The Official Saint John, NB Project Thread

[Ottawa]

Originally Posted by Whaler

Keep in mind of the election and the release of the news.
Government are trying to take credit for the pending announcements.
These will happen...or at least most will. Government will have some effect here but not as much as they will take credit for.

LOL, and pass the blame - if there is any.

[MountPleasant]

Another big contract lost...

Does good news ever come out of Moosehead?

[Walk then Run]

Beer sales in NB were down by ~4.5% in 2013, maybe the trend is continuing. I tried to post the Stats Can report showing this, but coincidentally nearly the exact number of an increase was seen for PEI in the same study. Maybe the Molson brewery in Moncton picked up the contract?

Changing subject...what the heck is going on with Fundy Quay??? Last I heard there were engineering studies going on around underwater structural checks for the project...anyone??

[DreDay]

Originally Posted by Walk then Run

Beer sales in NB were down by ~4.5% in 2013, maybe the trend is continuing. I tried to post the Stats Can report showing this, but coincidentally nearly the exact number of an increase was seen for PEI in the same study. Maybe the Molson brewery in Moncton picked up the contract?

Changing subject...what the heck is going on with Fundy Quay??? Last I heard there were engineering studies going on around underwater structural checks for the project...anyone??

Super shitty news. Apparently Guinness opened a new brewery in Ireland and will be making their own beer and exporting from there. It's been coming for awhile from what I've heard.

I met a guy who works on harbor cleanups about a month ago, and he said things are still going on? I unno..

[RaginRonic]

Sorry to be a nag on this, but has there been any work started on the Cineplex Cinema to change it over to the Cineplex branding from the old Empire Theatres brand?

[Ire Narissis]

Originally Posted by RaginRonic

Sorry to be a nag on this, but has there been any work started on the Cineplex Cinema to change it over to the Cineplex branding from the old Empire Theatres brand?

Well, they ran out of Empire's popcorn stock and replenished it with their own. Goodbye, tradition of eating popcorn every time I see a movie--it's disgusting by comparison, and they've raised the concession prices even higher to boot. :/

[Taeolas]

Empire had Redenboker popcorn I think didn't they? I take it Ciniplex has a different brand. (Makes sense, as soon as they changed over they took out the old popcorn ads in the teasers). I don't eat popcorn (nor get anything at the concessions normally) so I wouldn't notice.

I'm not sure where the theatres are located in SJ, but if any are in malls, they may just be riding out the leases. That seems to be what they are doing here in Freddy. Ciniplex's lease runs out next year I think, so they may be fishing for a new location to build anew or seeing if Primerus offers a good lease opportunity before tossing money into Freddy's location. SJ may be in similar situations.

[dtwr]

Feel free to add windows :-)

[Ire Narissis]

Originally Posted by Taeolas

Empire had Redenboker popcorn I think didn't they? I take it Ciniplex has a different brand. (Makes sense, as soon as they changed over they took out the old popcorn ads in the teasers). I don't eat popcorn (nor get anything at the concessions normally) so I wouldn't notice.

I'm not sure where the theatres are located in SJ, but if any are in malls, they may just be riding out the leases. That seems to be what they are doing here in Freddy. Ciniplex's lease runs out next year I think, so they may be fishing for a new location to build anew or seeing if Primerus offers a good lease opportunity before tossing money into Freddy's location. SJ may be in similar situations.

I don't know what the brand is, but the change was very distinct. The Empire popcorn was fairly tasty, and the "butter-flavoured topping" from the dispensers I found was better than real butter.

The Cineplex popcorn is more like a bag of salt with some popcorn on the side; it's disgusting. And the topping is now just flavourless oil. It's terrible.

As for the leasing situations; I'm not sure. Neither of Saint John's theatres are in major malls, but they are in those sort of outdoor mall plaza locations. I imagine that they have leases from the parent companies of those plazas.

[RaginRonic]

Originally Posted by Ire Narissis

I don't know what the brand is, but the change was very distinct. The Empire popcorn was fairly tasty, and the "butter-flavoured topping" from the dispensers I found was better than real butter.

The Cineplex popcorn is more like a bag of salt with some popcorn on the side; it's disgusting. And the topping is now just flavourless oil. It's terrible.

As for the leasing situations; I'm not sure. Neither of Saint John's theatres are in major malls, but they are in those sort of outdoor mall plaza locations. I imagine that they have leases from the parent companies of those plazas.

Well, I wasn't really talking much about the food...more like only the structure, wondering whether or not anyone knows if they've heard anything about when signs will be changed. =P

[Walk then Run]

Originally Posted by RaginRonic

Sorry to be a nag on this, but has there been any work started on the Cineplex Cinema to change it over to the Cineplex branding from the old Empire Theatres brand?

I emailed Cineplex corporate to ask this specific question...find out in a few days? As for the popcorn connoisseurs in the Port City I strongly suggest you let them know how much their popcorn / oil butter really sucks!

[Walk then Run]

Originally Posted by dtwr

Feel free to add windows :-)

Welcome to the forum dtwr

Looking forward to your Wacom skills to splash these pages

[Walk then Run]

I'm quite sure someone has mentioned this in the past, but it has been resurfaced and sounds like SJ is potentially loosing out on business opportunities

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunsw...rge-terminal-needed-group-says-1.2688207

The lack of a barge terminal has kept some businesses in the industrial park from growing.

This sounds like it's a no brainer to me

[MountPleasant]

It will defiantly go through; it is a must

[WharfRat]

CHSJ News
Posted on Wednesday, July 9, 2014

"Sitel will be expanding its contact centre on the east side.

The company will hire 215 new people to take inbound calls for a large Canadian manufacturer of household products and an expanding U.S. cable television client."

http://country94.ca/news/new-jobs-coming-city

[MountPleasant]

Great news!!


Saint John to be location of Atlantic regional office, justice minister confirms
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July 10, 2014
Canada's Finance Minister Joe Oliver, left, shakes with Saskatchewan Justice Minister Gordon Wyant, centre right, as New Brunswick Justice Minister Troy Lifford, centre left, and Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa look on at a news conference after signing an agreement to move towards a cooperative capital markets regulatory system in Ottawa, Wednesday July 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
SAINT JOHN • Saint John will be the location for the Atlantic regional office for the national securities regulator, New Brunswick Justice Minister Troy Lifford confirmed Thursday.

Lifford was in Ottawa Wednesday with federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver to sign an agreement that would see New Brunswick agree to be part of a national securities regulator.

In an interview afterward, he said that Saint John would “likely” be home to a regional office for the national regulator.

On Thursday, he was more definitive.

“There will be a new director as a result of a cooperative capital markets regulator and that individual will be responsible just for New Brunswick,” Lifford said. “There will also be a deputy chief regulator which will responsible for the East and those positions will both be located in New Brunswick – in Saint John.”

Lifford acknowledged that right now, the province doesn’t have much of a voice at the national table on securities regulation. But he expects that to change now that the province has agreed to be a part of a national regulator.

“Being a deputy chief regulator gives us a seat at that table and although we may not be a major capital market, we’re going to have the input and the weight to influence how this will move forward,” Lifford said. “We have a tremendously strong system here in New Brunswick. The finance and consumer services system does tremendous work and I think we’ve probably punched above our weight, but now this new system will give us a much stronger voice at that national table also.”

New Brunswick has always been a proponent of a system that would improve securities and capital market regulation in the country, according to Lifford, and he said signing on to this shows that.

By providing a single regulator to oversee financial markets in Canada, Lifford said it provides the tools to have a quicker, more thorough and comprehensive reaction to anything that may arise in the financial markets that could potentially cause instability.

Another aspect to the national regulator is New Brunswick’s clear intention to provide a more robust capital market for the province.

“We’ve got a lot of entrepreneurs that are capital hungry in this province,” Lifford said. “We’ve got great startup organizations, we’ve got big companies that trade as well and this is going to allow them to have easier access to capital so they can continue to grow their businesses, create wealth, generate jobs and drive the economy here in New Brunswick.

[Taeolas]

Well there's some opposition to the Paramount Parking Lot plans.

Hopefully they can find something out. Too often here in the Maritimes we tear down for more blacktop; it's depressing. (Here in Fredericton, the old Issaac's Way and the old bus station were parking lotted).

Maybe Cities could do more to prevent this? I assume that a lot needs to have a certain zoning plan to be used as a parking lot. Maybe they could discourage owners from doing that via zoning and taxes.

Admittedly if the demand for a building isn't there, it isn't good to leave the lot empty; but instead of a sea of asphalt maybe the cities could encourage the lots to be developed into green space; a park with benches and something artistic where people can go and eat lunches at and so forth; at least until the land owner is ready to build something significant on it.

[OliverD]

Originally Posted by Taeolas

Admittedly if the demand for a building isn't there, it isn't good to leave the lot empty; but instead of a sea of asphalt maybe the cities could encourage the lots to be developed into green space; a park with benches and something artistic where people can go and eat lunches at and so forth; at least until the land owner is ready to build something significant on it.

But then the land owner's revenue for the land is zero. I think the only way that would work is if the owner didn't have to pay property tax while the land was used for public purposes.

[Taeolas]

Originally Posted by OliverD

But then the land owner's revenue for the land is zero. I think the only way that would work is if the owner didn't have to pay property tax while the land was used for public purposes.

Which might be what is needed. I wouldn't necessarily make it "Free Property" for the owner, but if they turn it over to public green space, then give them a discount and maybe a maintenance perk, up until the owner can get a buyer to use the property. The tax would be an incentive for the owner to find some proper use for it eventually. (And if a city council decides more parking is needed, they could allow some of the lots to be turned to parking space)

The two key elements would be to:
1. Stopping property owners from just tearing down and selling parking spaces.
2. Keeping the property from turning into basically a garbage dump until it is ready to be used for other more appropriate purposes.

The original story I linked has been updated; and permission to turn to a parking lot has been revoked, though the owner could still apply directly.

[nwalbert]

Originally Posted by MountPleasant

Great news!!


Saint John to be location of Atlantic regional office, justice minister confirms
GEORGE HALIM Telegraph-Journal Share this article

July 10, 2014
Canada's Finance Minister Joe Oliver, left, shakes with Saskatchewan Justice Minister Gordon Wyant, centre right, as New Brunswick Justice Minister Troy Lifford, centre left, and Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa look on at a news conference after signing an agreement to move towards a cooperative capital markets regulatory system in Ottawa, Wednesday July 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
SAINT JOHN • Saint John will be the location for the Atlantic regional office for the national securities regulator, New Brunswick Justice Minister Troy Lifford confirmed Thursday.

Lifford was in Ottawa Wednesday with federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver to sign an agreement that would see New Brunswick agree to be part of a national securities regulator.

In an interview afterward, he said that Saint John would “likely” be home to a regional office for the national regulator.

On Thursday, he was more definitive.

“There will be a new director as a result of a cooperative capital markets regulator and that individual will be responsible just for New Brunswick,” Lifford said. “There will also be a deputy chief regulator which will responsible for the East and those positions will both be located in New Brunswick – in Saint John.”

Lifford acknowledged that right now, the province doesn’t have much of a voice at the national table on securities regulation. But he expects that to change now that the province has agreed to be a part of a national regulator.

“Being a deputy chief regulator gives us a seat at that table and although we may not be a major capital market, we’re going to have the input and the weight to influence how this will move forward,” Lifford said. “We have a tremendously strong system here in New Brunswick. The finance and consumer services system does tremendous work and I think we’ve probably punched above our weight, but now this new system will give us a much stronger voice at that national table also.”

New Brunswick has always been a proponent of a system that would improve securities and capital market regulation in the country, according to Lifford, and he said signing on to this shows that.

By providing a single regulator to oversee financial markets in Canada, Lifford said it provides the tools to have a quicker, more thorough and comprehensive reaction to anything that may arise in the financial markets that could potentially cause instability.

Another aspect to the national regulator is New Brunswick’s clear intention to provide a more robust capital market for the province.

“We’ve got a lot of entrepreneurs that are capital hungry in this province,” Lifford said. “We’ve got great startup organizations, we’ve got big companies that trade as well and this is going to allow them to have easier access to capital so they can continue to grow their businesses, create wealth, generate jobs and drive the economy here in New Brunswick.

Awesome news! Should be good paying jobs!