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Originally Posted by W.Sobchak
They seem to be stuck in a limbo of 70's solutions for 2000's problems. That justice centre is good for short term jobs, but the amount of space used, and none of it for any type of housing... Luckly the Harbourfront condos beside the lower cove loop are done, or are nearing completion. My biggest bone of contention when I was there, was the fact you can not build higher than the already established buildings in the south-end. It's like the viewplanes times a million! However, their Canada Games field by the University, it perfect for expansion, it's a shame the biggest sports it gets there is club level football.
I hope, hope, hope that our stadium gets a little more moxi to it's specs. Is there any designs or public literature on this debacle of public spending?
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Saint John, and indeed the entire province of New Brunswick, suffers from 'Irving Syndrome'. I do not believe New Brunswickers are able to understand the budgetary problems they face because they do not have easy access to information outside of the Irving bubble.
There also exists a strong, almost religious belief in the province that downtowns are always dirty and dangerous, and therefore, are
never suitable for families. Period. If you present evidence to the contrary in an attempt to promote urbanisation, you're labelled as anti-development and anti-business.
Every municipality in the province is based on a suburban format, creating wide-spread car dependencies regardless of where you live -- which jives very well with the products Irving sells.