rescue Pet of the Week. Cleo is meant to be adored. She has stunning eyes and that amazing Sphinx look. She enjoys playing with toys that dangle from a rod and loves nothing more than a good rub under her chin. Her favourite spot at the shelter is…
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Traffic Advisory: Road Closure – Prince William Street
Prince William Street will be closed to thru traffic in both directions between Water Street and St. James Street starting Monday, September 21 from 8 a.m. until midnight for five (5) days for infrastructure installation/upgrades.
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Evans & Doherty at Imperial Theatre
East Coast music stalwarts Evans and Doherty will perform a concert at the Imperial Theatre on Saturday September 26th at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $22 for Subscribers, $25 for adults, and $20 for Student RUSH. Visit the Imperial Theatre website to get tickets. Evans and Doherty have spent the last 35 years wowing audiences around…
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Rides@Rockwood Automotive Show
The Rides@Rockwood Automotive Show happens Friday September 25th and Saturday September 26th at Rockwood Park, 142 Lake Drive in Saint John. The show will feature Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles. Registration is $10 per vehicle. General Admission is by donation. All proceeds from the event will support the Saint John SPCA Animal Rescue, P.R.O Kids, and TADD NB.
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Chown Field Receives a New Look with Support from CN EcoConnexions
Chown Field has been repurposed to better serve the evolving needs of the community. The City of Saint John received a $25,000 grant from the CN EcoConnexions program for the project. CN EcoConnexions is a partnership between CN, Tree Canada and Communities in Bloom that helps Canadian municipalities and community groups establish tree planting and green space enhancement initiatives in a sustainable, environmentally responsible manner.
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