Month: November 2017

Nela’s Kitchen ‘a great fit’ at Saint John Regional Hospital

By Giv'er Saint John / November 21, 2017

Nela’s Kitchen stocks a small fridge at the Saint John Regional Hospital gift shop with fresh meals every day. (Courtesy Nela’s Kitchen)    By Sarah Trainor, CBC News Posted: Nov 20, 2017 Visitors to the Saint John Regional Hospital who want a break from the usual cafeteria and coffee shop menus now have another option. Nela’s Kitchen has taken up…

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Interactive mural at Saint John school encourages students to make their mark Seaside Park Elementary School installs giant porcelain tile public art that wipes clean

By Giv'er Saint John / November 21, 2017

Grade 5 students Sam Crowley and Tyler Brooks enjoyed colouring-in the submarine on the new interactive ceramic tile mural in the lobby of Seaside Park Elementary School. (CBC) CBC News Posted: Nov 21, 2017 Most artwork is designed to be admired from a distance, but a new gigantic mural at Seaside Park Elementary School in Saint John…

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Checking for ticks: Maps show pest’s hotspots in the Maritimes

By Giv'er Saint John / November 19, 2017

Researchers created the maps to make the public more aware of tick populations throughout the province. (Shutterstock)   By Cody MacKay, CBC News Posted: Nov 19, 2017 If you ever wanted to know where the creepy crawlies hide, a new digital map is helping shed light on hotspots for ticks and Lyme disease in the Maritimes. Researchers at Mount Allison…

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N.B. Records New Highs for Investment in Private Sector Companies

By Giv'er Saint John / November 19, 2017

Nov 17, 2017by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN – The province’s private sector companies recorded new highs in 2016 in venture capital investment and capital raised by publicly traded companies, according to a new report issued by the Finacial and Consumer Services Commission. Venture capital firms invested $31.04-million in local companies across 31 deals, the highest amount in any…

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Gradeless report cards ready to go out in Anglophone South

By Giv'er Saint John / November 16, 2017

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…

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Family health scare turns Saint John couple into ‘pioneers’ in tea world

By Giv'er Saint John / November 16, 2017

Rory and Tracy Bell, the owners of Saint John-based Millennia Tea, are appearing on CBC’s Dragon’s Den on Thursday night. (Courtesy Tracy Bell) Millennia Tea will feature its flash-frozen products on CBC’s Dragons’ Den By Sarah Trainor, CBC News Posted: Nov 16, 2017 Shaken by a cancer scare in the family, a Saint John couple first dipped its…

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Don Darling wants Saint John taken to ‘new level’ of cleanliness

By Giv'er Saint John / November 15, 2017

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…

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Ottawa Invests $5-Million in Saint John Ferry Terminal

By Giv'er Saint John / November 15, 2017

Nov 15, 2017by Huddle Staff SAINT JOHN – The federal government has announced it’s spending $5.17-million to replace the fender system at the Saint John Ferry Terminal on the city’s west side. It says the project will help ensure the safety of ferry passengers and minimize wear and tear to the vessel and berthing dock by reducing the force…

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Housing Sales Way Up Last Month

By Giv'er Saint John / November 14, 2017

Housing activity in the Saint John region continues to exceed what happened a year ago with sales last month up by 12 per cent. Sales for the year have increased by more than 3 per cent. Remax realtor Dave Cochrane says more homes are coming on the market and a lot of money has been…

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Popular Moncton Climbing Gym Opening a Saint John Location

By Giv'er Saint John / November 14, 2017

Inside the Fit Rocks Moncton location. Nov 14, 2017 by Cherise Letson After nine months of business in Moncton, Fit Rocks Climbing Gym, a rock climbing gym, has announced a second location in Saint John. Since opening last March in the Hub City, Fit Rocks owner Derek MacIntyre says the business has been a success. “It’s been…

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Port City Tourism Industry Honours 21 People, Organizations and Businesses

By Giv'er Saint John / November 10, 2017

Nov 10, 2017 by Huddle Staff Port Saint John on a triple cruise ship day. Image: Port Saint John SAINT JOHN – The last cruise ship has left for the year, signalling the end of the tourism season. The local hospitality industry celebrated Thursday night with a gala awards dinner attended by more than 200 people at…

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2 Second World War pilots killed in central New Brunswick woods honoured

By Giv'er Saint John / November 10, 2017

Float-plane pilots were the first casualties of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Canada in Second World War By Sarah Trainor, CBC News Posted: Nov 10, 2017  Members of the 403 squadron at Base Gagetown examine part of the float pontoon on Wednesday. (Courtesy Peter Hanlon) A small group of soldiers, historians and park staff from J.D. Irving…

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