http://saintjohnshawn.com Views from Saint John, New Brunswick Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=378 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/mel-norton-is-mayor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mel-norton-is-mayor http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/mel-norton-is-mayor/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:16 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3641 In case you missed it, here is Mel Norton’s victory speech as the new mayor of Saint John, NB:]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/mel-norton-is-mayor/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/saint-johns-new-beginning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saint-johns-new-beginning http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/saint-johns-new-beginning/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:22 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3636 Kurt Peacock’s latest article appeared in today’s Telegraph-Journal, and it is a PERFECT write-up about the outcome of the Saint John 2012 Municipal Election: Looking relaxed in jeans and a grey T-shirt, Mayor-elect Mel Norton (who had removed his suit and tie once the media horde was gone) addressed a crowd of jubilant supporters at Callahan’s Pub

Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/saint-johns-new-beginning/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/saint-john-2012-election-prediction-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saint-john-2012-election-prediction-results http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/saint-john-2012-election-prediction-results/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:13 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3624 Near the end of the Saint John 2012 Election campaign, I created a contest to allow people to select who they believed would win a seat on council. I posted a snapshot of the results on Election day: Saint John 2012 Election Predictions After that post, I received additional entries to bring the total submissions up

Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/16/saint-john-2012-election-prediction-results/feed/ 2 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/14/saint-john-municipal-election-2012-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saint-john-municipal-election-2012-results http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/14/saint-john-municipal-election-2012-results/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 02:34:08 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3621 Below are the unofficial results of the Saint John 2012 Municipal Election: Candidate Position Mel K. Norton Mayor Shelley M. Rinehart Councillor At Large Shirley McAlary Councillor At Large Greg J. Norton Councillor Ward 1 Bill Farren Councillor Ward 1 Susan Fullerton Councillor Ward 2 John Mackenzie Councillor Ward 2 Donnie Snook Councillor Ward 3

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Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/14/saint-john-2012-election-predictions/feed/ 1 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/12/saint-john-municipal-election-featured-on-cbc-new-brunswick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saint-john-municipal-election-featured-on-cbc-new-brunswick http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/12/saint-john-municipal-election-featured-on-cbc-new-brunswick/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 18:31:10 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3596 Earlier this week, I was featured on CBC New Brunswick with a story about the 2012 Saint John Municipal Election: Citizen journalists and bloggers in Saint John are predicting a major change in next week’s municipal election, based on the groundswell of interest and anger they’re witnessing. “I think this time around, all walks of

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Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/05/my-saint-john-2012-municipal-election-picks/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/04/saint-john-2012-municipal-election-mayoral-and-at-large-councillor-debate-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saint-john-2012-municipal-election-mayoral-and-at-large-councillor-debate-video http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/04/saint-john-2012-municipal-election-mayoral-and-at-large-councillor-debate-video/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 17:42:42 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3568 Andrew Miller recorded a Mayoral and At Large Councillor debate for us all to watch: Here is the Mayoral and at large councilor debate that I recorded last night at St John the Baptist King Edward School. Its shaky as i hadn’t planned on recording this until the last moment when i realized no one else was recording.

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