Month: October 2017
New Brunswick Museum to get brand new building in Saint John, province says
Province puts $50M toward new building to replace Market Square, Douglas Avenue properties By Jordan Gill, CBC News Posted: Oct 30, 2017 2:28 PM AT Last Updated: Oct 30, 2017 4:35 PM AT A new uptown Saint John museum will replace the old New Brunswick Museum building on Douglas Avenue, which is being used for storage and archives, the…
Read MoreAward-winning Saint John gallery director to retire
Take some chances. Look deeply at the work. Choose well,’ Peter Buckland advises would-be art gallery owners By Julia Wright, CBC News Posted: Oct 31, 2017 Peter Buckland, Saint John curator, gallery director, and champion of the Saint John arts scene, will retire later this week after curating his final show, Swan Song. (Julia Wright/ CBC) After three…
Read MoreSecrets of Fernhill: Inside Saint John’s spooky, historic cemetery
By Julia Wright, CBC News Posted: Oct 31, 2017 In 1847, Saint John had a dilemma: it was rapidly running out of places to bury the dead. Both the Loyalist Burial Ground uptown and the Church of England burial site near the Marsh Bridge were filled to capacity and closed to further burials. That year, a committee…
Read MoreNew Playground Opens In Old North End
What was once an unpaved parking lot across from the Nick Nicolle community centre has been transformed into a brand new playground for families in the old north end. The Kiwanis North End Play Park at the corner of Durham and Victoria Streets is now officially open after a ceremony and ribbon cutting. The project…
Read MoreIt’s Time To Buy A Poppy Again
It’s time again to get the little red flower and remember the big sacrifice that it symbolizes. The Poppy campaign is underway until November 11th. The proceeds from poppy sales provide grants for food, heating costs, clothing and more for Canadian vets and their famillies. It’s time again to get the little red flower and…
Read MoreThe ‘Love Hub’ In Uptown Saint John Welcomes Gahan House
Matt MacDonald, bar manager and oyster shucker, Ben Tsang, general manager, and Nicola Sutherland, assistant general manager. (Image: Mark Leger/Huddle) Oct 27, 2017 by Mark Leger SAINT JOHN – The new Gahan House Port City is joining the “Love Hub” just in time for Chop Chop week. The “Love Hub” is what Nicola Sutherland, assistant general manager for Gahan…
Read MoreMarshalls Opening Store in McAllister Place in 2018
A Marshalls storefront in the U.S. (Image: iStock) Oct 26, 2017by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN – Marshalls is opening a store on the east side next year, an official with the company confirmed Thursday. It will be a combined store with HomeSense, which is currently co-located with the Winners on the east side. Winners,…
Read MoreSaint John Developer’s New Uptown Apartments Will be Perfect for Baby Boomers
In cities around North America, Baby Boomers are moving into urban centres for the amenities and to escape the hassles of home ownership in retirement. And while you have to be careful not to exaggerate the magnitude of the migration, Saint John property developer Keith Brideau wants to capture a slice of that market with his new purchase of two…
Read MoreSaint John school thriving after Syrian refugee arrival Hazen White-St. Francis enrolment was 145 in 2015, now it’s 207
By Rachel Cave, CBC News Posted: Oct 26, 2017 Enrolment at Hazen White-St. Francis has grown by 43 per cent since government-sponsored Syrian refugees started settling last year in the nearby Crescent Valley neighbourhood. (CBC A school in one of Saint John’s most at-risk neighbourhoods once threatened by closure because of low enrolment has seen its population grow,…
Read MoreNB Power Completes Phase One of Electric Car Charging Network
Jason Lutes, owner of Magnetic Hill Irving, Finance minister Cathy Rogers, and Julie Leveque of NB Power. (Image: submitted) MONCTON – The Magnetic Hill Irving opened it’s charging station for electric vehicles this morning, completing the first phase of NB Power’s fast-charging stations along the TransCanada Highway. Oct 23, 2017 by Huddle Staff The first one…
Read MoreMcCain Foods Opens $65-million Production Line in Florenceville
Andrew Harvey, New Brunswick Minister of Agriculture, Mines and Rural Affairs, Andrea Davis, McCain Foods Canada; Shai Altman, McCain Foods Canada; Jeff Delapp, McCain Foods Limited; Marc Kilfoil, McCain Foods Canada; Allison McCain, McCain Foods Limited; Dale McCarthy, McCain Foods Limited; Germain Pinette, McCain Foods Canada; ; TJ Harvey, M.P. for Tobique-Mactaquac; Nancy Whyte-McCauley, Deputy…
Read MoreA balancing act high above Walton Glen Gorge in St. Martins
By Nathalie Sturgeon, CBC News Posted: Oct 22, 2017 Cael Trudeau-Cauchon slacklined across Walton Glen Gorge in St. Martins (Karel Ledru-Mathé) Montreal man walked across 200-metre long slackline about 100 metres off the ground A Montreal man recently completed a nerve-racking balancing act across what some call New Brunswick’s Grand Canyon. Slacklining is a sport resembling tightrope walking on…
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