Growth
Commercial Investment Is Down In The Maritimes, We Must Heed The Warning
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia can’t take growth for granted. We must be able to deal with the consequences of growth (health care, worker shortages, long wait times for permits) and work on the underlying longer-term drivers of growth.
Saint John Council Endorses 8 Key Priorities For Growth
Growth continues to be a popular word for Saint John’s Common Council. At a special meeting on Wednesday, councillors endorsed eight key priorities for accelerating growth across the city.
The Popeyes Lineups Are About Way More Than Chicken
While many will snicker at the chicken-crazed rubes idling for hours in their cars to get their hands on Popeyes chicken, Trevor Nichols sees those lineups and he gets excited.
For New Brunswick, Growth Equals Happiness
David Campbell talks about growth a lot, but after being called out for focusing on growth instead of happiness, he argues that growth is not the only thing, or the most important thing, in life. However, he says New Brunswick would really struggle if the economy and population stagnated or went into outright decline.
Population Growth Is Not An End In Itself
David Campbell says there’s no point growing New Brunswick’s population to 1 million people unless alot of them can fill the hundreds of thousands of job vacancies the province can expect in the next 20 years.
Saint John Sees Stagnant Tax Base Growth
The city’s residential tax base grew by nearly $32 million this year, but the non-residential tax base fell by $23 million, as many businesses saw lower revenue due to the impacts of the pandemic.
Dieppe Continues To Focus On Developing Its Downtown
Mayor Yvon Lapierre says the downtown hosted major events such as the Acadian World Congress and National Acadian Day and added infrastructure to accommodate further growth.
Avenir Centre Had A Successful First Year, Expects Continued Growth In 2020
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.
Moncton Building Permit Activity Up $8-Million From Previous Year
The total value of permits for the first quarter ending March 31 came in at $26.4 million, up from $18.2 million during the same period last year.