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Originally Posted by KnoxfordGuy
I read in the Telegraph today that Stats Can says NB lost some 1000 people leaving the province last year. This is not good news.
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New Brunswick's cities are still showing signs of growth (Moncton in particular); although, most of this growth isn't sustainable in the long-term because it's virtually all suburban.
Something drastic needs to be done for northern New Brunswick, which is in rapid decline. A sensible first step would be to amalgamate the entire north under one municipal government so there is less political waste and fragmentation, and a stronger pool of municipal revenues from which to invest. A second step would be to focus on construction jobs, via downtown revitalisation projects for residential and commercial.
It's time for New Brunswick to commit to density, while it still can.