Moncton, Halifax Mayors Concerned About Hockey Canada’s ‘Lack Of Judgement And Professionalism’
The two cities will be sharing games for this year’s World Junior Hockey Championship which is set to begin on December 26.
The two cities will be sharing games for this year’s World Junior Hockey Championship which is set to begin on December 26.
Moncton City Council has approved an amended contract with ASM Global which allows it to defer a $364,000 loan and to receive up to $600,000 in repayable loans.
Groundwork nears completion on the first of three 15-storey mixed-use apartment towers in the city’s downtown.
Since the Avenir Centre was forced to close in March due to the pandemic, ASM Global, which operates the venue, says its revenue sources dried up and it has a cash flow problem.
This week the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health recommended that any non-essential mass gathering of 150 or more people be cancelled or postponed until it could better determine the risk to the population. This has left big venues in the region cancelling or postponing upcoming events.
The first full year of operation for the downtown Moncton facility was a success, says general manager Nick DeLuco, despite some of the apprehension expressed about the move downtown.
Mayor Dawn Arnold says concerns about a lack of parking seem to lessened and people are finding their way to the centre either by bus or on foot.
The $5 Challenge raised over $251,000 for the Beauséjour Family Crisis Resource Centre, with all of the bills strung together spanning 7,435.57 metres at the Avenir Centre.
Moncton was recognized for its immigration strategy and the energy-efficient Avenir Centre by the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators.
Downtown Moncton Centre-ville Inc. will now make its $3.75 million contribution over 30 years instead of over 15 years as it had previously planned.