The Official Moncton, NB Project Thread - Page 615

MonctonRad · #**12281** Posted **Jul 1, 2019, 11:33 PM**

Found this on LinkedIn:

Organigram finally has a sign out front. About time, the company after all has a valuation of greater than a billion dollars.........

In other signage news from the MID Industrial Park, I noticed that RBC has finally put up signage for it's previously incognito customer service centre tucked in behind those two office buildings on St George Blvd. The signage refers to the building as the RBC Corporate Offices, which to me seems to be somewhat of a stretch since, to my knowledge, this is just an inbound customer contact centre. The name however could be an understandable reflex given the prominent signage at CF Champlain proudly proclaiming the TD Corporate Offices, although, in TD's case, their building does contain accounting services for TD Bank in North America, in addition to a customer contact centre, and therefore could probably rightly refer to itself as a "corporate" office

Good2go · #**12282** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 12:40 AM**

I was always surprised how long the xwave colours stayed on the front of the building. xwave/Aliant/Bell moved out in 2010.

Whitites · #**12283** Posted **Jul 4, 2019, 12:54 PM**

Construction of the new IHop has begun on Mountain road between the Petro-Can an the Casino Hotel

Whitites · #**12284** Posted **Jul 10, 2019, 7:53 PM**

They broke the ground on that huge apartment complex across from the Sobey's on Mountain road. Excavators are there today or were there yesterday. I noticed it today. Should have taken a picture but I was driving.

MonctonRad · #**12285** Posted **Jul 10, 2019, 11:09 PM**

July PAC for the City of Moncton - nothing at all interesting or of note.

https://www.moncton.ca/lets-do-busin...sory-committee

Whitites · #**12286** Posted **Jul 27, 2019, 11:29 AM**

IHop news...
The water and sewer mains are in. They cut up our nicely new paved Mountain road ;(

Foundation is in so it should go up quickly now

jonny golden · #**12287** Posted **Jul 27, 2019, 4:46 PM**

Since it's been 2-3 weeks since I took a drive by the site of the proposed apartment building at the corner of Archibald St. & Victoria St. I went by today. Nothing happening there yet. I seem to remember reading that they were planning to start construction sometime this summer.

MonctonRad · #**12288** Posted **Aug 9, 2019, 3:57 PM**

There was apparently an announcement at the DFO Gulf Fisheries Centre on Universite Avenue this morning regarding a $500m investment over the next 7-8 years in support of the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre, based here in Moncton.

Details are sketchy right now, but that's a huge investment. We should know shortly what this means.......

MonctonRad · #**12289** Posted **Aug 9, 2019, 11:33 PM**

Nor much in the popular media regarding this fairly major announcement ($500M!!!!), but I found this online:

Government of Canada Invests in Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre

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MONCTON, NB, Aug. 9, 2019 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada understands that federal scientists play an important role in the lives of Canadians; scientific research and discovery improves our health, environment, communities and economy. Providing our scientists with modern and fully accessible facilities that promote collaborative research is just one way the government can support them in the important work that they do.

Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, on behalf of the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, along with the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade, announced the Government of Canada is renewing the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre (ASEC) in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Federal investments will help transform the ASEC into a world-class centre for ocean science research. To support the renewal of the ASEC, as well as other federal laboratories across Canada, the Government of Canada has awarded a contract to Framework, a joint venture between Stantec, Merrick and Dialog, for architectural and engineering laboratory design services to develop lab standards, functional programming and concept designs. This will help transform the ASEC into an environmentally sustainable collaboration facility, featuring state-of-the-art information technology capacity and connectivity.

The renewal of the ASEC will provide a modern facility for federal scientists to carry out their work, ensuring we have the best available science to protect and manage Canada's precious aquatic resources. Furthermore, it will lead to job creation and economic growth in the Moncton region for many years to come.

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Quick facts:

- Since 2016, the Government of Canada has invested more than $10 billion in science research.
- The renewal of the ASEC will focus on improving sustainability of Atlantic fresh and saltwater resources as well as monitoring and protecting the health of coastal ecosystems of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic Ocean regions.
- Significant progress has been made at the ASEC with partnerships that have been formed with universities, Indigenous communities, the fishing industry, non-governmental organizations and other federal government departments to create interpretive spaces to engage Canadians in marine science and promote ocean literacy.

The contract with Framework is valued at up to $100 million.

The $100M for Framework sounds like it is for architectural design and construction work on the Gulf Fisheries Centre, across from the GDH on Universite Avenue. The other $400M must be for research and programming within the centre for the next 7-8 years.

Nashe · #**12290** Posted **Aug 10, 2019, 3:29 PM**

That does seem HUGE! The jobs, especially. I'm imagining a bunch of new scientists and researchers moving to Moncton?

BlackYear · #**12291** Posted **Aug 10, 2019, 9:48 PM**

Waiting to see if a tornado would develop in these crazy storm clouds...never happened. View from the Brick parking lot.

habs33 · #**12292** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 4:39 PM**

A CBC reporter has tweeted that the new Centennial pool won't be done this summer
https://twitter.com/smagee29/status/1162397061867872257

Whitites · #**12293** Posted **Aug 22, 2019, 5:09 PM**

IHop cement floor is poured. They must have had delivery delays because it took 3 weeks after the foundation was poured.

Whitites · #**12294** Posted **Sep 5, 2019, 7:30 PM**

They are pouring the foundation for that big apartment building across from Sobey's on Mountain road.

Also 3 Tesla super chargers are being installed at the Petro-Can 2600 Mountain road. I'll post a picture when they are done.

MonctonRad · #**12295** Posted **Sep 6, 2019, 2:04 PM**

Really appreciate your input (and photographs), but the vast majority of the discussions about Moncton developments are either neighbourhood based or project specific. They have their own individual threads.

Most of your posts so far have been about projects in the north end. I suggest you consider posting on these projects in the [Moncton] Northwest/Magnetic Hill thread.

Thanks!

Whitites · #**12296** Posted **Sep 7, 2019, 10:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Really appreciate your input (and photographs)I suggest you consider posting on these projects in the [Moncton] Northwest/Magnetic Hill thread.

Thanks!

Thanks for informing, I did not know this so will move to proper thread.

benvui · #**12297** Posted **Sep 10, 2019, 5:45 PM**

Has anyone else noticed the erosion along the Petticodiac since Dorian. To me it looks as if a good 5-6 feet of bank has eroded during/since the storm. Usually you only see one section of grass falling into the river but now all along the river there seems to be 3-4 sections of grass falling in....or is it just me?

Photo1 · #**12298** Posted **Sep 11, 2019, 10:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by benvui

Has anyone else noticed the erosion along the Petticodiac since Dorian. To me it looks as if a good 5-6 feet of bank has eroded during/since the storm. Usually you only see one section of grass falling into the river but now all along the river there seems to be 3-4 sections of grass falling in....or is it just me?

Haven't noticed but a TON of water fell last weekend and all the rivers/streams including the Petty were exceptionally high.

MonctonRad · #**12299** Posted **Sep 14, 2019, 2:01 PM**

Enrolment in the Anglophone East School District is up by 400 over last year, now exceeding 16,400 students.

85% of the increase is attributable to international immigration.

Edith Cavell School in the downtown of the city has an immigrant student population exceeding 50% of overall enrolment. This almost sounds like figures you would find in Toronto!

The Francophone Sud School Board (which also encompasses Saint John and Fredericton) claims enrolment is up this year by 407 students as well. Again, international immigration is largely responsible,

PEI highway guy · #**12300** Posted **Sep 14, 2019, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Enrolment in the Anglophone East School District is up by 400 over last year, now exceeding 16,400 students.

85% of the increase is attributable to international immigration.

Edith Cavell School in the downtown of the city has an immigrant student population exceeding 50% of overall enrolment. This almost sounds like figures you would find in Toronto!

The Francophone Sud School Board (which also encompasses Saint John and Fredericton) claims enrolment is up this year by 407 students as well. Again, international immigration is largely responsible,

I know a prinicipal in the district who told me there were 20 or so new students in his school from Central and South America countries this year alone. When I asked why, the person said call centres/ places like ExxonMobil are recruiting more and more Spanish speaking employees to fill positions. Moncton is becoming more and more diverse all the time.