Saturday, May 18, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Ginabeth Roberts
Location: A3
International Day Against Homophobia comes one day after Crandall University president issues apology to LGBT community — Yesterday was more than just another end to the work week - it was a day of acceptance and support for Metro's LGBT community. — A public rally in support of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia was held over lunch time outside Moncton City Hall, where a pride flag was raised as a sign of support from all three local municipalities. — Sébastien... Read article
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Mathieu Roy-Comeau
Location: 14
Moncton - La communauté LGBT du Grand Moncton accepte les excuses de la Crandall University en attendant des «actions concrètes» de la part de l’institution de confession chrétienne. — Le recteur de la Crandall University a fait son mea culpa à l’égard de la communauté lesbienne, gaie, bisexuelle et transgenre (LGBT), vendredi, dans une lettre publiée dans le Times & Transcript, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale contre l’homophobie. — «Par respect pour la communauté LGBT et son... Read article
Friday, May 17, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Mathieu Roy-Comeau
Location: 10
Moncton - Un nouveau projet d’enrochement de la rive nord de la rivière chocolat inquiète les Sentinelles Petitcodiac. — Le ministère des Transports et de l’Infrastructure prévoit effectuer cet été de nouveaux travaux d’enrochement sur un secteur d’environ 150 mètres (500 pieds) sur la rive nord de la rivière Petitcodiac afin d’éviter l’érosion des berges au centre-ville de Moncton. — Selon l’ex-sentinelle Daniel LeBlanc, le projet «aura des impacts dommageables et durables sur le centre-ville... Read article
Friday, May 17, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Ginabeth Roberts
Location: A1
Excitement building for players, students, politicians as Touchdown Atlantic returns to Moncton in September for third time — There are still a few months until the official kickoff of one of Metro's most anticipated sports events, but the community is already dancing in the end zone like they just scored a winning touchdown. — NAPA Touchdown Atlantic returns to Moncton in September, when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will host the Montreal Alouettes in a regular-season CFL game. — Two-time... Read article
Friday, May 17, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Dylan Hacket
Greater Moncton Then & Now shows the city's past and present in photos — The Greater Moncton Museum Society gave a sneak peek yesterday into its soon-to-be-published book, Greater Moncton Then & Now . — About 50 people including Mayor George LeBlanc and Riverview Mayor Ann Seamans gathered in the new Moncton Club location at 114 Alma St. last night to view a preview of the book and listen to guest speaker Joanne Gallant, director of airport commercial development. — David Bailey,... Read article
Friday, May 17, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Neil Hodge
Location: C1
The Canadian Football League is retur ning to Moncton for the first time since Ian Fowler died. — 'Ian was so influential in helping get this off the ground,' said CFL commissioner Mark Cohon following a news conference yesterday to announce details of NAPA Touchdown Atlantic III, a contest that features the Hamilton Tiger-Cats versus the Montreal Alouettes on Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. at the Moncton Stadium. — 'I think his spirit, his enthusiasm and the momentum that he created in working with... Read article
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Catherine A, Steeves
Location: D8
To The Editor : Moncton City Council needs to stop acting like wide-eyed kids out on a Christmas shopping spree, wanting everything they see, AND NOW ! I envision them all grovelling at Santa Harper's feet looking for that one innocent expression that Santa couldn't possibly say 'no' to. Nope! — No such face in that crowd for sure! — Council needs to learn the same as the rest of us that they can't have it all right now, and they need to make wiser decisions with our tax dollars as to... Read article
Thursday, May 16, 2013
L'Étoile
By: Marc-Samuel Larocque
Location: A9
Les municipalités de Moncton, Dieppe et de Riverview mettent leurs efforts en commun afin d’organiser le premier sommet sur l’immigration. L’événement, qui aura lieu les 29 et 30 mai prochain vise à créer une nouvelle stratégie communautaire d’immigration pour la région du Grand Moncton. — Les thèmes touchés lors de ce sommet comprendront, entre autres, l’immigration en tant que source émergente de main-d’œuvre, les entrepreneurs immigrants, les institutions postsecondaire en tant que conduit... Read article
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Jean-Marc Doiron
Location: 4
Moncton - Les parents d’une école primaire de Moncton réclament des actions concrètes concernant le parc industriel qui se trouve à quelques mètres de la cour de récréation. — — La lutte des parents et du personnel de l’école Champlain, de Moncton, ainsi que les résidants du quartier, pour éliminer le parc industriel de leur cour arrière se poursuit. — — À la suite d’une réunion publique, en janvier, un groupe de travail a été formé par le Comité parental d’appui à l’école.... Read article
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A8
Tri-community and other partners want immigration summit to improve and influence immigration to the region — The City of Moncton will be leading a community dialogue on immigration on May 29 and 30. — Called the Sommet d'Immigration Summit, it is targeted at all of Metro Moncton. — The three municipalities, as well as other key stakeholders, hope to engage all sectors of the community in their consultation. — The goal is to find ways to improve and influence immigration... Read article
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Alan Cochrane
Location: C2
The City of Moncton's Building Inspection Department continues to grow and change to accommodate the new 'one-stop shop' department design. Officials say the new system will provide clients with a more streamlined service. — 'We are pleased to see large early spring projects coming in and we are looking forward to another busy construction season. The next few months should prove to be interesting as there are some large projects in the works,' said Allan Breau, the City of Moncton's development... Read article
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Steve F. Dernier
Location: D8
To The Editor : Regarding Theresa Mullin's comment (Concerns raised over new traffic roundabout; May 8), I fully understand the issues she is facing. Here on Main Street we almost lost our business after the road was reconstructed to lead up to the new bridge. At times our driveway was completely blocked and we had to have the construction crew open it so we could actually open the shop. The mud on the road essentially stopped the traffic in our area and the place was a complete mess. — They... Read article
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A1
Give money to agencies rather than to panhandlers, urges city councillor — There's just something about a man masking his face while he asks you for money that is enough to make anybody nervous. — But that was exactly the modus operandi of one panhandler on Moncton's Main Street last month. The young man spent a couple of days lurking in doorways and aggressively asking for money while wearing a bandana across his face looking like a stagecoach robber from an old western. It was not... Read article
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Tess Allen
Location: A6
Summer jobs are being snapped up quickly in Metro — With summer fast approaching, Metro employers are urging high school and post-secondary students to drop resumés off at their desired workplaces as soon as possible because the pickings may be slimmer - and competition fiercer - than in summers past. — Philippe Theriault, park manager of Crystal Palace, says the positions go quickly once the park begins their summer hiring in June. And with fewer positions available for students this... Read article
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Louise Gilbert
Location: D7
A quiet discovery has been made in Moncton. It hasn't attracted headlines; there is no social network buzz about it. But it is deeply real and has the potential to be one of the most beautiful propellants of social change our city has ever witnessed. — It is all about the building of a strong and stable bridge between our seniors and our youth. — Most citizens are aware that within Moncton, Mayor George Le-Blanc has appointed two designated 'age-related' committees. One is our Mayor's... Read article
Monday, May 13, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Cole Hobson
Location: A1
Moncton's 30-year plan contains several keys that are integral for future of downtown events centre — If the City of Moncton builds an events centre in the downtown, whomever the city gets to operate it would also operate the Moncton Coliseum and the city's ticketing agency, Tickets Moncton, to help find efficiencies. — That's just one of the assumptions underpinning a 30-year plan presented by the city's chief financial officer John Martin last week. The mandate for Martin and his... Read article
Monday, May 13, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: James Foster
Location: A5
City landmark could fall to auctioneer's gavel — A Moncton developer's dreams of preserving one of the city's most striking landmarks seems destined to end in disappointment, at least for a while. — Castle Manor is set to fall under an auctioneer's gavel next month in a mortgage sale. — The majestic property at 271 Mountain Rd., near Université Avenue, was bought last year by developer Mathieu Fournier who didn't divulge his plans for the property but made great efforts to get... Read article
Monday, May 13, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Allison Toogood
Location: A1
Mothers are important role models in public office, our schools and the community at large — ( Editor's Note: The mothers and grandmothers of today wear several different hats and seem to switch from role to role flawlessly, much like a superhero could. The Times & Transcript is celebrating the lives of these everyday, talented, caring and highly time-efficient women in a three-part series. — Today's story, the last of the series, focuses on women working and volunteering in the public... Read article
Monday, May 13, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Cole Hobson
Location: A1
Sean Finn says there's no 'silver bullet' solution for saving rail line that serves northern New Brunswick — A Canadian National Railway executive disputes a recent claim that a committee studying the future of the railway in this province is 'doing nothing' and said their company is 'here to stay in New Brunswick,' despite the murky future of the line that connects Moncton and Bathurst. — Sean Finn, chief legal officer, executive VP of corporate services and corporate secretary for... Read article
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: James Foster
Location: A4
Plan to dump rocks on shoreline to be opposed — A lead player in the restoration of the Petitcodiac River says lining the river's shoreline in downtown Moncton with rocks is unnecessary, costly and will bury prominent pieces of the city's history. — 'This is solid rock,' Daniel LeBlanc of Renaissance Petitcodiac says of the river's shore near Bore Park in downtown Moncton, where tons of rock could be dumped. — 'Under here is the old rail line between Moncton and Shediac. There's... Read article
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Damien Dauphin
Location: 60
DIEPPE - La tournée des joueurs de football Henry Burris, des Tiger-Cats de Hamilton, et Anthony Calvillo, des Alouettes de Montréal, se poursuivait vendredi matin à l’école Mathieu-Martin de Dieppe. — Venus promouvoir le Touché Atlantique NAPA 2013, les deux quarts-arrières de la Ligue canadienne de football ont participé à une rencontre avec les élèves de l’école secondaire. Parmi eux, les joueurs de l’équipe locale, les Matadors. — «Étant donné qu’il n’y a pas d’équipe professionnelle... Read article
Friday, May 17, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Graig Babstock
Location: A1
School wants to work with LGBT community in mutual respect — Crandall University has been in the public spotlight at times recently and faced some criticism from the community. — Media attention to the fact Crandall has previously received a grant from the City of Moncton led to a debate in the community over the merits of giving public money to a religious post-secondary institution that expects its staff to refrain from certain behaviours, including homosexuality. — President... Read article
Friday, May 17, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
Location: 29
Moncton – La deuxième édition du Festival multidisciplinaire Acadie Rock à Moncton se tiendra du 14 au 17 août. La programmation sera annoncée bientôt. — Inspiré par le recueil de poésie Acadie Rock de Guy Arsenault, ce festival qui a lieu au centre-ville de Moncton et qui allie plusieurs formes d’art s’est tenu pour la première fois en 2012. Il vise notamment à refléter l’urbanité de l’Acadie. Les Éditions Perce-Neige travaillent à la réédition du célèbre recueil paru pour la première fois... Read article
Friday, May 17, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Jean-Marc Doiron
Location: 47
Moncton - Les amateurs de football de l’Acadie pourront se procurer des billets pour le Touché Atlantique NAPA 2013 dès le 25 mai, à 10 h. Les personnes qui s’abonnent à l’infolettre de la Ligue canadienne de football (LCF) pourront acheter leurs billets 24 heures plus tôt. — La rencontre, souvent surnommée la «mini-Coupe Grey», aura lieu le samedi 21 septembre et mettra aux prises les Alouettes de Montréal aux Tiger-Cats de Hamilton. Les billets seront vendus à 49 $, à 79 $ et à 95 $, plus... Read article
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A1
Residential care home will include 130 units — The long-abandoned section of CFB Moncton in the centre of the city is about to see a whole lot of change. — Developers are set to break ground on a new 130-unit residential care facility to be located on a large portion of the land along John Street. — The development follows approval from the City of Moncton's Urban Planning department. — Among those involved are Marc and Pierre Ouellette, who are behind the similar development... Read article
Thursday, May 16, 2013
L'Étoile
By: Anabel Cossette Civitella
Location: A2
Après une année chargée, les Sentinelles Petitcodiac ont profité de leur Assemblée générale annuelle pour faire le point sur la restauration de la rivière Petitcodiac. — Devant une vingtaine de personnes venues assister à l’assemblée du 8 mai dernier, Elaine Aucoin, directrice de la planification et gestion de l’environnement à la Ville de Moncton, a présenté l’état du projet de démantèlement du barrage et de la restauration du ruisseau Humphrey. Le projet de restauration, visant notamment... Read article
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
Location: Page 26
Moncton - Élage Diouf, Rommerl Ribeiro, El Fuego et Triolet d'Nord figurent parmi les têtes d'affiche du Festival multiculturel Mosaïq 2013, qui se déroulera les 19 et 20 juillet à Moncton. — Les organisateurs ont dévoilé mercredi les détails de la programmation des spectacles présentés sur la scène internationale. Deux grands spectacles seront présentés le vendredi et le samedi, à compter de 16 h 30. Ces concerts réuniront 12 groupes et artistes. Parmi eux, Élage Diouf, originaire du Sénégal,... Read article
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Cole Hobson
Location: A1
Transportation advocate Greg Gormick rips company's annual report results, saying they are 'heading for disaster' — A transportation advocate says Via Rail is 'heading for disaster,' while the company itself in releasing their 2012 annual report lauded service improvements while noting that 2012 was a 'challenging year.' 'Transitional times are usually both difficult to manage and slow in producing results. However, there are reasons to be optimistic about Via Rail's future,' said Paul Smith,... Read article
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Mathieu Roy-Comeau
Location: 9
Moncton - Le Grand Moncton prépare sa nouvelle stratégie sur l’immigration. Le Sommet sur l’immigration réunira les intervenants de divers milieux pour discuter de pénurie de main-d’oeuvre, de croissance démographique, d’équilibre linguistique et d’éducation postsecondaire. — La première stratégie sur l’immigration du Grand Moncton développée en 2006 a fait son temps et le moment est venu d’en élaborer une nouvelle mieux adaptée aux réalités de la deuxième décennie du XXIe siècle. Moncton,... Read article
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Eric Lewis
Location: D7
I never know how to respond. — When I'm walking down Main Street in Moncton during the summer months and happen upon someone with their hand out, asking for change, I always feel a pang of guilt. Do I hand out some change to someone who may very well be relying on me and a few others to buy lunch that day? Will the money even be put to good use? Perhaps spare change would be better used if given to a charitable organization that tries to help people living on the street. It's not that I mind... Read article
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Dave Daigle Jr.
Location: D8
Catgeories:
To The Editor : The recent forest fire in the Colpitts Settlement area required firefighters from all surrounding areas. Volunteer firefighters deserve a big thank you; they help out on a volunteer basis, and do some fine work. This fire hit home for me because my girlfriend and her parents live in this area. Fortunately their home was fine, but they came so close to losing everything. I know others lost their valuables, trailers, etc., but I am thankful no one was hurt. — Thanks to all who... Read article
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Mackenzie Scrimshaw
Location: A3
The Moncton Fire Department responded at just after 2 p.m. yesterday to a broken gas line at a home on North Street. — North Street residents weren't evacuated, but members of the fire crew cordoned off a section of the street and weren't allowing people returning home to enter their properties. — The pipe, which is located below the driveway of the home, was broken by a backhoe that had been preparing the driveway to be repaved. The homeowner was not home at the time of the break. —... Read article
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
Location: D6
We Say: Projections point to more growth, need for events centre — In publicizing a set of assumptions about operating an events centre, and more impor tantly financial projections about the city's future in terms of affording this massive project, we believe Moncton City Council is taking the correct course. Our citizens - the people who pay the taxes and ultimately judge the performance of this council in the next election - have the absolute right to know the risks involved. — In... Read article
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
Location: 8
Moncton - Les parents et les membres de la communauté de l’école Champlain ont rendezvous mercredi à 19 h dans la cafétéria de l’établissement. Le Comité parental d’appui à l’école présentera une mise à jour sur les démarches entreprises ces derniers mois «pour mettre fin une fois pour toutes à la situation déplorable des incidences nuisibles autour de l’école Champlain». L’école primaire de Moncton est située au milieu d’un parc industriel à Moncton et la qualité de l’air, notamment, y est souvent... Read article
Monday, May 13, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Laura Hubbard
Location: A4
The City of Moncton recognized its senior-friendly businesses in a certificate ceremony on Thursday. — Twenty businesses have been certified through the senior-friendly business program offered by the City of Moncton. These businesses offer quality service to senior customers and take the needs and preferences of older adults into consideration. — Flora Dell, chair of the Senior-Friendly Business Sub-committee, says the participation is up from previous years. — 'Our logo is very... Read article
Monday, May 13, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Cole Hobson
Location: A11
City implementing master plan to build parks and playgrounds in walking distance for all citizens — The City of Moncton continues to work on implementation of the Recreation Master Plan in an effort to make the city a leader in parks and green spaces. — 'I think it's quality of life, when people come to Moncton they are looking to determine where is a nice place for the family to live, what kinds of parks and playground and amenities do we have, what kind of recreational facilities are... Read article
Monday, May 13, 2013
Times and Transcript
Location: D4
Codiac Regional RCMP is taking a stand crack down on graffiti as a form of vandalism and we agree that action is needed. — The painting of slogans, names and bizarre characters on both public and private property should not be tolerated as a harmless prank. We would take action against vandals who would smash windows, doors or other valuables, so it seems prudent that we would also punish those responsible for defacing property with spray cans and markers. As reported in our May 9 edition,... Read article