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/2011/07/14/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 [...]

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]]> 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/2011/06/14/plansj-up-for-review-open-house/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/06/14/plansj-up-for-review-open-house/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:45:51 +0000 Shawn draft plansj review review” 00pm house 15th storefront draft plansj review review” 00pm house 15th storefront http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2405 PlanSJ will be hosting a “Up for Review” open house from 5:30pm-9pm on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 at Saint John High School. Below are additional details from the PlanSJ website: What will we be talking about? Open House Agenda: 5:30-9:00pm –Open House 6:00 – Presentation The new Municipal Plan will guide development and investment in [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/06/14/plansj-up-for-review-open-house/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/05/27/2011-live-life-award-nominations/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/05/27/2011-live-life-award-nominations/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 17:51:25 +0000 Shawn nominations award awards renovated britt’s chop originals” upper http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2383 Uptown Saint John released the 2011 Live Life Award Nominations today! Uptown Saint John’s Selection Committee had the tough job of choosing the following award finalists for each of the 12 award categories. The winners will be announced at the June 9th awards event.  Tickets are available at the Uptown Saint John offices at 40 [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/05/27/2011-live-life-award-nominations/feed/ 0 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/05/09/first-annual-nb-soap-box-derby/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/05/09/first-annual-nb-soap-box-derby/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 16:24:21 +0000 Shawn derby nbsoapboxderby 193982710638391 soap pavilion pals twitter facebook derby nbsoapboxderby 193982710638391 soap pavilion pals twitter facebook http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2377 The Lily Lake Pavilion will be hosting an exciting fundraising event for the PALS Program: the first-annual NB Soap Box Derby! This event is open to everyone in the community and will feature a range of fun activities for the whole family. For more information, visit http://nbsoapboxderby.ca. Twitter: http://twitter.com/NBSoapBoxDerby Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=193982710638391

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/05/09/first-annual-nb-soap-box-derby/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/2011/02/09/saint-john-looks-to-host-the-memorial-cup-in-2012/ http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/02/09/saint-john-looks-to-host-the-memorial-cup-in-2012/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:51:27 +0000 Shawn memorial dogs shawinigan graded screaming eagles criteria players http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2335 Today is Saint John’s day to shine, as featured in the TJ: Joe Richard isn’t easily intimidated. Twelve years ago, he went head-to-head with former NHL great Jean Béliveau and came out on top. Now, he’s taking on another Montreal Canadiens legend in Guy Lafleur and a former Liberal prime minister, Jean Chrétien. As governor, [...]

]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2011/02/09/saint-john-looks-to-host-the-memorial-cup-in-2012/feed/ 0 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 [...]

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