Saint John
Dominique Leger: Always In Pursuit
SAINT JOHN–It was on a trip to Boston four years ago where the idea for the In Pursuit truck struck. Dominique Leger had studied and worked in fashion, marketing and retail. She wanted to take her experience in a new direction. She happened upon a Sunday market called SoWa that featured about 30 food trucks. One of […]
Jim Quinn’s Big Plans for Port Saint John
SAINT JOHN–It’s no surprise that Jim Quinn became CEO of Port Saint John, it’s kind of in his blood. “My dad was a harbour pilot, my uncle was a harbour pilot and my great grandfather and grandfathers before that were all harbour pilots and seagoing people,” Quinn says. Quinn was one of seven children growing […]
Demo Day and the Future of Atlantic Canada
MONCTON—NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair was in Moncton yesterday, talking about changes to employment insurance, as though New Brunswick were the only logical place to make that campaign announcement. But let’s not pick on Mulcair. Justin Trudeau came to New Brunswick to announce his EI policy while Stephen Harper, in one of his hermetically sealed campaign […]
Moncton Bets on Growth from the Inside Out With Downtown Centre
MONCTON– City Manager Jacques Dubé says that the City of Moncton has conducted extensive research into the impact a new Downtown Centre will have on the city, and he’s expecting big things. “Right now, conservatively, we are looking at $50 Million of new development in the downtown over the next three years as a spin-off […]
Picaroons & the Tao of Brew
Don’t Push, Pull Picaroons was an early player in the growing Maritime craft beer movement. Ask founder Sean Dunbar about the secret of his success and you get an answer that’s deceptively simple: be a really good local brewery. Other than that? “I suppose you would say it’s ‘pull’ instead of ‘push’,” Dunbar concludes, adding […]
5 Things To Know About Energy East
Energy East is a $12 billion project proposed by TransCanada (TSX: TRP) – the same company behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline and the Eastern Mainline natural gas pipeline project, among others. The Energy East pipeline would run between Hardisty, Alberta, and Saint John, New Brunswick. Covering 4,600 km, the pipeline would transport 1.1 million […]
