Saturday, June 15, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Cole Hobson
Location: C1
Soon-to-be Olympic medallist Dylan Armstrong will be part of downtown Moncton competition during national championships — It's been five years since Dylan Armstrong competed at the Olympics in Beijing, but the British Columbia native will be a newly minted Olympic bronze medallist by the time he arrives in Moncton next week for the 2013 Canadian Track and Field Championships. — Armstrong missed a medal by less than a centimetre - about the width of a dime - at the 2008 Games, but he's... Read article
Friday, June 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Cole Hobson
Location: A1
Local organizing crew working hard to prepare event as several New Brunswickers eye strong finishes in Moncton — As high-calibre athletes from around the country continue to train for a chance to reach the podium in Moncton, organizers of the upcoming Canadian Track and Field Championships are also sprinting towards the finish line in making final preparations for the event, which runs from June 20 to 23 at Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium. — 'It's very busy there's no question about it and... Read article
Friday, June 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Laura Hubbard
Location: A2
Mayors, business leaders hopeful for success of Economic Leadership Council — The announcement of a new Economic Leadership Council at the annual Enterprise Greater Moncton community breakfast has Metro Moncton mayors and business leaders excited. — Addressing Metro's business leaders, Mayor George LeBlanc announced that Moncton is one of the top 10 best cities in North America to do business. — But to stay there, Rob Robichaud of the Greater Moncton Airport says businesses in... Read article
Friday, June 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Michael B. Sullivan
Location: D7
A couple of weeks ago a constructively critical column of past and the current Moncton City Council's inconsistent commentaries, positions and actions respecting downtown revitalization was advanced. Feedback suggests a number of readers concurred. As well, an impression some in the halls of power at City Hall were irritated at the directness and cogency of content. I'm well familiar with the 'circle the wagons' defence mentality. This column will never be utilized to attack or embarrass anyone in... Read article
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Timesl & Transcript
By: Tess Allen
Location: A4
About 100 people gather outside city hall to protest seismic testing — Crystal Cookson had one reason for attending Moncton's shale gas protest outside city hall yesterday afternoon: her children. — 'Even though experts say it (fracking) is wrong and people of conscience say it's wrong, financially it somehow seems necessary to wreck our world and our children's futures,' said Cookson. 'I personally would like to see them (SWN) cease immediately because I have kids and I want to make... Read article
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A15
City of Moncton crews have filled a number of sinkholes that had formed near the control gate structure for Jones Lake. The sinkholes, at the southeast corner of the lake where it outflows beneath Main Street, were discovered in late May. — The city drained the lake at the time so workers carrying a camera could enter the two culverts that run from the gate beneath Main Street and inspect the damage. Crews then drained the lake again this week so the repair work could be done. — The City... Read article
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Rod Allen
Location: D7
As a fellow who gets paid to keep his ear to the ground I think I can say with some confidence the 'buzz of the week' down at Moncton City Hall, Downtown Moncton Centreville Inc., the various economic development agencies and many another steamy nook or cranny in the apparatus that makes all three of our sister communities run is about development consultant David Campbell's fine analysis on the potential impact of a downtown events centre on the southeast and indeed, all of New Brunswick. —... Read article
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
Location: 11
Moncton - Bravant la pluie, près d’une centaine de personnes, cette fois en grande majorité de non-autochtones, ont participé à un ralliement devant l’hôtel de ville de Moncton, qui jouxte l’immeuble abritant les — locaux de la compagnie SWN. — Les oreilles des dirigeants de Southwestern Energy (SWN) ont-elles sifflé lorsque, six étages plus bas, des manifestants équipés de — porte-voix ont crié «SWINE go home»? La pluie, elle, n’a pas découragé la centaine de protestataires pour... Read article
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Telegraph Journal
Location: A2
Moncton - Moncton's year-to-date building permit figures up to the month of April show a huge increase in permit values, to $99.9 million this year from $36.8 million at the same point on the calendar last year. This represents the best total year-to-date permit value for the last 10 years, the City of Moncton says."Moncton's strong building permit numbers are just another indicator that our economy remains strong," Mayor George LeBlanc said. The homebuilding season has gotten off to a good start,... Read article
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Allison Toogood
Location: A4
Friday evening live music to run July through August, feature local talent; drinks available for purchase, too — Cap off the long workweek with free musical performances on Fridays in downtown Moncton, held just in front of the Empress Theatre entrance in Robinson Court, beginning next month. — Downtown Moncton Centre-ville Inc. (DMCI) and the Capitol Theatre have partnered to present a series of concerts featuring local artists every Friday, between 5 and 8 p.m., from July 5 to Aug.... Read article
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Alan Cochrane
Location: A8
Organizers hope to bring big crowds to Downtown Moncton during annual motorcycle event — Organizers of this year's MotoMoncton motorcycle festival hope to bring big crowds to downtown Moncton from Aug. 9 to 11 as the annual event gets a fresh start. — 'This event is all about the community and bringing it downtown,' says Steve Richardson, the Moncton firefighter who is chairman of the organizing committee this year. 'There will be lots of stuff to see and experience, and we'll bring... Read article
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Tess Allen
Location: C3
City of Moncton has no bylaw addressing public nudity or indecency; follows undefined laws of Criminal Code — Warm weather and sunny skies can only mean one thing to a certain class of Monctonian males: It's time to strip down from the waist up and stroll through the streets with pride - regardless of physical appeal. — But as it turns out, little stands in the way of Metro women strutting their stuff right alongside them. — Despite references to 'public nudity' and 'indecency'... Read article
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
Location: 3
Moncton - La construction d’un nouveau complexe multifonctionnel au centre-ville de Moncton n’est pas le remède miracle pour venir à bout des problèmes qui affligent actuellement ce secteur de la municipalité, prévient un expert en développement économique. — Plusieurs signaux d’alarme indiquent que le centre-ville de Moncton commence à éprouver des difficultés selon le rapport d’une firme de consultation en développement économique. Jupia Consultants affirme, dans une étude présentée au conseil... Read article
Monday, June 10, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Patrick Lacelle
Location: 16
Moncton – La valeur cumulative des projets de construction atteint un sommet à Moncton. À la fin avril, le cumul des permis de construction s’est élevé à près de 100 millions $, un record d’une décennie. — De grands projets commerciaux et gouvernementaux ont généré 99,9 millions $ en permis de construction à Moncton depuis le début 2013. À la même date l’an dernier, le cumul annuel atteignait 36,8 millions $. — Parmi les grands projets, on retrouve la construction de la nouvelle Moncton... Read article
Friday, June 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Alan Cochrane
Location: A1
Robert Irving to chair new Economic Leadership Council — Metro Moncton's new Economic Leadership Council will harness the area's can-do attitude to help chart the course for future economic development in the region, chairman Robert Irving said yesterday. — 'Looking back, I really think that having a winning, can-do attitude was the critical factor in our historic turnaround and past success and it will continue to be vital in our future success as we face the challenges of today and... Read article
Friday, June 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
Location: A2
Project gets funds from RBC Blue Water Project — The Petitcodiac Riverkeeper has received $16,000 from the RBC Blue Water Project for Phase 2 of the Humphrey Brook restoration project. — The Moncton-based Sentinelles Petitcodiac Riverkeeper is the only New Brunswick group to become part of the Canada-U.S. restoration partnership between the Gulf of Maine Council at the RBC Blue Water Project. The group will receive $16,000 for implementation of Phase 2 of the Humphrey Brook restoration... Read article
Friday, June 14, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Tess Allen
Location: A3
Claude Williams urges patience as there is no room in budget for full revamping of intersection — A troublesome Metro Moncton intersection is a priority for the provincial government, the province's transportation minister said yesterday - just not one that can be fully addressed right now. — 'For us, the intersection of Dieppe Boulevard-Harrisville Boulevard and Highway 15 is a very important project, but I've said it publicly and I'll repeat it: there's not enough money to solve the... Read article
Friday, June 14, 2013
Telegraph Journal
By: Alan Cochrane
Location: B1
Metro Moncton's new Economic Leadership Council will harness the area's can-do attitude to help chart the course for future economic development in the region, chairman Robert Irving said on Thursday. — "Looking back, I really think that having a winning, can-do attitude was the critical factor in our historic turnaround and past success and it will continue to be vital in our future success as we face the challenges of today and tomorrow," Irving, the co-CEO of J.D. Irving, Limited, said during... Read article
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A5
City of Moncton finances in good shape, says auditor — The City of Moncton's external auditor presented the draft results of its 2012 audit yesterday to the city's finance committee, and it appears the city's finances are in good shape overall. — But one Moncton councillor expressed disappointment with what the audit failed to address - his long-standing concerns about a 2002 parking deal connected to the development of the former Beaver Lumber property. — Chartered accountant... Read article
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Alec Bruce
Location: D6
Asking development consultant David Campbell and university economist Pierre-Marcel Desjardins to assess the likely commercial impact of a downtown events centre in Moncton was a tactically masterful maneuver. For City Council, It was also a courageous, even risky, one. — No one, it's fair to say, knows more about how this municipality ticks than either of these two Hub City residents, who spend their days taking the pulse of the province and of its variously successful, variously struggling,... Read article
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Telegraph Journal
Location: A4
Moncton - City of Moncton crews have filled a number of sinkholes that had formed near the control gate structure for Jones Lake. The sinkholes, at the southeast corner of the lake where it outflows beneath Main Street, were discovered in late May. — The city drained the lake at the time so workers carrying a camera could enter the two culverts that run from the gate beneath Main Street and inspect the damage. Crews drained the lake again this week so repair work could be done. — Read article
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Times & Transcript
Location: D6
Our compliments to economist Pierre-Marcel Desjardins and development consultant David Campbell for a wonderfully executed pair of studies projecting the economic impact of a downtown events centre. We are particularly impressed by Mr. Campbell's careful and realistic 'long view' of how a project of adequate scope and correct location can set the course of a city's developmental future. The fact both men live and work here just goes to show the level of talent we have here in Metro; living proof... Read article
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A1
Downtown centre construction could have $340M in impacts; could help reverse decline in downtown — A proposed multi-purpose downtown events centre in downtown Moncton would create hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars' worth of economic activity during construction, and then be an important catalyst for growth in the city's most critical neighbourhood for years to come. — Université de Moncton economist Pierre-Marcel Desjardins and economic development consultant David Campbell presented... Read article
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Times & Transcript
Location: A6
Truck tipped over while taking on-ramp — SHEDIAC - Part of Route 15 was closed down for several hours yesterday when a tanker truck tipped over and blocked the highway. — T heincidentoccurredyesterday morning, according to Southeast RCMP spokesman Sgt. Paul Ouellette. — 'The transport truck overturned near the intersection with Route 11,' said Ouellette. — 'The truck was taking the onramp onto Route 15 when it happened.' When the truck entered the highway, it went over on... Read article
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: James Foster
Location: C2
Residential building slows slightly, other categories rise markedly — Moncton's year-to-date building per mit figures up to the month of April show a huge increase in permit values, to $99.9 million this year from $36.8 million at the same point on the calendar last year. — This represents the best total year-to-date permit value for the last 10 years, the City of Moncton says. — 'Moncton's strong building permit numbers are just another indicator that our economy remains strong,'... Read article
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Patrick Lacelle
Location: 3
Moncton - La construction d’un complexe multifonctionnel au centre-ville de Moncton engendrerait des retombées économiques totales de 340,4 millions $ pour le Nouveau-Brunswick et ailleurs au Canada. — Selon les chiffres avancés par l’économiste Pierre-Marcel Desjardins, qui a fait rapport devant le conseil municipal de Moncton lundi, les retombées au Nouveau-Brunswick pour la seule construction du complexe se chiffreraient à plus de 174 millions $, en plus de créer 713 emplois lors de la construction.... Read article
Monday, June 10, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Craig Babstock
Location: D7
I got a surprising phone call from a friend a few years ago. — She said hello, I asked her what was new and she said she'd just been hit by a car. 'Were you in a car at the time?' I asked. — She was not. She was crossing Main Street at the Highfield Street intersection when a car came out of Highfield, tur ned left heading east, hit her in the crosswalk and sent her flying several metres. — She told me she was a little sore, but I realized later she was still in shock after the... Read article