Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Tess Allen
Location: A1
Dignitaries discuss how library has changed in past century — When Elizabeth Condon was the head librarian at the Moncton Public Library in 1955, her concerns for the facility's future were well documented. — 'Around 1955, things were changing and (Condon) blamed the decline of readership squarely on the influence of television,' said Danny Soucy, minister of postsecondary education, training and labour, yesterday morning at the Moncton Public Library's 100th anniversary ceremony. —... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A1
City develops plan to deal with flood risks — The City of Moncton now has a comprehensive plan to deal with climate change and the risks of flooding it brings to the city. — The plan emphasizes the importance of work already ongoing in the city to upgrade the sewer system network, but also urges further actions immediately and over the next 30 years. — The top priorities for the city will be getting an emergency preparedness plan for severe storms and hurricanes in place by the... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
Location: A5
Collishaw Street, between Killam Drive and Mitchner Avenue, will be closed to through traffic until Friday, July 12. — The road closure will allow for installation of a new storm sewer and water main, according to a statement from the City of Moncton. — Motorists will be detoured from Collishaw onto Mitchner, while local traffic will be per mitted. — Delays are to be expected in the area as traffic will be slowed. — Motorists are advised to use an alternative route to avoid... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
Location: D6
Moncton City Council has made a solid decision to buy an impressive piece of land at the site of the former Highfield Square shopping mall. Even if an events centre never gets off the ground the site is a prime piece of real estate and it makes sense for the municipal government to have control over development on this property. Obviously the quality of development there will have a profound impact on the immediate and long-term future of the entire downtown. — And the future is what we must... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
Location: D8
To The Editor : The future of our riverfront at Bore Park and the future of navigation in downtown Moncton will be decided tomorrow afternoon at Moncton City Council. — We have just completed a month of intense research, which included returning to the old maps and photo archives of the City to identify the original clay riverbanks and historic wharves, reviewing with the architects the sturdiness of the riverfront boardwalks created in the late 1990s, enlisting the services of one of Atlantic... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Telegraph Journal
By: Jamie Ross
Location: B12
A Saint John athlete is aiming high - and long - as he approaches this weekend's Canadian Track and Field Championships in Moncton. — Caleb Jones has his eyes set on a medal in the javelin throw at Moncton Stadium, which will host about 800 athletes from across Canada for the four-day event starting Thursday. — "It's still early in the season, so it's hard to peak for this event," said Jones, a Saint John High School graduate. "I've only had three competitions this year to date. But I... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Patrick Lacelle
Location: 9
Moncton - L’étalement de roches concassées le long des berges de la rivière Petitcodiac est une mesure extrême et non nécessaire, selon les Sentinelles de la Petitcodiac. — Pourtant, le directeur municipal de Moncton, Jacques Dubé, se prépare à soumettre un rapport mercredi lors d’une réunion extraordinaire du conseil municipal, qui recommandera de poursuivre les travaux d’enrochement des berges de la rivière Petitcodiac. — «Nous sommes déçus, parce que c’est une réaction assez radicale... Read article
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Alan Cochrane
Location: A1
Municipal bylaws aligned with provincial fire centre with a goal of keeping backyard bonfires from burning out of control — Sitting around the campfire sharing drinks and stories with friends is part of summer life in New Brunswick, but homeowners in Metro Moncton need to follow the rules to be safe and considerate to their neighbours. — 'We want people to enjoy themselves but we also want them to be safe and considerate of their neighbours,' says Moncton Deputy Fire Chief Don McCabe.... Read article
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A9
City of Moncton will issue request for proposals to consortia led by Bird Construction and Ellis Don — — Moncton city council voted 8-2 last night to start the process of drawing up a request for proposals for the construction and running of a multi-purpose events centre for downtown Moncton. — As part of that vote, two large consortia, led by Ellis Don and Bird Construction respectively, will be invited to respond once the RFP is issued. — Both had responded to the city's... Read article
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Alan Cochrane
Location: D7
If there's one thing I've learned from many years as a reporter, it's that people in Metro Moncton are passionate about their hobbies and the things they do in their spare time. — Here's a quick example. Years ago I was working on a story about a skeet shooting event that was being put on by the local club. I called the organizer for a telephone interview and started to ask questions about the sport of skeet shooting. But he couldn't quite explain it over the phone, so he came up with a novel... Read article
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Stephane Paquette
Location: 46
L’ancien entraîneur de l’équipe d’athlétisme de l’Université de Moncton, Marc Beaudoin, travaille présentement à mettre une équipe en place pour réaliser cet ambitieux projet. Des pourparlers préliminaires révèlent que les autorités de la ville de Moncton semblent favorables à l’initiative, qui pourrait devenir l’un des plus gros événements sportifs de son histoire. On parle ici de près de 6000 athlètes, une compétition d’une douzaine de jours et des retombées économiques de l’ordre de 250 millions... Read article
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
Location: 46
Moncton - Si la Ville de Moncton réussit à décrocher les Championnats du monde d’athlétisme des maîtres, les organisateurs vont miser sur une approche unique pour séduire les participants. «Contrairement à ce qu’on a vu aux mondiaux juniors, il va falloir qu’on ait un volet culturel. Ça n’a jamais été fait ailleurs, mais c’est quelque chose que moi j’aimerais ajouter. J’aimerais également qu’on puisse incorporer les particularités de notre région dans l’expérience qu’ils vont vivre ici», explique... Read article
Monday, June 17, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A1
City council will vote today on buying Highfield Square land; proposed events centre project depends on it — This will certainly be a busy day for Moncton city council, so busy in fact they're holding two public meetings today instead of one. It will definitely be a challenging day, thanks to a very big decision they will make. And whatever they decide, it's sure to be a historic day, when either the city goes forward with one of its largest capital works projects ever, or decides to put a... Read article
Monday, June 17, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Tess Allen
Location: A3
Live music, artists' alley among ideas — When most people think of Downtown Moncton's Oak Lane, the image that comes to mind is not necessarily a pleasant one. — This is something Moncton Coun.-at-large Dawn Arnold and her fellow members of Moncton's Downtown Life Committee hope to change. — 'Oak Lane is a lovely little parkette in our downtown and since it has now become a really natural walkway over to the Peace Centre, I've been thinking about what could be done there. I think... Read article
Monday, June 17, 2013
Telegraph Journal
By: John Chilibeck
Location: A1
The decision to close the historic Moncton High School downtown and build a new facility in a sparsely populated suburb on the city's northern outskirts has generated a torrent of criticism. — Nearly two years after Education Minister Jody Carr made the announcement and with the steel beams for the new school already in place, its location in Royal Oaks, near a golf course and the airport but far from where most kids live, still comes up during debate in the legislature. — Liberal education... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Cole Hobson
Location: A1
Beyond just growing the sport, city will see economic spinoffs and also help further enhance Moncton's brand — The City of Moncton's tourism director said the Canadian Track and Field Championships is a 'big event for many reasons,' and will have many benefits in the short and longer term for the city. — 'It's a big event because obviously it brings people from out of town and it fills up hotel rooms, so from a tourism perspective the key is to grow the pie,' said Ben Champoux, noting... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A4
Special meeting to be held at Moncton city hall at 2 p.m. — Daniel LeBlanc has a few ideas for what should happen on a stretch of Petitcodiac riverfront the province is poised to cover in stones, and the founder of Petitcodiac Riverkeeper will be looking for Moncton city council's support at a special public meeting of council at 2 p.m. today. — Council will also be hearing from staff as it decides what should be done along the river, and LeBlanc says he is worried the city will overreact... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Vanessa Gallant
Location: A6
Website launch, recycle-a-bike program and this weekend's Slow Vélo among the new developments for cyclist co-op — This is a big week - and potentially a big summer - for La Bikery Co-operative, whose primary mission is to make Moncton a more bicycle-friendly place. — They have their first annual general meeting today at 6 p.m. at the Moncton Farmer's Market to discuss what they have accomplished so far and their plans for the future, which include a website launch and a recycle-a-bike... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Eric Lewis
Location: D7
Even as I walked down Main Street on a beautiful, sunny morning, Oak Lane looked dark, dank and anything but welcoming. — There wasn't a soul in the alleyway, just the broken old fountain, some trees and what were likely once welcoming pillars. It's a far cry from some of the refreshing, exciting activity going on along Main Street and throughout the downtown. — Summer is here, of course, so patios are out and people are sipping on their coffee, beer or wine and grabbing something to... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Telegraph Journal
Location: A2
Moncton - The City of Moncton now has a comprehensive plan to deal with climate change and the risks of flooding it brings to the city. The plan emphasizes the importance of work already ongoing in the city to upgrade the sewer system network, but it also urges further actions immediately and over the next 30 years. The top priorities for the city will be getting an emergency preparedness plan for severe storms and hurricanes in place by the end of the summer, and getting the community at large... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Damien Dauphin
Location: 8
Moncton - La bibliothèque publique de Moncton s’expose sous le signe 100. Un chiffre rond autour duquel elle invite la communauté, avec elle, à célébrer le passé et à imaginer l’avenir. — Pour marquer le centième anniversaire de son ouverture officielle, la Bibliothèque publique de Moncton a voulu faire la fête avec les — citoyens du Grand Moncton. L’établissement, qui a accueilli 250 000 visiteurs en 2012, décline ses activités autour du chiffre 100. — Cent livres, la moitié en... Read article
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Jean-Marc Doiron
Location: 32
Les athlètes olympiques et élites des Championnats canadiens d’athlétisme — seront à l’extérieur du Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium, ce week-end. Les épreuves du lancer du poids et de la marche athlétique auront lieu au centre-ville de Moncton. — Le public aura droit à un spectacle de taille à la Zone des événements du parc Riverain de Moncton. — L’événement principal, le lancer du poids masculin, aura lieu vendredi à 21 h 15. Des hommes parmi les plus puissants du monde entier effectueront... Read article
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Times & Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A1
Council approves purchase of Highfield Square land; goal is to build multi-purpose events centre — Now it gets real. — The City of Moncton now owns the for mer Highfield Square property, a key step on the path to building a multi-purpose sports/entertainment/community centre in the heart of Moncton's downtown. — Until now, the goal of building a replacement for the nearly 40-year-old Moncton Coliseum while at the same time revitalizing the city's downtown core has been a matter... Read article
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Times & Transcript
Location: D6
The Downtown Life Committee's ambition to clean up Main Street's dreary Oak Lane would be a small but good idea if the committee, Downtown Moncton Centreville Inc. and Moncton City Council first dealt with a ver y large, ver y bad idea that in our view is the reason Oak Park so quickly degenerated into a nasty hang-out the last time it was cleaned up just a few short years ago. — Obviously society must be judged by how it takes care of its less fortunate members. Group homes, halfway houses,... Read article
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
By: Damien Dauphin
Location: 3
La délibération n’a cependant pas fait l’unanimité, et c’est Brian Hicks qui a jeté le petit grain de sable dans les rouages de l’exercice démocratique. — Rappelant le précédent de l’ancien terrain de la compagnie Beaver Lumber, (où a été construit le nouveau Palais de justice, dans le centre-ville), dont les coûts de nettoyage et de décontamination avaient littéralement explosé par rapport aux prévisions, le conseiller du quartier 3 a demandé combien il en coûterait à la Ville pour nettoyer... Read article
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Acadie Nouvelle
Location: 46
Moncton - Si le conseil municipal de Moncton décide de donner son aval au projet, la principale chose qui pourrait contrecarrer les plans de Marc Beaudoin, c’est un autre événement d’envergure internationale. «Il y a des pourparlers présentement qui suggèrent qu’Athlétisme Canada serait intéressé à demander à la Ville de Moncton s’ils veulent organiser les Mondiaux d’athlétisme jeunesse (17 ans et moins)», explique l’instigateur du projet. «Je pense qu’Athlétisme Canada et l’IAAF sont en ce moment... Read article
Monday, June 17, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Tess Allen
Location: A1
Community leaders say 2014 event will bring more awareness, pride to Acadian community — The countdown is on for the 2014 World Acadian Congress (Congrès Mondial Acadien). With a little over a year left until the big kickoff, several prominent Monctonians are already touting the benefits of hosting next summer's long-anticipated event in the region - not only from an economic perspective, but also from a socio-cultural one. The 2014 Congress will be co-hosted in northwestern New Brunswick next... Read article
Monday, June 17, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Brent Mazerolle
Location: A1
Corner of Main and Highfield has roots with railway and retail as heart of downtown Moncton — If Moncton city council votes today to buy the former Highfield Square property, it will be about securing land for the future with the hope of placing a new events centre there within the next few years. — But it other ways, it will be the sort of act at the heart of Moncton's history - a way to rise again, as the city's motto Resurgo puts it. — 'It is about redevelopment of the Highfield... Read article
Monday, June 17, 2013
Times and Transcript
By: Ginabeth Roberts
Location: A7
Main art features four Olympic athletes on a sliding-door decal — As hundreds of athletes, coaches, officials and volunteer land in Metro this week for the Canadian Track and Field Championships they'll be greeted with familiar faces - athletes just like themselves. — Promotion installations have been set up throughout the Greater Moncton International Airport in preparation for the big event, which runs June 20 to 23. — After athletes and airport guests pick up their bags, they'll... Read article