http://saintjohnshawn.com Views from Saint John, New Brunswick Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:04:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/12/12/citizens-ask-for-access-to-public-data/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/12/12/citizens-ask-for-access-to-public-data/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:42:43 +0000 Shawn data federal universities access easier citizens sites open data federal universities access easier citizens sites open http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2592 It’s seems one of my dreams has come true! Today, I was featured in a CBC story on Open Data in New Brunswick –  airing on CBC radio, web, and TV: Read onward for the Web version (with video): Citizens ask for access to public data The New Brunswick government and its universities are coming [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/12/12/citizens-ask-for-access-to-public-data/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/07/14/bruce-court-loses-it-at-neighbourhood-meeting/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/07/14/bruce-court-loses-it-at-neighbourhood-meeting/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:32:21 +0000 Shawn yell petite haired walked representative women dark sarah yell petite haired walked representative women dark sarah http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2455 I wanted to highlight a blog post from Sarah Craig yesterday about a neighbourhood meeting that got out of hand due to the antics of Councillor Bruce Court (our Ward 4 representative): Initially, I was pleased they took the time to show up, and they did exactly as they said they would by sitting at [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/07/14/bruce-court-loses-it-at-neighbourhood-meeting/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/06/24/contract-out-garbage-collection/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/06/24/contract-out-garbage-collection/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:50:15 +0000 Shawn 2014 2014 contract 2014 2014 contract http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2446 The Telegraph-Journal had an interesting article yesterday on a city staff report declaring that cancelling private garbage collection would save the city money: The city should take full responsibility of trash collection services and scrap the contract with private haulers, a move that would save the municipality $500,000 annually, a city staff report says. In [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/06/24/contract-out-garbage-collection/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/06/20/first-test-of-plansj/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/06/20/first-test-of-plansj/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:12:43 +0000 Shawn stable residential draft lands lomond loch stable residential draft lands lomond loch http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2414 Note: As always, the following post is written by myself as a tax paying citizen of Saint John, and do not reflect the views of any other group or organization! As highlighted by the Telegraph-Journal last week, three new development projects are seeking approval from Council that clash with PlanSJ: Developers will soon ask city [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/06/20/first-test-of-plansj/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/27/deputy-mayor-stephen-chase-acclaimed-as-liberal-candidate-in-saint-john/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/27/deputy-mayor-stephen-chase-acclaimed-as-liberal-candidate-in-saint-john/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:22:01 +0000 Shawn acclaimed cares waterloo stephen stephen candidate chase record http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2367 It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly four years since I worked on Stephen’s last municipal campaign! Since then we have become good friends, which is why I am glad to hear the following news today: Saint John Deputy Mayor Stephen Chase has been acclaimed as the Liberal Candidate for Saint John. The Campaign [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/03/27/deputy-mayor-stephen-chase-acclaimed-as-liberal-candidate-in-saint-john/feed/ 1 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/01/25/council-putting-gun-to-agencys-head/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/01/25/council-putting-gun-to-agencys-head/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:06:57 +0000 Shawn norton agency enterprise funding 2011 head notice grant norton agency enterprise funding 2011 head notice grant http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2327 Today’s TJ included a good summary of the debate over Enterprise Saint John in the 2011 Municipal budget last night: Common council is putting the region’s economic development agency “on notice,” promising only half of Enterprise Saint John’s $400,000 grant for the first six months of the year. But Coun. Mel Norton questioned what kind [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/01/25/council-putting-gun-to-agencys-head/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/11/03/mel-norton-running-in-ward-3-by-election/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/11/03/mel-norton-running-in-ward-3-by-election/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:47:31 +0000 Shawn norton melnortonsj linkedin candidacy abbey bachelor 1992 reserve norton melnortonsj linkedin candidacy abbey bachelor 1992 reserve http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2317 Great news today in Saint John! Mel Norton today announces his candidacy in the upcoming Saint John city by-election: “Saint John is my home. I was born here, have lived here for most of my life, and like most of the people that call Saint John home, we want great things for our city. We [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/11/03/mel-norton-running-in-ward-3-by-election/feed/ 1 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/11/01/letters-to-the-editor-recreation-complex-should-be-a-priority/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/11/01/letters-to-the-editor-recreation-complex-should-be-a-priority/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:56:11 +0000 Shawn recreation complex doubts afford exhibition priorities parking garage recreation complex doubts afford exhibition priorities parking garage http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2308 There was an article in last Friday’s Telegraph-Journal that really ticked me off. It featured various quotes from Ward 4 Councillor Bruce Court on helping to fund a new recreation complex being organized by the Saint John Exhibition Association: “I just don’t know if we can afford it.” “My main concern is where we’re going [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/11/01/letters-to-the-editor-recreation-complex-should-be-a-priority/feed/ 1 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/10/16/letters-to-the-editor/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/10/16/letters-to-the-editor/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:48:37 +0000 Shawn prudent shelve garage letters hook plaza stabbing peel http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2291 This past Friday, the Telegraph-Journal posted one of my Letters to the Editor along with another great comic by Greg Perry: Deputy mayor speaks for him Regarding Mayor Ivan Court’s “Stabbing us in the back” comment, the only people being stabbed in the back are the taxpayers in Saint John. This was captured perfectly by [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/10/16/letters-to-the-editor/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/10/14/in-chase-we-trust/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2010/10/14/in-chase-we-trust/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:38:08 +0000 Shawn flare tempers stab clash comic plaza peel sites flare tempers stab clash comic plaza peel sites http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2278 A lot has been made of the attacks from Mayor Ivan Court against Deputy Mayor Stephen Chase in the media recently: Tempers flare at council, Clash of the big two, etc. In case you missed it (background on the parking garage proposal), here is the quick overview of the attacks: Sparks flew at common council’s [...]

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