The Official Moncton, NB Project Thread

[josh_cat_eyes]

Why not start a with a small campus and build it say, off Gunningsville in Riverview? UNB Moncton doesn't have to be IN Moncton. That would bide well with the whole Bridgedale thing too.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by josh_cat_eyes

Why not start a with a small campus and build it say, off Gunningsville in Riverview? UNB Moncton doesn't have to be IN Moncton. That would bide well with the whole Bridgedale thing too.

No, UNB Moncton doesn't have to be in Moncton but the existing Crandall University has three modern buildings and was gifted with a couple of hundred acres of land when they moved to the new campus on Gorge Road. It would make sense to use this as the base for UNB Moncton.

[josh_cat_eyes]

BUT Crandall is also a non-secular university. One of the only ones in the region. At the current state, nobody is in position to make Crandall into a secular post-secondary institution, which is why a small campus in say Riverview would work out perfect!

[MonctonRad]

Crandall should be nationalized and incorporated into UNB Moncton. It would be in the best interests of the anglophone population of greater Moncton to do so.

[NBNYer]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Final thoughts regarding universities in Greater Moncton

Universite de Moncton

Leave it alone. The Acadians know what they are doing here. It has become a full fledged provincial comprehensive university with a full slate of doctoral and professional programs including degrees in law and medicine. There is not much more to be done here (aside from developing a CIAU football program).

Agreed. Although I think there can be some major improvements to the school, U de M is one of the few institutions that help sustain the acadian culture and promote it at a national and international level. It has come a long way since the 1960's and definitely has contributed a great deal to the identity of the community. It would be nice to have "local" medical school, instead of the current program, which is basically an offsite U Sherbrooke program... maybe in the future.

plus maybe a football team.

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Mount Allison University

Leave it alone. Mount Allison is a tremendously successful institution in it's own right. It has decided to define itself as a small liberal arts undergraduate institution of impeccable quality - and that is exactly what it has become. It is consistently ranked as the best in all of Canada at what it does. It is a small university of national stature. It is to be commended.

By choosing this course however, Mount Allison cannot satisfy all the needs and aspirations of the anglophones of southeastern NB. The lack of any professional programs at the university in particular is quite regrettable.

Mount Allison is located about 10 minutes too far from the city to allow for convenient commuting for city residents, especially in the winter. The high admission standards of the university (and limited enrollment) also means that many city high school students will not have the ability to go there.

No doubt that Mount A is like none other in the region. I would like to see it grow and move into professional programs...probably not an easy task while maintaining a high level of quality and standards. Tampering with admission standards is definitely not the way to go for long term growth for any institution, particularly one with such a reputation. (I know you weren't implying this) Which makes growth difficult for this school.

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Crandall University and UNB Moncton
Any further thoughts anyone?

Crandall and UNB Moncton? I think this is probably the best bet for anglophone post-secondary education in the city. Probably UNB would agree with us...not sure about Crandall.

[Sunnybrae]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

I remember reading something about this in the paper a few months age. I believe that what Robichaud said at that time was that the current terminal could handle a passenger volume of about 800,000 per year and that once annual volumes exceed 650,000 per year, they would start planning for a terminal expansion.

The GMIA currently has a volume of over 550,000 per year.
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In terms of future growth, I agree that the greatest potential is with air cargo. We are nearly as busy as Halifax Stanfield now and given our central location, we could potentially outdo them.

For passenger growth, the options are more limited:
- There is some potential to increase the charter market and GMIA spokespeople have recently stated that Florida and Las Vegas "are on the radar" (whatever that means).
- I would really like to see more WestJet flights. They have good connections to western Canada. You never know, with the potential for oil and gas in Albert and Kings Counties, I could see a Moncton/Calgary route opening up.
- There really should be a flight to St. John's. We did have one with CanJet before they tanked and I think it was popular. This might be a option for Porter. ie- a St. John's/Moncton/Toronto route.
- The Moncton/Newark route on Continental is popular and successful. It would also be nice to have a direct flight to Boston. I'm sure that would work as well.

If this could all come to pass, we might be able to achieve passenger volumes of 700,000 per year or so...........

I always wished Robert Irving would start up Midland Air Cargo.... that would be sweet!

[theshark]

Is there a flight to St John's from Moncton?? Would be nice to see a smaller airline like Air Labrador to pick up the route.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by theshark

Is there a flight to St John's from Moncton?? Would be nice to see a smaller airline like Air Labrador to pick up the route.

There used to be (CanJet), but not at present.........I think it would do well. There are a fair number of Newfies in Moncton.

[JasonL-Moncton]

There was talk that "Porter" was looking at a Moncton connection to St. John's with their Toronto downtown flight.

JL

[Sunnybrae]

I just saw an artical on the Transcript website about Pinetree Minihome park getting a community center. http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1222697

I never realized how much that community has grown. 824 homes! WOW!

[David_99]

Hence the new planned Sobey's on Elmwood.

[pierremoncton]

After the CFL, why not soccer? I stumbled upon this and thought I'd share here to promote the possibility. Personally, I don't care for American football and would be much more likely to attend this:

http://canadiansoccerblog.ca/2010/09/16/why-canada-should-play-in-moncton/

[mylesmalley]

Technically, it'll be Canadian Football, but the point is still valid.

[JHikka]

Originally Posted by pierremoncton

After the CFL, why not soccer? I stumbled upon this and thought I'd share here to promote the possibility. Personally, I don't care for American football and would be much more likely to attend this:

http://canadiansoccerblog.ca/2010/09/16/why-canada-should-play-in-moncton/

Originally Posted by Canadiansoccerblog

The horribly-named but wonderfully fresh Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium

Thank you, CSB.

I agree with the article.

In all fairness, Canada has played in different places before. They played in St. John's in 1985 against Honduras. From what I remember reading, the Hondurans weren't used to playing in temperatures under 20 (it was mid-September), and Canada won the match sending them to Mexico.

If there was a WCQ game in Moncton, I would certainly attend.

[JasonL-Moncton]

Originally Posted by GregHickman

If there was a WCQ game in Moncton, I would certainly attend.

For sure...that'd be awesome...and a great use of the new facility.

JL

[acrew79]

MHS - Old Problem equals new issues.

MHS has some corrosion issues with 8/80 support beams. The School has been closed for the remainder of the week as work crews repair the problem.

[Taeolas]

Given the age of the building, why didn't they do those inspections during the summer and do the repairs then?

I could sort've see it if it was discovered around Christmas or Easter or at the end of the year. But we're only 2 weeks into the school year; that sort of problem should have been found and fixed during the Summer break.

Someone really dropped the ball there.

[BlackYear]

Another Major Football Event is scheduled for 2011 at the Moncton Stadium.

Looks like this investment is going to pay itself off.

The 2011 Uteck Bowl, a university football national semifinal, will be held at the new stadium at the Université de Moncton, the Chronicle Herald reported Tuesday.

Atlantic University Sport is expected to announce the details on Wednesday, the newspaper said.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/09/21/ns-halifax-moncton-football.html

And...if that isn't enough, the city is chasing the idea of hosting an outdoor NHL game at the stadium.

Plus, we haven't even scheduled the line up of concerts yet.

[NBNYer]

Originally Posted by Budyser

And...if that isn't enough, the city is chasing the idea of hosting an outdoor NHL game at the stadium.

Really?! Any more info on this?

[BlackYear]

Originally Posted by NBNYer

Really?! Any more info on this?

http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/1227403