The Official Moncton, NB Project Thread

[sailor734]

Originally Posted by Lobster chucker

Grapevine chat says that multiple buildings are involved, and it’s related to software issues in the design stage that the engineer should have picked up on

How common is it for a professional engineer of some 18 years experience to be suspended before a hearing is even held?

[MonctonRad]

When I woke up this morning and checked my IPad, there was something in my Facebook feed about a new Francophone private school coming to this building at 40 Henri-Dunant in the MID Industrial Park:



I was going to post about it, but, for the life of me, I can't find the bloody article again.

In any event, the building looks like it could easily be converted into a school. If I recall, it was going to offer child care, preschool, and k-8 primary education.

Does anyone have any additional information???

[MonctonRad]

Found it:

We are excited to share that we will be moving to Moncton in September of 2024 !

- A new chapter will begin for us! Our new location is at 40 Henri Dunant.
- The new location will have an outdoor park, open space, pre-k-9th grade classes, preschool, bilingual rehab/tutoring center, summer, winter and March camps, and a gym (in a few months).

The school is called Institut Apprenti-sage
https://www.facebook.com/InstitutApprentisage
https://www.institutapprenti-sage.com/a-propos

This sounds like a relocation from Dieppe. The school has a specialty in special needs students.

[josh_cat_eyes]

It does kind of already look like a school. Could be a good use for it. In Summerside a former call centre in their industrial park was transformed into a church and it fits rather well.

[Taeolas]

I noticed today that the lot next to Pizza Hut/Pete's Market on Main Street has been cleared off. No idea what might be planned there, but it is a nice spot to put something in, especially if they could save the trees.

Also, does anyone know what's going on with the lot on Brookside? There's a spot there with red metal fencing and a couple of excavators on it. It's been there for a few years now, and I don't think anything has been done there. Storing excavators there can't really be cheap for a lot on the edge of the Northside Core.

[MonctonRad]

Wrong city?

[KnoxfordGuy]

Downtown from Realtor.ca

[MonctonRad]

Some interesting listings on CanadaConstructConnect.com

Clubs, Community Centers, Swimming Pools
Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1006450707
Stage: Pre-Design
Start Date: Aug 2027
Funding: City
Value: $86,000,000
Work Type: New Building
Type: COMMUNITY

Rumoured new aquatic centre???

Sports Arenas/Convention Centers
Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1006834611
Stage: Pre-Design
Start Date: Jun 2025
Funding: City
Value: $10,000,000
Work Type: New Building
Type: COMMUNITY

Apartments
Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1005766143
Stage: Design Development
Start Date: Apr 2025
Funding: Private
Value: $20,000,000
Work Type: New Building
Type: RESIDENTIAL

Possibly St. Bernard Place???

Government - Misc. Bldgs.
Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1006253736
Stage: Design Development
Start Date: Oct 2024
Funding: City
Value: $10,000,000
Work Type: New Building
Type: GOVERNMENT

Retail Stores, Apartments, Townhomes
Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1005642988
Stage: Design Development
Start Date: May 2025
Funding: Private
Value: $33,800,000
Work Type: New
Building Type: RESIDENTIAL

I think this might be Infinity. Note start date of May 2025.

Dormitories
Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1007124329
Stage: Pre-Design
Start Date: Apr 2026
Funding: State/Provincial
Value: $12,000,000
Work Type: Alteration
Building Type: EDUCATIONAL

Sounds like a significant renovation to a residence at Mount Allison University

Retail Stores, Condominiums
Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1007037407
Stage: Pre-Design
Start Date: Aug 2025
Funding: Private
Value: $30,000,000
Work Type: New Building
Type: RESIDENTIAL

Could this possibly be Ashford???

Hospitals, Clinics
Dorchester, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1005912276
Stage: Schematic Design
Start Date: Oct 2025
Funding: Federal
Value: $400,000,000
Work Type: New
Building Type: MEDICAL

This is unquestionably the new prison hospital at the Dorchester Penitentiary.

Laboratories
Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1005921723
Stage: Design Development
Start Date: Jul 2024
Funding: Federal
Value: $350,000,000
Work Type: New
Building Type: COMMERCIAL

This is unquestionably the ASEC.

Entertainment
Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1006080406
Stage: Pre-Design
Start Date: Aug 2027
Funding: Private
Value: $25,000,000
Work Type: Addition/Alteration
Building Type: RETAIL

This is very interesting. A $25M entertainment addition/alteration to a retail building??? Let the speculation begin!

Elementary, Pre Schools, High Schools
Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
ConstructConnect Project ID: 1005019209
Stage: Pre-Design
Start Date: Jun 2028
Funding: State/Provincial
Value: $10,000,000
Work Type: New Building
Type: EDUCATIONAL

This is not a comprehensive list. I only included projects in southeastern NB with a known value in excess of $10M. There were many other projects where the valuation is unknown. There were lots of other projects worth less than $10M. Also, CanadaConnectConstruct would only be aware of projects that have been tendered, or brought to their attention. There are other projects I am aware of that are not on their list.

The listed projects have a total value of just shy of one billion dollars.

[Monctoncore]

Very exciting, hopefully some of these release some renders soon! I assume that alot will have to go to council for approval, if alot are looking at 2025 start then that means they should be coming soon!

[josh_cat_eyes]

How do I see the list of projects? I can’t find the list of projects on the site.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by josh_cat_eyes

How do I see the list of projects? I can’t find the list of projects on the site.

Try this link (pre-filtered).

https://canada.constructconnect.com/...ick?cctpage=13

[MonctonGoldenTri]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Some interesting listings on CanadaConstructConnect.com


Rumoured new aquatic centre???




Possibly St. Bernard Place???




I think this might be Infinity. Note start date of May 2025.


Sounds like a significant renovation to a residence at Mount Allison University


Could this possibly be Ashford???


This is unquestionably the new prison hospital at the Dorchester Penitentiary.


This is unquestionably the ASEC.


This is very interesting. A $25M entertainment addition/alteration to a retail building??? Let the speculation begin!



This is not a comprehensive list. I only included projects in southeastern NB with a known value in excess of $10M. There were many other projects where the valuation is unknown. There were lots of other projects worth less than $10M. Also, CanadaConnectConstruct would only be aware of projects that have been tendered, or brought to their attention. There are other projects I am aware of that are not on their list.

The listed projects have a total value of just shy of one billion dollars.

I'm assuming those start dates aren't very accurate? St Bernard & Infinity have spring 2025 dates while ASEC has July 2024 yet it's already under construction

[Monctoncore]

Originally Posted by MonctonGoldenTri

I'm assuming those start dates aren't very accurate? St Bernard & Infinity have spring 2025 dates while ASEC has July 2024 yet it's already under construction

Yes, I would assume that these projects have a date set, but they I’m sure could start a bit earlier or later depending on weather. I assume that’s what they base it off of.

[MonctonRad]

From Mayor Dawn Arnold's Facebook update of this evenings regular city council session:

Big session of Moncton City Council today, starting with street closures for some summer activities and then public presentations by the Local Immigration Partnership (an open call for new members), from the Moncton Public Library, Codiac RCMP and from members of the Youth Advisory Committee on YouthFest.
In Planning Matters we had a Public Presentation on Cadieux St (improve and increase neighbourhood park) and then we had the Public Hearing for the Rezoning of MIP West Phase 2 (southern Horsman area) and then the presentation of the tentative plan for this area.
From recent Private meetings we:
o Approved the collective agreement with IAFF
o Agreed to name 3 trails in Bore Park: Steadman, O’Leary and Bourgeois
o Agreed to begin a procurement process to purchase a turf floor cover for the Stade Croix Bleue Medavie Stadium
o Agreed to declare land surplus (a ditch between Hal Betts ball fields and Foundry Street to allow for a major, mixed-use riverfront development)
In “Reports from Administration” we:
o Granted a parking lot paving request of $71,875 to Curl Moncton/Pickleball Moncton
o Awarded a contract for Riverfront Trail upgrades (Dexter Construction Company Ltd.=$403,710)
o Awarded an RFP for Powdered Activated Carbon equipment (Con-V-Air Inc.=$793,270)
o Agreed to purchase 2 salt-plow trucks (Applied Pressure=$985,194)
o Agreed to enter into a process to purchase 1 new loader plow and 1 new salting/plowing truck
o Agreed to extend the standing offer for janitorial services at the Codiac RCMP station (Maid-Exec Ltd.= $457,421)
o Agreed to help with the paving and milling of Universitée Ave. ($66,000)
o Agreed to renew the Infor Maintenance contract for another 5 years

[rdaner]

What is the Foundry Street riverside development?

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by rdaner

What is the Foundry Street riverside development?

The Two Brothers. Render available in the Three Sisters thread

[new kid in town]

$99M for affordable housing in Atlantic Canada

Ottawa has announced funding to support dozens of affordable housing projects in Atlantic Canada.

Federal ministers were in Moncton on Friday afternoon to announce nearly $99 million in funding.

That money will be used to build and repair more than 4,100 affordable homes through 69 projects.

Source: https://www.919thebend.ca/2024/06/14...lantic-canada/

Was this discussed somewhere? Feel like I missed it but this is a huge project, no? Do we know how this compares to other Federal assistance for projects in Freddy and SJ?

[lirette]

o Agreed to begin a procurement process to purchase a turf floor cover for the Stade Croix Bleue Medavie Stadium


Could this mean we are going to see more concerts in the future at the Stade?

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by lirette

o Agreed to begin a procurement process to purchase a turf floor cover for the Stade Croix Bleue Medavie Stadium


Could this mean we are going to see more concerts in the future at the Stade?

Sounds like it.

Personally, I would be all in favour of abandoning the Magnetic Hill site, and refocusing our energies on the Medavie Blue Cross Stadium. You can easily get 20,000 people on site, even without additional bleachers. That is more than enough for most concerts. I doubt we will ever see Taylor Swift here........

[MonctonRad]

2 people rescued from fire in two downtown houses
Weekend fire poses challenges for Moncton Fire Department
Author of the article:Sarah Seeley
Published Jun 24, 2024 • Last updated 18 hours ago • 3 minute read
https://tj.news/moncton-miramichi/2-...owntown-houses (paywall)

The fact this was a full alarm fire requiring all available firefighters from the city's five fire stations, should be a serious wake-up call for a city that will have 8-10 residential high rise buildings in it's downtown core within a decade.

Do we have the resources to fight a fire in buildings that will be as tall as 30-40 storeys???

I think the answer is "perhaps not."

Even with the help of the Riverview and Dieppe fire departments, I think things would be very problematic. Perhaps we should start planning for the future fire fighting needs of the city (and metro area) now...........