The Official Moncton, NB Project Thread - Page 31

mmmatt · #**601** Posted **Oct 22, 2007, 11:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by mylesmalley

I hope that if a company like Lockheed does want to come here, the government won't scare them off like the conservatives did with Research in Motion a year or two ago.

??? what?! they were gonna come to Moncton instead of Halifax?! I didnt know that at all!! wow...how did they manage to scare them off?

mylesmalley · #**602** Posted **Oct 22, 2007, 11:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by stu_pendousmat2

??? what?! they were gonna come to Moncton instead of Halifax?! I didnt know that at all!! wow...how did they manage to scare them off?

I've heard that they wanted to build a factory in Moncton, but the province pushed hard for them to go up north to where there's higher unemployment. they apparently wouldn't go for it, so they went to their next choice.

Wouldn't be the first thing we've scared off, either.

Remember that huge (like billion dollar) resort for Europeans that an Irish company wanted to build outside Sussex? The environmentalists chased after them because it would've involved cutting down trees... on crown land run by Irving.

I'm sure there are more.

mylesmalley · #**603** Posted **Oct 22, 2007, 11:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by stu_pendousmat2

soooo many new hotel rooms in so little time...its a wonder how we still have such a high occupancy rate (they were talking about that in a recent T&T article).

also: POST #600!!

Hahaha, congrats! We'll catch up to SJ sooner or later.

mmmatt · #**604** Posted **Oct 22, 2007, 11:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by mylesmalley

I've heard that they wanted to build a factory in Moncton, but the province pushed hard for them to go up north to where there's higher unemployment. they apparently wouldn't go for it, so they went to their next choice.

Wouldn't be the first thing we've scared off, either.

Remember that huge (like billion dollar) resort for Europeans that an Irish company wanted to build outside Sussex? The environmentalists chased after them because it would've involved cutting down trees... on crown land run by Irving.

I'm sure there are more.

wow...thats terrible. I hate it when they do that kind of stuff.

mmmatt · #**605** Posted **Oct 22, 2007, 11:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by mylesmalley

Hahaha, congrats! We'll catch up to SJ sooner or later.

haha...probably not...they're forum has been going for wayyyyy longer than this one

kwajo · #**606** Posted **Oct 22, 2007, 11:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by mylesmalley

I've heard that they wanted to build a factory in Moncton, but the province pushed hard for them to go up north to where there's higher unemployment. they apparently wouldn't go for it, so they went to their next choice.

Wouldn't be the first thing we've scared off, either.

Remember that huge (like billion dollar) resort for Europeans that an Irish company wanted to build outside Sussex? The environmentalists chased after them because it would've involved cutting down trees... on crown land run by Irving.

I'm sure there are more.

To be fair, that was a very strange project. They wouldn't release their plans to anyone (as in they were more secret than even Irving usually is), so they basically scared the community off. I'm sure Sussex would love more business, but they can't just blindly accept a proposal without knowing what it will do to the community and the environment.

skyscraper_1 · #**607** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 12:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by mylesmalley

I hope that if a company like Lockheed does want to come here, the government won't scare them off like the conservatives did with Research in Motion a year or two ago.

Lockheed would be a great catch for Moncton and the region.

mylesmalley · #**608** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 1:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by skyscraper_1

Lockheed would be a great catch for Moncton and the region.

Absolutely. A large manufacturing company would likely create hundreds of new jobs directly, and many more indirectly, like through suppliers. The whole province could benefit from a catch like that. Plus, Moncton would be the obvious location, seeing as we have the largest and most capable airport, and good transportation links to the rest of the country.

ErickMontreal · #**609** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 3:46 AM**

I think the last major manufacturing jobs creation was Molson in 2006. In fact the time is come for something new, for something large that will create high-end jobs as MylesMalley said above.

mylesmalley · #**610** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 5:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

I think the last major manufacturing jobs creation was Molson in 2006. In fact the time is come for something new, for something large that will create high-end jobs as MylesMalley said above.

You're right. I will add though, the Molson brewery only created about three dozen jobs.

mmmatt · #**611** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 2:21 PM**

October 23, 2007 - 9:41 am
By: Rebecca Davis, News 91.9 Staff

MONCTON, NB-Downtown Moncton Inc is looking towards the future, and are pleased with how the last year has gone.

At today's annual fall business meeting of Downtown Moncton Inc, their 2008 budget was approved.

It's a balanced budget of close to 514 thousand dollars, with a surplus expected, as there have been surpluses for the last few years.

Meanwhile, also at today's meeting, merchants, board members, and city officials also heard from downtown moncton inc's executive director, daniel allain, about progress made downtown in the last year.

He says such projects as the Vaughan Harvey Boulevard extension, and the new wireless internet access in downtown, have helped to boost the economy and make the downtown more accessible.

Meanwhile, the Business Improvement Area Levy will stay the same, at 16 cents per every 1 hundred dollars of assessed value.

ErickMontreal · #**612** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 5:00 PM**

Growth spurs housing boom
Moncton official suggests 'we haven't seen anything yet'

By Mary Moszynski
Times and Transcript Staff
Published Tuesday October 23rd, 2007
Appeared on page A1

Metro Moncton's housing growth has continued to climb steadily over the past few years, making it the only Atlantic Canadian region in the list of fastest-growing metropolitans, states a new study.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its report entitled Canadian Housing Observer 2007 stating that Moncton was one of only two cities -- the other being Sherbrooke, Que. -- outside of Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia to top the list of metropolitan population growth.

Between 2001 and 2006 the population of Metro Moncton jumped more than five per cent. In comparison, Saint John saw its population decline ever so slightly in the same time period, the report states.

"In general, larger communities are growing faster than smaller communities," reads the report. "From 2001 to 2006, most population growth was in metropolitan areas, home to two-thirds of Canadians."

That growth is being reflected in more new dwellings and home sales, said Claude Gautreau, senior analyst with CMHC.

The resale of homes has been increasing over the past few years in Metro Moncton with 2006 being a record year in terms of home sales, he said, adding the average price also increased.

"If you look at Greater Moncton it has been growing steadily. Last year was one of the higher in historical terms," said Gautreau.

Figures for this year up until September suggest those statistics for Metro Moncton have slightly increased.

For example, this September Moncton had 267 single housing unit starts compared to 180 last year, and 315 multiple units over 234 units last year.

Ben Champoux, business development specialist for the City of Moncton, said the latest study illustrating the city's tremendous growth simply confirms what he's been seeing firsthand in the region.

"It confirms what we sort of already know so it's always a reassurance of what we're seeing is happening in the community," he said. "Definitely, it's a morale-booster, no doubt about it."

Quality of life, affordable housing and a vibrant city all contribute to the growth, he added.

"We expect this to continue because, frankly, I think in terms of investment opportunities in Moncton we haven't seen anything yet."

These sorts of reports continue to boost consumer confidence in the region and any opportunity that allows Moncton to raise its profile nationally is welcomed, he added.

"There's a lot of job growth and whenever you create many jobs in an environment where our unemployment rate is near record-low, it has no choice but to attract workers from outside to the community," he said.

"By default, in-migration fuels housing demand."

mylesmalley · #**613** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 7:02 PM**

The more construction, the merrier!

I think the city should consider the kinds of subdivisions it's allowing.

Most of central Moncton (which I consider everything inside of Wheeler Blvd.) uses the grid system for street layout. Most of these new developments use very haphazard layouts (Evergreen, New West End, etc.). Granted, I realize they look more suburban, and reduce speeding etc, but these 'organic' street layouts actually cause sprawl and traffic.

Downtown, a lot of the older blocks are being torn down and replaced with medium-density apartment buildings, which is what naturally happens when a city grows. However, you can't increase the density of a neighborhood like Evergreen because it isn't designed to handle that many people. This forces developers to build further out still.

I'm not against the construction of houses. I think it's great. I simply think the city should encourage developers to return to a more grid-oriented layout. It's much more sustainable.

ErickMontreal · #**614** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 7:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by mylesmalley

The more construction, the merrier!

I think the city should consider the kinds of subdivisions it's allowing.

Most of central Moncton (which I consider everything inside of Wheeler Blvd.) uses the grid system for street layout. Most of these new developments use very haphazard layouts (Evergreen, New West End, etc.). Granted, I realize they look more suburban, and reduce speeding etc, but these 'organic' street layouts actually cause sprawl and traffic.

Downtown, a lot of the older blocks are being torn down and replaced with medium-density apartment buildings, which is what naturally happens when a city grows. However, you can't increase the density of a neighborhood like Evergreen because it isn't designed to handle that many people. This forces developers to build further out still.

I'm not against the construction of houses. I think it's great. I simply think the city should encourage developers to return to a more grid-oriented layout. It's much more sustainable.

I am really agree with you on that. Moreover, the city should pay more attention to the apartment building design and esthetic as well, some new developments often are a emulation of other developements that took place elsewhere in the city. My concern is not only about the height but more about the design and the materials used.

ErickMontreal · #**615** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 7:35 PM**

:: In Brief ::

Caledonia Industrial park

Keltic Transportation - Brand new warehouse and headquarter is under construction.

Newco construction is building a brand new warehouse along highway 2
(Unknown tenants) beside Molson.

:: Others ::

M.a commercial/Le groupe Frederic group is building the phase 2 of the the Development of two 12,750-square-foot facilities on Adélard-Savoie Boulevard, adjacent to the new airport access road.

A unknown project is under way beside Ford/Lincoln dealer by Acadian construction.

L'Hôpital Dr-Georges-L.-Dumont leased 14,000 S/F in the Terminal Center.

mylesmalley · #**616** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 9:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

:: In Brief ::

Caledonia Industrial park

Keltic Transportation - Brand new warehouse and headquarter is under construction.

Newco construction is building a brand new warehouse along highway 2
(Unknown tenants) beside Molson.

:: Others ::

M.a commercial/Le groupe Frederic group is building the phase 2 of the the Development of two 12,750-square-foot facilities on Adélard-Savoie Boulevard, adjacent to the new airport access road.

A unknown project is under way beside Ford/Lincoln dealer by Acadian construction.

L'Hôpital Dr-Georges-L.-Dumont leased 14,000 S/F in the Terminal Center.

Where do you find stuff like that out?

ErickMontreal · #**617** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 9:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by mylesmalley

Where do you find stuff like that out?

Its a state secret

Seriously, the stuff on highway 2 as well as Dieppe office/warehouse project there are advertisement along.

For Hospital, I found that out in Acadie Nouvelle.

mylesmalley · #**618** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 11:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

Its a state secret

Seriously, the stuff on highway 2 as well as Dieppe office/warehouse project there are advertisement along.

For Hospital, I found that out in Acadie Nouvelle.

Ahhh. Very clever. Keep it up!

ErickMontreal · #**619** Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 11:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by mylesmalley

Ahhh. Very clever. Keep it up!

Thanks. I know most of them are low-profile but all those projects, merged together, show up how Moncton is doing quite well right now and how Moncton’s economy is diversified. I really like the "Can do" attitude here.

mylesmalley · #**620** Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 12:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

Thanks. I know most of them are low-profile but all those projects, merged together, show up how Moncton is doing quite well right now and how Moncton’s economy is diversified. I really like the "Can do" attitude here.

A city really has to crawl before it can walk. As seen over the past decade, an increasing amount of construction happens every year. We can't really expect Toronto-style apartment towers all over the city...yet. It might be a way off yet, but we'll eventually see similar projects like the ones in Halifax.

Hopefully not too far into the future.