Moncton to buy downtown property

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Times & Transcript

By: Brent Mazerolle

Location: A1

Topics: Downtown Development, Economic Development, Land Development, Convention Centre, Downtown Vision, Somewhat Positive

Catgeories: Downtown Development, Economic Development, Tonality

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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

Tip of the iceberg

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Times & Transcript

Location: D6

Topics: Downtown Development, Economic Development, Land Development, Editorials, Convention Centre, Downtown Vision, Somewhat Positive

Catgeories: Downtown Development, Economic Development, Newspaper sections, Tonality

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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

Moncton council to make historic decision

Monday, June 17, 2013

Times and Transcript

By: Brent Mazerolle

Location: A1

Topics: Downtown Development, Economic Development, Land Development, Convention Centre, Downtown Vision, Neutral

Catgeories: Downtown Development, Economic Development, Tonality

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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