Official Fredericton, NB projects thread - Page 242

KnoxfordGuy · #**4821** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 8:23 PM**

I see the apartment building on the northside by the westmorland street bridge is on its third story. looking good! I'll try and get a picture on my way back from Franks Finer Diner :p

OliverD · #**4822** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 9:57 PM**

It's actually on its fourth (though the first is a couple feet below grade I think).

Blue Blazer · #**4823** Posted **Jul 3, 2013, 11:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by KnoxfordGuy

I see the apartment building on the northside by the westmorland street bridge is on its third story. looking good! I'll try and get a picture on my way back from Franks Finer Diner :p

Good job I would have done it but I still cant figure out how to upload pictures on there.

Enjoy Franks I haven't ate there in years

KnoxfordGuy · #**4824** Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 12:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by KnoxfordGuy

I see the apartment building on the northside by the westmorland street bridge is on its third story. looking good! I'll try and get a picture on my way back from Franks Finer Diner :p

Here is the picture. The best I could do with the conditions, haha.

Blue Blazer · #**4825** Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 4:11 PM**

I just read an article that the Target Canada hiring here in the Maritmes has been very slow. Intersting i figure there would be lots of people apply for jobs right now

OliverD · #**4826** Posted **Jul 4, 2013, 4:39 PM**

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I just read an article that the Target Canada hiring here in the Maritmes has been very slow. Intersting i figure there would be lots of people apply for jobs right now

The places where there are Targets have relatively low unemployment rates though. It's not as if they're putting them in places like Bathurst.

Tridus · #**4827** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 9:31 AM**

They're also low skill jobs, so it's not going to solve the problem of people with degrees in things that just aren't in enough demand (teachers, and I know someone with a biochemistry degree that can't find anything in the province at all, which surprised me).

Bishop2047 · #**4828** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 1:28 PM**

I would love to do away with this notion that a degree should entitle you to a better job. Most university education is just not transferable to the work world. If you chose to get a BA in anything other than nursing or engineering, assume that you are doing it for the love of learning, not to improve your status. If you want to gain specific skills and be nearly guaranteed a job you should go to community college or trade school. I did got a diploma from college and that is what pays the bills. I got my degree because I love learning.

Twinkies · #**4829** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 1:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bishop2047

I would love to do away with this notion that a degree should entitle you to a better job. Most university education is just not transferable to the work world. If you chose to get a BA in anything other than nursing or engineering, assume that you are doing it for the love of learning, not to improve your status. If you want to gain specific skills and be nearly guaranteed a job you should go to community college or trade school. I did got a diploma from college and that is what pays the bills. I got my degree because I love learning.

I went to compu college what a joke that was.

OliverD · #**4830** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 1:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bishop2047

I would love to do away with this notion that a degree should entitle you to a better job. Most university education is just not transferable to the work world. If you chose to get a BA in anything other than nursing or engineering, assume that you are doing it for the love of learning, not to improve your status. If you want to gain specific skills and be nearly guaranteed a job you should go to community college or trade school. I did got a diploma from college and that is what pays the bills. I got my degree because I love learning.

The thing is, employers use degrees as a way to weed out potential applicants. If you have a job opening with no degree requirements you might get 1000 applicants. If you say you need a university degree, that might drop to 500. Make the requirement a master's degree and it drops to 50. But that doesn't mean you need a master's to do your job.

I'm lucky, I have no degree and I work in an industry where the vast majority of my peers have at least a bachelor's. I don't need a degree to do my job, but that's just the norm in this field.

Blue Blazer · #**4831** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 4:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bishop2047

I would love to do away with this notion that a degree should entitle you to a better job. Most university education is just not transferable to the work world. If you chose to get a BA in anything other than nursing or engineering, assume that you are doing it for the love of learning, not to improve your status. If you want to gain specific skills and be nearly guaranteed a job you should go to community college or trade school. I did got a diploma from college and that is what pays the bills. I got my degree because I love learning.

community college is a joke, I also went to Compu College back in 1999, total waste of money, total waste of time. My job pays the bills but its not what I was excepting after they promised me the world when I went to check out the school back in the day

Bishop2047 · #**4832** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 6:03 PM**

I was speaking of community college not a private for profit school. Community colleges pride themselves on providing specific job training for jobs that are in demand (for the most part). Unlike universities and private post secondary schools community college often will axe a program if there are poor job prospects. If Universities did this we may not have 150 people applying for each teaching position in Fredericton.

Tridus · #**4833** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 7:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bishop2047

I would love to do away with this notion that a degree should entitle you to a better job. Most university education is just not transferable to the work world. If you chose to get a BA in anything other than nursing or engineering, assume that you are doing it for the love of learning, not to improve your status. If you want to gain specific skills and be nearly guaranteed a job you should go to community college or trade school. I did got a diploma from college and that is what pays the bills. I got my degree because I love learning.

Maybe for a BA, but a B.Sc is pretty useful. If you're going to be doing things with advanced chemicals and such, they'd like to ensure that you know something about Chemistry.

My CS degree has paid for itself pretty easily, though since I went through doing coop it was a lot cheaper in the first place. I agree otherwise, someone spending the money for a teaching education in this market had better not be doing it to get a job, because that's going to end poorly.

OliverD · #**4834** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 7:25 PM**

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I agree otherwise, someone spending the money for a teaching education in this market had better not be doing it to get a job, because that's going to end poorly.

There are opportunities internationally. I suspect there's probably some demand in western Canada as well.

Blue Blazer · #**4835** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 7:40 PM**

My Wife took Business Accounting at UNB and they were knocking on her door for jobs she had tons of options where she could go work.. I kick myself in the butt everyday for not doing that. Anyone got a delorean I can borrow

Bishop2047 · #**4836** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 8:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Blue Blazer

My Wife took Business Accounting at UNB and they were knocking on her door for jobs she had tons of options where she could go work.. I kick myself in the butt everyday for not doing that. Anyone got a delorean I can borrow

I do but the damn Flux Capacitor is on the fritz again.

Taeolas · #**4837** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 9:59 PM**

Just noticed that Jumbo Video's shut down on the North side. Their spot is empty now.

So I guess if you want video rental now, you have the Uptown Jumbo, and Holton's convienance.

Been thinking of where Mary Browns might open on the North Side. I don't see Smart Centres building the next phase of 2NC just for Mary Brown, so it would be an existing spot. I suspect it will either be Magee's old spot next to Shoppers, or in the Superstore mall. Either would be good.

(It could go in at the Giant Tiger mall too I suppose come to think of it)

cl812 · #**4838** Posted **Jul 6, 2013, 12:14 AM**

There is also a Papa Johns opening on Main Street (end of July) according to the flyer I got in the mail today. I think this was mentioned here a while back.

Taeolas · #**4839** Posted **Jul 6, 2013, 2:22 AM**

Cool. I hadn't realized that. It would put it local to me; that's good. But I almost want Little Ceasars to hop over here now that it's open up on Prospect.

kirjtc2 · #**4840** Posted **Jul 6, 2013, 5:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Taeolas

Been thinking of where Mary Browns might open on the North Side. I don't see Smart Centres building the next phase of 2NC just for Mary Brown, so it would be an existing spot. I suspect it will either be Magee's old spot next to Shoppers, or in the Superstore mall. Either would be good.

The ironic move would be to kick out Beairsto's and open in there. That spot was a Mary Browns ~20 years ago.