The Official Moncton, NB Project Thread

[jonny golden]

Originally Posted by David_99

The new Market will be part of a major building. This announcement doesn’t include a major building. Don’t get your hopes up for this one.

Hopefully the Market/Downing St project gets announced later this year and start in Sept.

There'll be a lot of underground work being done by the city on the Ashford property this summer, as well as the new east/west street. I'm not sure if buildings can be constructed simultaneously, nor do I know how long the infrastructure work will take, but eventually there'll be a lot of residents living right around the new market. At some point, you'd think it would make sense for the market to be open daily.

[MonctonRad]

Aquatic Facility Feasibility Study
https://letschatmoncton.ca/aquatic-facility-feasibility-study

The City of Moncton is undertaking a feasibility study to examine the need for indoor and/or outdoor aquatic facilities in the city and region over the next 10 years.

The study aims to determine the appropriate programming and amenities, locational requirements, capital construction costs, governance structure, and operational considerations for a potential new facility. Your input is important to ensure the community’s needs are reflected in any new aquatic facility. We are interested to hear about your use of existing aquatic facilities and participation in activities.

The project timeline can be found to the right of the project page (on desktop) or at the bottom of the page (on mobile).

How you can participate:

The Aquatic Facility Feasibility Study will involve consultation and engagement with a range of sector stakeholders (community groups, private, not-for-profit) and the public to help us identify current needs, issues, and priorities as it relates to developing aquatic facilities in the city. You can get involved by:

Responding to the survey below.
The survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete.
The deadline to submit feedback is noon on March 1, 2023.
Asking a question about the project in the Q&A tab below.
Sending us an email at [email protected]

[Photo1]

Originally Posted by MonctonDowntown

Thanks for sharing. Every time I see the beautiful ICR General Offices building I get sad. Whoever decided to tear down that grand old building should have been fired.

I agree...that and the old train station were magnificent. How many people go to McAdam to see the old train station there...really unfortunate.

I also marvel at the width of the river, at 'three masted' sailing ships parked downtown...imagine that today!

[MonctonRad]

From CCD Canada:

NURSING HOME, MONCTON

CCD Ref. Number : NB168983-23-02

Stage : 3-Planning or drawing

Published : February 16, 2023

Starting Date (estimated) : Not available

Size : Mid-sized ($7,650,000)

Work type : New construction

Sector : Public

Category : 3-Institutional

Subcategories : 3F-Health & Social Services

Disciplines : ARCH, ELEC, EQUI, HVAC, MEC-B, STRUC, OTHER*

Location :

MONCTON (NB)
(Moncton - Richibucto)

Description :
NEW NURSING HOME -
Located in Moncton, this project estimated at $7 650 000 is in the planning stage. Works concern the construction of a nursing home facility with a total of 60 beds.

- Initiator: INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS

[josh_cat_eyes]

Originally Posted by Photo1

I agree...that and the old train station were magnificent. How many people go to McAdam to see the old train station there...really unfortunate.

I also marvel at the width of the river, at 'three masted' sailing ships parked downtown...imagine that today!

The trains station in McAdam is really beautiful, I went for a trip there during the pandemic just to get out of my house. There is nice walking trails nearby too!

[MonctonRad]

From Mayor Dawn Arnold's Facebook page:

Very straight-forward Regular Public Session of Moncton City Council today. We began with a presentation from the CHU Dumont Foundation, the regular Codiac RCMP update, received a petition and then heard all about the new YMCA All Wheels Park.

From a recent Private Session we agreed to a land lease with the YMCA, to increase our investment in the École l'Odyssée field (to $1.1M from $750,000), to terminate an agreement with the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure for winter maintenance on Wheeler and Berry Mills and to approve advances to Atlantic Wellness ($130,000) and Crossroads for Women ($220,000).

We then awarded a tender for the Moncton Coliseum Ice Plant renewal (CIMCO Refrigeration = $1.9M), had final reading of two by-law amendments (due to Local Governance Reform) and made deposits into four different Reserve Funds. That’s it! Let me know if you have questions.

That very terse comment about "receiving a petition" is no doubt in relation to the Tomato Brigade's opposition to 1333 Main. Mayor Arnold could not even bring herself to mention the petitioners (or their petition) by name.

Interesting to see the purchase of a new ice plant for the Coliseum. The building still has excellent bones and remains the city's main trade show venue. Having an extra ice surface in the city is very handy.

[MonctonRad]

And another boring nothingburger of a PACS agenda for the upcoming meeting in March.

https://www5.moncton.ca/docs/pac/PAC/March_22_2023/Agenda_Ordre_du_jour_Mar_22_mar.pdf

This is the longest drought I can recall as far as the PACS committee is concerned. I think it's been at least a year since anything interesting has been presented to the PAC (except for perhaps 1333 Main, and that may still end up being nothing more than a six storey wooden box).

[josh_cat_eyes]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

And another boring nothingburger of a PACS agenda for the upcoming meeting in March.

https://www5.moncton.ca/docs/pac/PAC/March_22_2023/Agenda_Ordre_du_jour_Mar_22_mar.pdf

This is the longest drought I can recall as far as the PACS committee is concerned. I think it's been at least a year since anything interesting has been presented to the PAC (except for perhaps 1333 Main, and that may still end up being nothing more than a six storey wooden box).

It’s surprising because the proposed development near riverview high is supposed to go to the PAC according to the town.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by josh_cat_eyes

It’s surprising because the proposed development near riverview high is supposed to go to the PAC according to the town.

That would be Riverview PAC, not Moncton PAC.

[Mr_Me]

Tenders are out for another addition to the city hospital

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by Mr_Me

Tenders are out for another addition to the city hospital

That would be for the new cardiology wing (CCU, cardiac stepdown & cardiology clinics). They are building this on the Arden Street staff parking lot (in behind the Dr. Sheldon Rubin Oncology Clinic).

I started working at the Moncton Hospital in 1989. Since then, they have added the new south tower, the ambulatory care centre/emergency department, the new oncology clinic, the new maternal/newborn wing (nearly complete)and now the new cardiology wing. There have also been numerous internal renovations. Working there the last 34 years, it feels like any progress has been at a glacial pace, but when you add it all up, I guess it's not so bad.......

[MonctonRad]

Boomtown struggle: N.B. contractors desperate to find workers
Lack of workers leading to costly delays, new recruitment strategies
Alexandre Silberman · CBC News · Posted: Mar 17, 2023 6:00 AM ADT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-construction-boom-no-workers-1.6780844

As new homes continue to go up in Moncton, contractor Andrew Nelson gets lots of calls about taking on new projects. But with not enough workers, he routinely turns them down.

"My standard answer now is 'What's your timeline?'"

If they say they want to get started within the next year or two, "it's not likely going to happen," Nelson said.

There are many projects in Moncton approved and ready to proceed, but with no shovels in the ground. This is the likely reason why (in most cases). Some builders (notably John Lafford) seem very good at getting all their ducks in a row quickly, which is why we're seeing such rapid progress on the Three Sisters. Other builders do not seem quite so organized, leading to significant construction delays. This is very frustrating..............

[Sandbagger]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

There are many projects in Moncton approved and ready to proceed, but with no shovels in the ground. This is the likely reason why (in most cases). Some builders (notably John Lafford) seem very good at getting all their ducks in a row quickly, which is why we're seeing such rapid progress on the Three Sisters. Other builders do not seem quite so organized, leading to significant construction delays. This is very frustrating..............

At the same I received info this week from my son's high school that they are axing pretty much all of the trade courses that he and many others were looking forward to taking - carpentry, welding, electric, as well as things like entrepreneurship and life finances . Meanwhile it's still mandatory to know the amount of syllables in a haiku and what year the Wolseley Expedition happened...

I realize this is a whole other discussion.

[PEI highway guy]

[QUOTE=MonctonRa



There are many projects in Moncton approved and ready to proceed, but with no shovels in the ground. This is the likely reason why (in most cases). Some builders (notably John Lafford) seem very good at getting all their ducks in a row quickly, which is why we're seeing such rapid progress on the Three Sisters. Other builders do not seem quite so organized, leading to significant construction delays. This is very frustrating..............[/QUOTE]

This could also be why Lafford appears to have accelerated his timeline with the Three sisters prroject and the potential 20 storey job nearby. If he has a productive crew on the first 2 buildings he probably wants to keep them together so he can keep building.

[MonctonRad]

Anglophone East schools 'bursting at the seams,' changes coming
Public consultations will be held at a later date, says district
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News · Posted: Mar 24, 2023 6:00 AM ADT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/school-anglophone-east-district-1.6789138

The Anglophone East School District in southeast New Brunswick has seen "unprecedented" enrolment growth in the last few years — forcing the district to look for solutions such as boundary changes.

Randolph MacLean, the superintendent for the district, said the current enrolment is around 18,350 students — that's 2,265 more than what was projected for this school year last June.

Speaking at a District Education Council meeting this week, MacLean said as enrolment grows, however, they're not seeing an increase in space.

"We're seeing, over a decade, potentially a growth of over 7,000 students in the exact same infrastructure."

According to the district's enrolment growth strategy, Riverview East, Moncton High and Shediac Cape schools all have auxiliary space used as classrooms, and each has multiple portable classrooms:

- Riverview East, K-8, 123 students above capacity, eight portables.
- Moncton High School, 125 students above capacity, eight portables with four more coming.
- Shediac Cape, K-8, 84 students above capacity, six portables.

Lou MacNarin School in Dieppe, and Northrop Frye School in Moncton were initially both K-8 schools, but due to area growth they are now K5, and older students in the area attend Lewisville and Maplehurst middle schools. The growth strategy shows that both schools are still close to 100 students over capacity.

The DEC can continue to shuffle the deck chairs on the Titanic, but the real answer will be new school construction, and on an accelerated schedule to boot!

- A new K-12 anglophone school in Shediac Cape has been approved.
- A new 6-12 anglophone school has been requested for Dieppe.
- A new anglophone high school in Moncton has also been requested, but is a low priority item as far as the Dept. of Education is concerned.
- It sounds as if another elementary or middle school will soon be necessary in Riverview, and perhaps Moncton.

Why is Higgs sitting on his $800M surplus???

[MonctonRad]

Further to the above, there was an interview on CBC Radio this morning regarding the challenges being faced by Anglophone East.

There were too many topics addressed in the interview to be comprehensive in this post but, it was noted that the enrollment growth in Anglophone East last year alone was enough for four new schools!!!

The most surprising revelation was that the school district is considering declaring the new school being built adjacent to BMHS as being "new", and, as such, they are seriously planning on keeping Bessborough and Hillcrest schools open.

This paradoxically would probably be a very popular decision in the old and new west ends, as neighbourhood residents did not consider the new school as being a "neighbourhood" school. If this change was made, then the old walkable schools would remain available.

[MonctonRad]

Growth outpacing housing in Southeast N.B.
Moncton, NB, Canada / 91.9 The Bend
Allan Dearing
Mar 27, 2023 | 7:30 AM
https://www.919thebend.ca/2023/03/27/growth-outpacing-housing-in-southeast-n-b/

According to the 2021 census data, the growth of dwellings over the previous five-year period in Southeast New Brunswick was 4.0 percent while it was 5.6 percent in the Moncton census metropolitan area (CMA).

Looking five years ahead and if population and construction growth remain the same, Fernandez noted the Moncton CMA will need 6,324 more dwellings (16.8 percent more than what was built between 2016 and 2021) and Southeast New Brunswick will need 8,344 more dwellings (10 percent more than what was built between 2016 and 2021).

6,324 new dwellings in the Moncton CMA over the next five years probably translates into population growth in the vicinity 0f 14-15,000 individuals.

[Mattyyy]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Further to the above, there was an interview on CBC Radio this morning regarding the challenges being faced by Anglophone East.

There were too many topics addressed in the interview to be comprehensive in this post but, it was noted that the enrollment growth in Anglophone East last year alone was enough for four new schools!!!

The most surprising revelation was that the school district is considering declaring the new school being built adjacent to BMHS as being "new", and, as such, they are seriously planning on keeping Bessborough and Hillcrest schools open.

This paradoxically would probably be a very popular decision in the old and new west ends, as neighbourhood residents did not consider the new school as being a "neighbourhood" school. If this change was made, then the old walkable schools would remain available.

This might be far reaching - but could it perhaps mean a future for the old Moncton high school?

[Mattyyy]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Growth outpacing housing in Southeast N.B.
Moncton, NB, Canada / 91.9 The Bend
Allan Dearing
Mar 27, 2023 | 7:30 AM
https://www.919thebend.ca/2023/03/27/growth-outpacing-housing-in-southeast-n-b/



6,324 new dwellings in the Moncton CMA over the next five years probably translates into population growth in the vicinity 0f 14-15,000 individuals.

That would imply growth of only 3,000 per year - well below the 9,000 people from last year. While I might not expect the Moncton CMA to continue at almost 9,000 annually - 3,000 seems low.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by Mattyyy

That would imply growth of only 3,000 per year - well below the 9,000 people from last year. While I might not expect the Moncton CMA to continue at almost 9,000 annually - 3,000 seems low.

They are probably lowballing the estimates to be on the safe side. The growth last year was truly exceptional, and was buoyed by the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

Projections like this are essentially a crapshoot anyway................