New indoor pool for Sussex NB
SUSSEX - After years of planning, the Fundy Civic Centre indoor pool seems on the verge of becoming reality. A campaign to raise part of the $6 million construction cost will be launched Sept. 30, after planners secured about $3.5 million in federal-provincial-municipal funding and land was donated by Bethany Bible College. The hoped-for completion date for the centre is late 2009. -- The King's County Record |
New bridge to clear path for completion of N.B. tourist attraction
The Canadian Press ST. MARTINS, N.B. - For now it's a bridge to nowhere, but New Brunswick officials say a new span near the Bay of Fundy coast clears the last hurdle toward completion of a massive tourism project that has been more than two decades in the making. The bridge over Big Salmon River officially opens Saturday, launching the second phase of the Fundy Trail Parkway - a road and trail system that winds its way along the scenic Bay of Fundy coastline. The $11-million bridge allows for work to begin on the remaining roadway to link St. Martins with Fundy National Park and the Hopewell Rocks. Tourism and Parks Minister Stuart Jamieson says completing the huge project is like trying to eat an elephant, one bite at a time. The current 11 kilometres of Fundy Trail attracts visitors from around the world, and Jamieson says he expects the number of tourists will increase dramatically once the parkway is completed in another five or six years. The trail is expected to generate about $25 million in tourism revenue annually once it's completed. |
Passenger traffic up at airport by more than 14,000 in 2007
Passenger traffic continues to be on the upswing at the Bathurst Regional Airport, according to figures presented at last week's annual meeting of the local airport commission.
"To meet the growing demand, we have been operating flights with aircraft that carry 50 passengers instead of the usual 37," he said, speaking at the meeting that was held Thursday at the Gowan Brae Golf and Country Club. The airport commission wants to continue to increase its terminal traffic, as well as the airport's profitability, according to executive director Jennifer Henry. "Our short-term goal is to increase the number of daily flights to three by the year 2009," she said in her annual report. "We have also developed a marketing plan that concentrates on the support of larger regional-based organizations, both private and paragovernmental." The airport presently offers two daily flights to and from Montreal via Air Canada Jazz. Efforts to improve the airport have included modernizing the terminal, via the "installation of surveillance cameras inside and outside the facilities for a security system upgrade," said Ms. Henry. "We have renovated the public washrooms, and work is under way to improve and expand the departure lounge and interial space at the terminal," she said. "We are also looking at improving the parking space in the near future." Meanwhile, after all the numbers were crunched, the airport commission finished 2007 with a surplus of $204,072, despite the fact they receive no financial support from the government. Mr. Losier said that money is earmarked for the reserve fund, which is going towards the effort to build a new airport. This amount will bring the fund up to $400,000 with the goal being to reach a total of $2 million. By Greg Mulock The Northern Light |
Envirem hasn't moved into a new building yet
Green technologies company in midst of expansion in Belledune
Expansion by the Atcon Group into Belledune is still in it's initial stages. Envirem Technologies, a waste recycling company which is part of the Atcon group, has had a small-scale operation based out of Belledune since 1994. The company indicated to The Northern Light earlier this summer that it is entering into considerable expansion in the near future in Belledune. Bob Kiely, general manager of Envirem, said things have been moving slowly and the group has not added any infrastructure or workforce to this point. "We've been pretty busy with some issues but nothing to really update on at this time," he said. Envirem is an export-based environmental manufacturing company that specializes in green technologies. It has eight facilities in Atlantic Canada including a headquarters in Miramichi. They manufacture, market and export various organic products including: composts, organic soils, bark mulches, growing medias, potting soils and fertilizers under their trade names of Greenhouse GoldTM Organics and Nutri-WaveTM. Mr. Kiely noted that Envirem exports a variety of products into the United States and they're increasing shipments by ocean. He said Envirem secured a long term contract with a company called Cemex for exporting aggregate into the markets and that a Panamax vessel with 50,000 tonnes left on July 1 from the Port of Belledune. He said that shipment was the first of many to come from the Port of Belledune, which is a year-round deep sea port. "We sent the ship out July 1st and another ship tentatively coming in sometime in September. This is kind of year zero so it's kind of a year understanding, getting approvals in place and next year we ramp up to big quantities," said Mr. Kiely. Mr. Kiely said Envirem's expansion in Belledune requires a larger building to work out of. It just so happens that on July 3, Bennett Environmental Inc. announced that it was entering into an agreement to sell it's idle Belledune plant for $2.9 million. Neither Bennett officials or Mr. Kiely would confirm if Envirem is the buyer. As for additional workforce, Mr. Kiely said that may come in early 2009. "We're going to hire crews over the winter time from the local area and most of the crew next year will be local guys. So we're busy on that front and on the offices and trying to get a location for some of that stuff, it's just been at a standstill." Mr. Kiely said Envirem in Belledune will be an eight month a year operation with a five-year ramp-up to reach their desired volume peak. He noted that as many as 100 jobs could be created from the expansion. By James Mallory The Northern Light |
Pizza Delight reconstruit à Bathurst
BATHURST - Le propriétaire du Pizza Delight de Bathurst, Serge D'Astous, a confirmé la semaine dernière que les travaux de construction d'un nouvel édifice pour le restaurant de l'avenue St-Pierre vont commencer en septembre.
«Je suis confiant, nous sommes établis à Bathurst depuis 1981 et nous avons bâti une clientèle», explique M. D'Astous. Le nouvel édifice va être construit à l'arrière de l'actuel et occupera un espace d'environ 4700 pieds carrés, soit 1500 de plus que le présent restaurant. Les portes devraient ouvrir vers Noël. Jminforme.ca nouvelles@jminforme.ca |
Innovatia cherche 30 rédacteurs à Edmundston
EDMUNDSTON - Une filiale de Bell Aliant basée à Saint-Jean, Innovatia, est à la recherche de 30 rédacteurs techniques pour rédiger des documents d'instruction dans un nouveau bureau qui sera ouvert à Edmundston. Les dirigeants de l'entreprise rencontreront les personnes intéressées par ce genre de travail, aujourd'hui, lors de deux séances publiques d'information tenues au Palais des congrès. La directrice générale adjointe d'Entreprise Madawaska, Isabelle Laplante, a dit que la rencontre d'aujourd'hui n'est pas juste une occasion de tâter le pouls afin de savoir si la compagnie sera en mesure d'identifier du personnel pour les emplois offerts. "L'entreprise a l'intention de s'établir à Edmundston", a-t-elle indiqué. Une campagne médiatique, autant dans les journaux locaux qu'à la radio, a aussi été lancée avec l'annonce de la venue de cette entreprise à Edmundston. Les postes offerts sont uniquement en anglais. Dans ces annonces, Innovatia dit offrir à ses clients des solutions en matière de documentation technique, d'apprentissage électronique, de soutien technique, de vérification de l'information et de consultation. L'entreprise regroupe plus de 150 rédacteurs techniques au Canada, aux États-Unis et en Inde. - GD
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Heres something intersting. These are long overdue for the highway. You never know what weather your going to get leaving Oxford/Truro. To be completely honest i use the old highway occasionally because of the continuous bad weather on the Pass:
Electronic warning signs coming to toll highway By TOM McCOAG Amherst Bureau Mon. Nov 24 - 4:39 PM OXFORD — Electronic warning signs are being installed at both ends of the Cobequid Pass to prevent another mass stranding of motorists on the toll highway between Thompson Station and Glenholme. The signs will be able to tell motorists the condition of the pass, Transportation Minister Murray Scott said this afternoon following a meeting with various provincial departments and emergency responders in Oxford on Monday. The Transportation Department has decided to appoint a permanent co-ordinator to make sure quick decisions concerning the road are made. It is hiring a road safety consultant to examine other ways to make the highway safer, the minister said. The department is installing CB radios in snow plows that work the highway so truckers and others can be informed about current road conditions and the 511system, which monitors provincial highways and provides information to motorists, is also being upgraded. The department is working on a plan involving fire, police and other emergency assistance groups to ensure that motorists can be reached if they become stranded in bad weather |
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From Truro to Oxford via the Pass its 45 minutes approximately on good days.
Via the Wentworth Valley its slightly longer (probably no longer than an hour). I use the pass for one of two reasons; one, the pass is snow-covered or its bad weather, and two, I frequently visit friends in Pugwash and using the Valley-307-368-6 is slightly quicker and cheaper (no tolls) than using the Pass-Oxford-301-6 |
Did I also hear that the NS government was going to look at possibly setting up private rest stops near the toll booths?
If it was something like what they have on the 401 in Ontario, I think it would be an excellent idea. It can be a very lonely drive between Glenholme and Oxford with no services on the road. Rest stops with gas stations and fast food restaurants could come in very handy during emergencies like what happened last Wednesday night. |
The story that I heard was that a rest stop at the Collingwood exit was opened with public money a few years ago, but has recently gone out of business. The province is now looking for investors to re-open it. I was only half paying attention when it was on TV, so I could be wrong.
I recall being stuck in traffic for a couple of hours on the highway between Miramichi and Bathurst a couple of years ago due to an accident. Thankfully there was a truck stop right there...probably the busiest day in that place's history. Ideally there should be one at least every 20-30 km along major highways, but I'm concerned there isn't the market for them around here. |
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