The Official Moncton, NB Project Thread

[mmmatt]

The Marriott Residence Inn will be a 6 storey, 137 room, reinforced structural concrete building sitting on a piled foundation. Each floor will be infiled with steel stud curtain wall and finished off with predominately brick and EFIS veneer.Along with a surefooted structure, this building will also feature a state of the art PTAC mechanical system and of course, sprinkler system for added security.Adjacent to the Hotel structure will be an above ground parking garage, also constructed from pile foundations and structural concrete floors similar to the Hotel. Some of the added features of this facility will be a work out facility, swimming pool, board rooms and modern 200 seat steak house. All the above facilities, including the pool will be banier free. The Marriott Residence is a Project Management/Construction Build for Marco Maritimes Limited which will be a signature building not only for Marco but the City of Moncton.





Source: http://www.marcogroup.ca/projects.php?id=6&current=yes

[ErickMontreal]

:: Downtown Moncton by Stephen Downes :: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_downes/


:: Moncton City by Brian Branch. ::
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Botsford Street



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[ErickMontreal]

This building is getting a welcoming facelift. The brown line bottom and up windows will be torn down, a new glass facing will take place. Moreover,it seem all windows going to be replaced.

:: 777 Main Street ::



Taken by Stu. (Wikipedia)

[mylesmalley]

Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

This building is getting a welcoming facelift. The brown line bottom and up windows will be torn down, a new glass facing will take place. Moreover,it seem all windows going to be replaced.

:: 777 Main Street ::



Taken by Stu. (Wikipedia)

I've always liked that building. A new glass facade will look great downtown too. If only they'd build a couple more like that to match it...

[ErickMontreal]

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[ErickMontreal]

Originally Posted by mylesmalley

I've always liked that building. A new glass facade will look great downtown too. If only they'd build a couple more like that to match it...

I like it too, the most surprising thing is the fact the building is inferior in term of square footage than City hall, BMO building, TD building, new Blue Cross annex, Terminal Plaza and all those buildings are less higher.
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Downtown development opportunities (For Sale)

:: Main street- Former Dewey Block ::



Price : $ 100 000
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:: 465 Main St. Land ::



2.7 acres of land for sale in downtown core with Main St. frontage.

Price : $ 4 200 000

[mylesmalley]

Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

I like it too, the most surprising thing is the fact the building is inferior in term of square footage than City hall, BMO building, TD building, new Blue Cross annex, Terminal Plaza and all those buildings are less higher.
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Downtown development opportunities (For Sale)

:: Main street- Former Dewey Block ::



Price : $ 100 000
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:: 465 Main St. Land ::



2.7 acres of land for sale in downtown core with Main St. frontage.

Price : $ 4 200 000

First of all, 666 posts :p.

Secondly, FOUR POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS? That's insane. you could get thrity acres for that much cash in an industrial park.

[mmmatt]

Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

This building is getting a welcoming facelift. The brown line bottom and up windows will be torn down, a new glass facing will take place. Moreover,it seem all windows going to be replaced.

Wow really? thats cool...so you mean that wall that is just solid brick will now be a glass facade? or are they just changing the existing glass facade with a new one?

[mmmatt]

Originally Posted by mylesmalley

First of all, 666 posts :p.

Secondly, FOUR POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS? That's insane. you could get thrity acres for that much cash in an industrial park.

haha...yeah the Marriott land sold for more than that and its only a block away. But that is good because if someone buys it they will need to be serious about good development.

[mmmatt]

Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

:: Downtown Moncton by Stephen Downes :: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sweet! Really shows the effect Marriott has on the skyline...not that its a huge effect, but a positive effect none the less

[ErickMontreal]

Originally Posted by stu_pendousmat2

Wow really? thats cool...so you mean that wall that is just solid brick will now be a glass facade? or are they just changing the existing glass facade with a new one?

Good question, up to now, they are working on existing glass facade so I was in car driving toward Highfield square , I was unable seeing other than that.

[ErickMontreal]

Originally Posted by mylesmalley

First of all, 666 posts :p.

Secondly, FOUR POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS? That's insane. you could get thrity acres for that much cash in an industrial park.

666 ! Goob obvervation

Ya its really the price... like you said its quite insane.

Stu is right, the land will be for a solid developers.

[mmmatt]

Chamber CEO says lack of CBSA staff at Moncton airport impeding city's economic development

Kate Wright
Times & Transcript Staff
Published Saturday November 3rd, 2007
Appeared on page A4

OTTAWA - Moncton's business community is issuing a plea to the federal government to increase customs staff at the Greater Moncton International Airport before the city's economic growth takes a major hit.


The Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day this week, asking him to immediately step up border security staff at the airport after 5 p.m. so the city can attract more international flights.

Chamber CEO Valerie Roy said yesterday that the city's business community is growing increasingly frustrated that the airport has to pay thousands of extra dollars a year to bring extra customs staff in after 5 p.m.

The Canada Border Services Agency only provides a limited number of customs officers from Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The agency hasn't increased its customs staff -- even though the airport has increased its flight traffic.

The customs agency will still send officers to check luggage and passports until midnight on overtime, but said it doesn't have enough officers.

Other flights arriving after midnight have to be diverted to another airport and in the Maritime provinces, only Halifax has enough officers to staff after midnight.

Roy said the lack of staff provided by the border services agency impedes airport growth, economic development and trade in Metro.

"The business population has to be aware of this situation and understand it's hitting them right in their pocket books," she said. "If they want to expand their businesses, they have to lend their voice to this."

Many of the city's businesses are rapidly expanding and looking at targeting markets new overseas.

Roy said without customs staff to inspect flights landing in Moncton, the city is losing out on the chance to attract new business.

The city's ability to market itself as a tourism destination is also suffering. It is often cheaper for passengers to fly out of the Halifax airport then Moncton because of their round the clock customs service.

In Moncton, the airport is spending an extra $200,000 a year to hire customs staff until midnight and airlines have had to pass the added cost on to passengers.

Roy said the federal government needs to immediately level the playing field and require the border service agency work more closely with communities and airport authorities when staffing could have an impact on the region's economic well-being.

Both Day and regional minister Greg Thompson were not available for an interview yesterday.Public safety has been conducting a "core services review" of CBSA practices over the past few months.

A report was due out in early fall, but has yet to be released.

Airport CEO Rob Robichaud said the government needs to realize that the region is becoming part of a global marketplace and the movement of goods -- and people -- in and out of the city needs to be more efficient.

"We need an immediate short term fix and have the after midnight services reinstated," he said. "We're not asking for round the clock right now -- we're looking for the availability


[This is a major hinderance for Moncton...we need to at least get customs agents til midnight, that will draw in more flights for sure.]

[mmmatt]

$2-million project to be completed by late spring next year

Times & Transcript Staff
Published Saturday November 3rd, 2007
Appeared on page A5

Moncton fire fighters, city councillors and Mayor Lorne Mitton were all on hand yesterday for the official sod-turning event to mark the beginning of construction on the new Botsford Street fire station.

Just moments before digging his shovel into the ground, Mitton said it was a great occasion and the new station will be able to "better serve the community from a more central location."

Eric Arsenault, Moncton fire chief, says he is thrilled by the development of the new station, which is being constructed on the corner of Botsford and King Street. He says it will allow them to respond at a 360 degree radius, as compared to the Assumption Boulevard station which has limited access due to its location bordering the Petitcodiac River.

A $2-million dollar project that will feature modern facilities and a drive through concept with two sets of access doors for fire trucks, the project is expected to be completed in late spring of 2008.

"I think all around everybody's going to be happy," Arsenault said.



Fire Chief Eric Arsenault (left), joined by (from left) councillors Merrill Henderson, Norman Crossman, Kathryn Barnes and Mayor Lorne Mitton were, on-site yesterday for the official sod-turning event for the $2 million Botsford Street Fire Station that is expected to be complete by late spring 2008.

[ErickMontreal]

Major retailer, with a twist, heads to Metro?

GOSSIP FROM N.B.’S FAVOURITE RUMOUR-MONGER
Published Saturday November 3rd, 2007
Appeared on page D10

Some think it's hot, some think it's not, but either way, the rumour mill is churning overtime this week with hints that Direct Buy, a discount club advertising its ability to bring people new brand-name merchandise at low prices, is coming to Metro Moncton.

Nobody officially will say anything on the record, but Sleuth's sources have uncovered at least two people already having job interviews with the firm, a direct buying club, on the assumption they will be working in Moncton.

Currently, there are franchises for Direct Buy in all the western provinces and Ontario, as well as Dartmouth, N.S. All Sleuth could determine is that the club wants to see both spouses if possible when they pitch club membership, and that the initial fee to join is quite pricey, rumoured to be somewhere around $4,000.

Internet gossip about the club is dicey. Some people doing major renovation projects swear that they've saved a mint through the process; others are not as happy.
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Sleuth expects it will be interesting nonetheless when local residents get a chance to investigate and decide for themselves.

Sleuth's sources report there was much celebrating at L'Idylle Restaurant, 1788 Amirault St. in Dieppe this week, when the family-run business was named one of the top 10 best in Canada by Air Canada's EnRoute Magazine.

But lovers of history had more to say about the story. There's a lot of praise going around the City of Dieppe for owners Emmanuel Charretier, a chef, and spouse Helene Legras for the way they created their business in the oldest house in the city.
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If the city gets a new theme song this winter, it might be "All Shook Up" and more accurately, "All Tied Up."

Sleuth's referring to certain traffic hot spots.

Despite city advisories in the T&T and on Metro Moncton's broadcast media that necessary work on Mapleton Road would be going on this week and drivers were advised to seek an alternate route in and out of the city, the busy road saw massive tie-ups in both directions. Sleuth wonders is anybody paying any attention to these warnings at all?

Nevertheless, Sleuth did have a lot of sympathy for the citizen who whispered in his ear that the work crews actually constructed a temporary detour so vehicles could get around the work site, but they only made it one-lane although there is enough room in the area to have added a bit more dirt to have made it two lanes.

This, of course, resulted in the traffic jams as each direction took turns bypassing the work.

Wouldn't the little bit of extra dirt and effort have made a big difference, the citizen, a victim of the situation, asked.

[ErickMontreal]

Originally Posted by stu_pendousmat2

[U]Chamber CEO says lack of CBSA staff at Moncton airport impeding city's economic development

Well, whats the problem? $ 200 000 for the federal its a joke... What are they waiting for ?

[mmmatt]

Restaurant names remain unchanged as company rebrands itself

By Yvon Gauvin
Times & Transcript staff
Published Saturday November 3rd, 2007
Appeared on page D2

Pizza Delight Corporation is undergoing a name change, but not to fret, your favourite Pizza Delight restaurant and many fine products will continue to bear the proud name.

Bernard Imbeault, Pizza Delight Corporation founder and chairman of the board of directors, said the decision only affects the corporate name which is changing to Imvescor Inc. to better define the enterprise and its evolution over the years.

The new corporate name is a combination of Imbeault's surname and vescor, Latin meaning to eat or to be fed for a company that has close to 40 proud years in the restaurant business.

"We are a multi-brand franchisor which owns Pizza Delight, Mike's, Scores and Baton Rouge," said Ron Magruder, president and CEO of Imvescor Inc.

It's important that the name no longer refer to one particular brand but the entire focus of the business which is full-service restaurants, he said.

Imbeault bought the small Pizza Delight take-out in 1969, a year after it opened, and turned it into a successful franchise restaurant business.

In 2000, the privately-owned corporation based in Moncton bought Mike's, Scores in 2003 and Baton Rouge in 2006. The four businesses are expected to generate annual sales of $400 million and provide work for 10,000 people in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.

The corporation has regional offices in Montreal, Que., and Mississauga, Ont.



[This company is an excellent asset for Moncton, glad to see they are doing so well. I have heard nothing but sucess stories lately for the major companies based in Moncton..Pizza Delight is buying up other chains, Major drilling is doing work around the world and thier profits are skyrocketing, Assumption is growing and thier profits have been growing year after year for decades]

[mmmatt]

Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

Well, whats the problem? $ 200 000 for the federal its a joke... What are they waiting for ?

I know, its foolish, but this has been a struggle for a long time now. The feds dont care about Atlantic Canada.

[ErickMontreal]

Originally Posted by stu_pendousmat2

I know, its foolish, but this has been a struggle for a long time now. The feds dont care about Atlantic Canada.

I am realizing that, I think the situation is still worst with the Conservative than Liberal, at least, in Moncton

[mylesmalley]

Originally Posted by HalifaxMtl666

I am realizing that, I think the situation is still worst with the Conservative than Liberal, at least, in Moncton

It really all comes down to politics. There's an old saying that the only time the roads in Kent County get paved is when the libs are in power in Fredericton.

Politics, and especially federal politics are petty, and self serving in a lot of ways. I'd put good money on big announcements in ridings the Conservatives think they can take when they call another election. A riding like Moncton is a tricky area though, because it's pretty well guaranteed to go liberal again.

200k is pretty cheap even for them though. They're probably spending three times that to renovate their building on Main.