http://saintjohnshawn.com Views from Saint John, New Brunswick Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=115 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

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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

Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/05/14/saint-john-municipal-election-2012-results/feed/ 4 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/04/27/municipal-election-voting-in-saint-john-explained/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=municipal-election-voting-in-saint-john-explained http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/04/27/municipal-election-voting-in-saint-john-explained/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:46:34 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3428 Sometimes I forget that most people do not follow politics that closely.  I’m often asked how voting works here in Saint John. To explain, I thought I would write a quick post to share.  If I missed anything, be sure to leave a comment below! How voting used to work? Saint John moved to a

Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/04/27/municipal-election-voting-in-saint-john-explained/feed/ 6 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/04/19/saint-john-2012-municipal-election-candidates-email-answers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saint-john-2012-municipal-election-candidates-email-answers http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/04/19/saint-john-2012-municipal-election-candidates-email-answers/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:06:46 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=3326 You have got to love Social Media  - especially when it comes to election time. Because of it, I’ve seen some wonderful examples of people engaging with candidates to get answers to the questions that matter to them. The best part is when they share this information to help others make their decision! One great

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Read More…]]> http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/15/nb-municipal-election-voter-turnout/feed/ 1 http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/09/top-geek-wins-10k/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-geek-wins-10k http://saintjohnshawn.com/2012/03/09/top-geek-wins-10k/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:23:16 +0000 Shawn http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=2700 Be sure to check out today’s Telegraph-Journal as Jennifer Campbell wrote a great article about my QTime idea winning top spot at T4G’s Geekfest event: A dream gadget for those who spend a lot of time in emergency rooms was the toast of a gathering of geeks in Toronto this week. Saint John’s Shawn Peterson won first prize, and $10,000, at

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