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Deal or No deal

I saw at CBC News in french(SRC)a little documentary about Saint John pipeline. I like Saint John but i am against that pipeline pass through the city by Rockwood park. Many citizens are scared about pipeline into the city. Emera can get this pipeline under fundy bay, they just don`t want to pay the extra cost. There are a risk for the population in that case. The most important thing is that many of them are scared about reprisal by Irving oil. Saint John still seem to be a little "Banana republic". Deal or no deal... no other position.. It is a shame for the democracy

I would want your comments on that
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I saw at CBC News in french(SRC)a little documentary about Saint John pipeline. I like Saint John but i am against that pipeline pass through the city by Rockwood park. Many citizens are scared about pipeline into the city. Emera can get this pipeline under fundy bay, they just don`t want to pay the extra cost. There are a risk for the population in that case. The most important thing is that many of them are scared about reprisal by Irving oil. Saint John still seem to be a little "Banana republic". Deal or no deal... no other position.. It is a shame for the democracy

I would want your comments on that
I am quite amazed how Saint John bows down to Irving the way they do. For one thing building an LNG facilty that close to a city is just crazy and then to get hardly anything on taxes for having it there is just insane....then to top it all off they want to build a high pressured pipe line right through the city is just crazy. Is Saint John that desperate for business I mean really. At least in NS the two planned LNG's are in less popultated areas with fair taxes to the communities.
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I am quite amazed how Saint John bows down to Irving the way they do. For one thing building an LNG facilty that close to a city is just crazy and then to get hardly anything on taxes for having it there is just insane....then to top it all off they want to build a high pressured pipe line right through the city is just crazy. Is Saint John that desperate for business I mean really. At least in NS the two planned LNG's are in less popultated areas with fair taxes to the communities.
I am agree with you. Moreover, Irving has 54 properties along the proposed pipeline, this is one of the reasons why Irving wants that Emera gets pipeline built through the city. Anyway, Saint John citizens are not informed about the risks because all english newspapers in the province are owned by Irving and obviously in favour of this pipeline

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Irving owns New Brunswick both figuritivly and literally.

btw Saint John has a lot going for it! Keep up the good work!
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I am quite amazed how Saint John bows down to Irving the way they do. For one thing building an LNG facilty that close to a city is just crazy and then to get hardly anything on taxes for having it there is just insane....then to top it all off they want to build a high pressured pipe line right through the city is just crazy. Is Saint John that desperate for business I mean really. At least in NS the two planned LNG's are in less popultated areas with fair taxes to the communities.
Saint John has essentially been stagnating or declining for 100 years. The population is aging rapidly, the best and brightest don't stay and the city is literally facing demographic collapse.

They are incredibly desperate for business - the pipeline, along with all of this development, is something unprecedented in SJ. The city government faces criticism for cowing to the Irvings but would face much worse if it was reported that they let several hundred jobs get away.
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Pipeline foes accuse council of selling out

John Mazerolle
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As published on page C2 on November 28, 2006

SAINT JOHN - It was in with a whisper and out with a bang at a town hall meeting Monday night involving members of common council and concerned citizens.

The first two hours at the Boys and Girls Club saw a quiet discussion that was like a mix between a council session and a meeting of the Village Neighbourhood Association, an advocacy group for the city centre.

Prostitution, truck traffic, and recycling bins were among the items discussed in a conversation that was occasionally inaudible because of a malfunctioning microphone.

Then came a brief bit of fireworks as members of the anti-pipeline group the Friends of Rockwood Park confronted council, particularly an angry Leland Thomas, who demanded in a loud, quavering voice why council decided to "sell out" by endorsing the land-based route for the proposed natural-gas transmission line, which will take the pipe through Rockwood Park.

The councillors and Mayor Norm McFarlane left after a few brief exchanges.

The meeting itself was very subdued, with about 50 citizens listening to city staff members and the occasional councillor respond to questions from a few members of the crowd.

Only five citizens spoke during the entire meeting, with at least three of them belonging to the Village Neighbourhood Association.

Debbie Cooper, a member of the association and the executive director of the Boys and Girls Club, had concerns about how prostitution has crept in the direction of the club. She said she has been forced to clean up syringes that have been found less than 100 metres up the road.

"I didn't want to wait, because kids are inquisitive," she said.

Const. Jim Fleming, the community police officer in that area, said police are aware of the problem and are working on a solution, although he didn't get into specifics.

The amount of truck traffic in the uptown was also discussed, with Coun. Ivan Court mentioning that the $15 fine for heavy trucks that drive through the city illegally needs to be raised.

"If we give those truck drivers a $200 fine that's coming out of their pay cheque and that will stop them from breaking the law," he said.

Dan Robichaud, an uptown business owner and another member of the association, spoke on almost every topic during the evening, including the lack of recycling bins in the city centre.

Coun.Glen Tait, who is on the Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission, said the commission is "only too happy to accommodate areas that want more recycling," though citizens and city staff alike said it is difficult to find places where the people or businesses living nearby will allow them.

After the meeting was over, the pipeline protesters approached some of the councillors who had remained behind.

Thomas approached Tait, but Tait told him he would not talk with him while he was angry because the conversation would not be "intelligent."

Tait said he would be glad to sit and talk with him later.

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Energy boom holds key to expanded air service

Sandra Davis
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SAINT JOHN - By the end of the year, Saint John should know whether it will have a flight to Boston, New York - or both.

Right now, Mayor Norm McFarlane and the Board of Trade are surveying commercial clients to figure out how best frequent business flyers would be served.

"I hope by the end of the year we'll have a plan together," the mayor said Tuesday from Florida, where he is attending pension board trustee training.

Once the need has been determined, further meetings will be held with two interested U.S. carriers, who McFarlane declines to name. Negotiations have been going on for about six months between the Saint John Airport Authority, the city and the carriers.

Getting the proposed natural gas pipeline and establishing Saint John as the region's energy hub is key to beefing up the city's air service, the mayor said.

"We need more flights within Canada and certainly to the U.S. Once you've got the energy hub, other companies are going to want to locate here," he said.

When the mayor was in Boston last month, firms were talking about Saint John and expressed an interest in exploring business opportunities with the city, the mayor said.

"They all knew what was going on in Saint John," he said, and are interested to hear more about the energy hub because of the opportunities they see n Saint John in everything from IT to construction, petrochemical, plastics and the service industry.

"There are all kinds of things that energy will attract."

Earlier this month, Air Canada announced it is adding 27 new flights each week in and out of New Brunswick, including up to three flights a week from Saint John to Montreal and, as of Nov. 1, Air Canada Jazz upgraded its evening flights between Saint John and Halifax to a bigger plane, almost doubling its capacity.

Earlier this fall, Toronto-based SunWing Airlines announced it will offer direct flights from Saint John to the Dominican Republic, Florida and Mexico between March and May.

This is the first time Saint John area residents have been offered non-stop charter flights to southern destinations.

Saint John Airport CEO John Buchanan has said the city's position as an energy hub will increase the demand for flights and attract airlines.

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Saint John has essentially been stagnating or declining for 100 years. The population is aging rapidly, the best and brightest don't stay and the city is literally facing demographic collapse.

They are incredibly desperate for business - the pipeline, along with all of this development, is something unprecedented in SJ. The city government faces criticism for cowing to the Irvings but would face much worse if it was reported that they let several hundred jobs get away.

Well, you knows best too. If city accept pipeline right thought the city they will put in danger many citizens along pipeline and if they don`t accept the deal, they let get away energie hub and jobs linked with

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Energy boom holds key to expanded air service

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SAINT JOHN - By the end of the year, Saint John should know whether it will have a flight to Boston, New York - or both.

Right now, Mayor Norm McFarlane and the Board of Trade are surveying commercial clients to figure out how best frequent business flyers would be served.

"I hope by the end of the year we'll have a plan together," the mayor said Tuesday from Florida, where he is attending pension board trustee training.

Once the need has been determined, further meetings will be held with two interested U.S. carriers, who McFarlane declines to name. Negotiations have been going on for about six months between the Saint John Airport Authority, the city and the carriers.

Getting the proposed natural gas pipeline and establishing Saint John as the region's energy hub is key to beefing up the city's air service, the mayor said.

"We need more flights within Canada and certainly to the U.S. Once you've got the energy hub, other companies are going to want to locate here," he said.

When the mayor was in Boston last month, firms were talking about Saint John and expressed an interest in exploring business opportunities with the city, the mayor said.

"They all knew what was going on in Saint John," he said, and are interested to hear more about the energy hub because of the opportunities they see n Saint John in everything from IT to construction, petrochemical, plastics and the service industry.

"There are all kinds of things that energy will attract."

Earlier this month, Air Canada announced it is adding 27 new flights each week in and out of New Brunswick, including up to three flights a week from Saint John to Montreal and, as of Nov. 1, Air Canada Jazz upgraded its evening flights between Saint John and Halifax to a bigger plane, almost doubling its capacity.

Earlier this fall, Toronto-based SunWing Airlines announced it will offer direct flights from Saint John to the Dominican Republic, Florida and Mexico between March and May.

This is the first time Saint John area residents have been offered non-stop charter flights to southern destinations.

Saint John Airport CEO John Buchanan has said the city's position as an energy hub will increase the demand for flights and attract airlines.
That is great to hear - flying to and from Saint John was prohibitively expensive and limited for a long time - things seem to be improving.

I don't know why they don't try to land a flight to London or Paris via Zoom - surely Southern NB could support a twice-a-week trans-Atlantic flight.

It would also be ideal if SJ could have a flight to a big American hub - like Atlanta or Chicago, because it would bring many destinations much closer and would (I'm fairly certain) be quite profitable for the airline offering it.
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That is great to hear - flying to and from Saint John was prohibitively expensive and limited for a long time - things seem to be improving.

I don't know why they don't try to land a flight to London or Paris via Zoom - surely Southern NB could support a twice-a-week trans-Atlantic flight.

It would also be ideal if SJ could have a flight to a big American hub - like Atlanta or Chicago, because it would bring many destinations much closer and would (I'm fairly certain) be quite profitable for the airline offering it.
The major problem in that case is that Moncton has a International airport. It will be more complex for them to attract more international destinations. To set up more flights within Canada to Saint John, they can try to attract "West Jet" in town, they are both in Moncton and Halifax as well. As you said, that great to hear.
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Saint John Board of Trade : Priorities for 2007

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International power line under construction in New Brunswick

November 28, 2006 - 12:33 pm
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LEPREAU, N.B. - Construction has begun on a new power transmission line intended to boost New Brunswick's ability to export electricity to the United States.

Premier Shawn Graham and the presidents of NB Power and Bangor Hydro turned the sod on the project today near New Brunswick's Point Lepreau nuclear power station.

The new 345-megawatt line is in addition to an existing 700-megawatt line that's about 30 years old.

New Brunswick Energy Minister Jack Keir says the new line will be especially useful if a proposed feasibility study recommends the construction of a second reactor at Point Lepreau.

The New Brunswick portion of the line covers 95 kilometres and will cost about $60 million.

NB Power spokesperson Pam MacKay says the line should be in use
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Waterfront racino proposal sinks

Development Local group says it will go to Moncton instead

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As published on page C1 on November 29, 2006

SAINT JOHN - The $300-million proposal for a waterfront harness racing track and casino appears to be dead in the water.

Common council has decided it is not willing to hold the land for one year while a group of local entrepreneurs worked on strengthening their business plan and obtaining more land. Dave Ryan of Greenspace Development Holdings Ltd. said he learned this week from city manager Terry Totten that the city is not interested in giving them a one-year option.

"If they're not willing to work with private developers on public land, there will be no true growth," said Ryan, using one of the city's development catchphrases.

The proposal included a harness racing track and a 126-room hotel in the shape of a ship. It also included a marine park, a marina, mixed housing units, a sea spa, and a multi-purpose ball field. If the entire project had been completed as envisioned, it would have encompassed the old Lantic Sugar site, a large part of Lower Cove wharf, the Barrack Green Armoury and several privately held lands where businesses operate in the South End.

Ryan's group wanted the opportunity to approach the Port of Saint John, the Department of National Defence, and private landowners about buying their properties or, in the case of the port, making a land swap.

The group would have then rewritten its proposal based on the answers ot received. Ryan says the $300-million cost was never an issue.

But council instructed Totten in a recent closed-door meeting to tell the entrepreneurs that the city is not willing to hold the land for a year.

In an interview, Totten said council still encourages the group to work on the project. If the group makes progress, council would then consider selling the land at fair market value, he said.

Mayor Norm McFarlane could not be reached for comment.

Ryan said the group will look at investing in other areas instead, including Moncton.

"Moncton seems to be a little more prepared to move forward" with this kind of development, he said.

Ryan said his group looked closely at the city's True Growth Strategy and the Waterfront Development Corporation's Opportunity for Developments as it drew up plans. But the development guidelines in those documents are incorrect if the city won't accept private money, he said.

In response, Totten said council has a record of welcoming private investment, such as the construction of the East Point shopping complex on Westmorland Road.

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Developers scrap $300M track, casino in Saint John

Developers won't build a $300-million racino — a facility that hosts both a harness racing track and VLT terminals — and hotel on the Saint John waterfront, a spokesman says.

Greenspace Development Holding had asked the city for a one-year option on land the city owns. The group wanted time to solidify its business plan and buy other pieces of land around the city-owned Lantic Sugar site.

However, city council decided that it wasn't willing to hold the land for one year while Greenspace explored the possibility of acquiring the other pieces of land.

Dave Ryan, a spokesman for Greenspace, said Tuesday that the company would look into whether another city was interested in the development.

"If our investors are willing to go forward with the project, then we have to look elsewhere," he said.

To go ahead with the project, the company would have also had to acquire land currently owned by the Saint John Port Authority and the federal Defence Department.

To hold up a prime piece of land for a year without knowing whether the others are going to be there is not really fair to other developers that might want that piece of land," said Mayor Norm McFarlane.

A racino was to be the centrepiece of the project. It would also have included housing, a hotel, a spa and a baseball field.

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I really didn´t like this project (The Racino) from the start and I think the city can do better. Let Moncton have it.

HalifaxMtl666 - nice pictures!

I also wanted to mention that Saint John is opening the first Anglophone Medical School in the province in 2008 at UNBSJ and the Regional Hospital.

Here is the link from the SJ Board of Trade -

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That is great news! A medical school is a serious addition to the campus and city.
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I really didn´t like this project (The Racino) from the start and I think the city can do better. Let Moncton have it.

HalifaxMtl666 - nice pictures!

I also wanted to mention that Saint John is opening the first Anglophone Medical School in the province in 2008 at UNBSJ and the Regional Hospital.

Here is the link from the SJ Board of Trade -

http://www.sjboardoftrade.com/BOT_Priorities_2006.pdf

That is great news! A medical school is a serious addition to the campus and city.

I hope Saint john will be able to find another projects for Lantic Land. Anyway Coast guard get on underground soon!

I really agree with you for medical shcool!!!
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I'm betting that this project would never have happened anyway. An idea without the money to make it happen is just an idea and there's no shortage of those. I'm happy that the city didn't grant exclusive rights to the land without any guarantees that the project would move forward, we've seen that happen before and it ends in disaster.

I also bet that there will be an announcement before long of a project that actually WILL go ahead on the Lantic Sugar site, one that has funding and will be a more suitable use of prime downtown realestate than a race track.
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The major problem in that case is that Moncton has a International airport. It will be more complex for them to attract more international destinations. To set up more flights within Canada to Saint John, they can try to attract "West Jet" in town, they are both in Moncton and Halifax as well. As you said, that great to hear.
A boost in tourism would also help to attract more airlines.

Fundy Trail Parkway a priority (06/10/19)
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FREDERICTON (CNB) - Tourism and Parks Minister Stuart Jamieson met with A.D. Fiander Associates Ltd. President Allan Fiander to review plans for Phase II of the Fundy Trail Parkway. Fiander has been contracted by the Fundy Trail Development Authority, Inc. as the project manager, and is responsible for the engineering design work and execution of the project.


Phase I of the Parkway has welcomed over 400,000 visitors since it originally opened in 1998. It is a seasonal coastal access network which showcases the natural uniqueness of the Fundy escarpment. It includes: 11 km of low speed auto parkway with scenic outlooks, 16 km multi-use trail for pedestrians and cyclists, footpaths to beaches and estuaries, and a 270 sq. m (3,000 sq. ft) Interpretation Centre.

Plans for Phase II of the project include a 125 m. steel bridge across Big Salmon River, 17 km of parkway and 41 km of public road upgrades.

"Completion of the Fundy Trail Parkway project provides major positive economic impacts for New Brunswick," Jamieson said. "It offers a retention-oriented cluster of eco-tourism experiences that today's and tomorrow's visitors and tourists are searching for - a natural, pristine, coastal destination with appropriate areas, attractions and activities for a wide range of visitor profiles."

Phase II of the project will link the Fundy Trail with Fundy National Park and create a world class coastal tourism route connecting the Reversing Falls, the caves of St. Martins, the Fundy Trail, Fundy National Park and the Hopewell Rocks.

Within 10 years of completion of Phase II, the total direct and indirect job creation is expected to reach 750 sustainable jobs per year in the tourism sector. Total annual visitation is forecasted to grow from about 55,000 in 2005 to about 235,000 by 2014. Demand for overnight accommodations is expected to increase dramatically, with 30,000 additional visitor parties of overnight accommodations in the first full year of operation. Ten years after completion, about 115,000 additional visitor parties per year are expected.

"A completed Fundy Trail Parkway will create a critical mass of significant tourism attractions on a coastal access route through the Fundy Escarpment that will attract visitors to NB as well as entice those travelling through NB to lengthen their stay," Jamieson said. "It will be an important catalyst for significant new business growth and expansion in the small rural communities on the route between Saint John and Moncton."


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Unemployment rate rose to 6.3% in November, from 6.2% in October

OTTAWA (CP) - More people went looking for work in November and that helped push the unemployment rate up 0.1 of a percentage point to 6.3 per cent, despite the creation of 22,000 new part-time jobs.

Statistics Canada said Friday the economy has created 89,000 jobs since August. Alberta continued its boom last month, adding 10,000 new jobs. However, the provincial unemployment rate rose 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.1 per cent as more people entered the market.

So far this year, Alberta has created 112,000 new jobs. That's a 6.2 per cent increase, three times the national growth level.

The statistics agency said Alberta accounted for 40 per cent of the national job growth this year.

In Nova Scotia, unemployment fell almost a full point to 7.4 per cent, a 30-year low.

In Central Canada, Ontario produced 19,000 new jobs last month, but unemployment was unchanged at 6.4 per cent. Quebec lost jobs and saw unemployment inch up to eight per cent from 7.7 per cent.

Both provinces have been hit by job losses in manufacturing. Ontario alone has lost 63,000 factory jobs so far this year.

The natural resources sector has helped drive job growth this year with 36,000 new positions, mostly in Alberta and British Columbia.

OTTAWA (CP) - The national unemployment rate was 6.3 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities but cautions the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. (Previous month in brackets.)

-St. John's, N.L. 7.7 (8.0)
-Halifax 4.9 (5.2)
-Saint John, N.B. 5.9 (6.1)
-Saguenay, Que. 8.6 (8.8)
-Quebec 6.1 (5.7)
-Trois-Rivieres, Que. 7.2 (8.0)
-Sherbrooke, Que. 7.9 (8.1)
-Montreal 7.9 (8.0)
-Gatineau, Que. 5.6 (4.9)
-Ottawa 5.6 (5.2)
-Kingston, Ont. 5.1 (5.7)
-Toronto 6.9 (6.7)
-Hamilton 6.4 (6.5)
-Kitchener, Ont. 5.3 (5.3)
-London, Ont. 6.3 (6.7)
-Oshawa, Ont. 6.9 (6.8)
-St. Catharines-Niagara, Ont. 6.7 (6.6)
-Sudbury, Ont. 6.7 (7.7)
-Thunder Bay, Ont. 7.2 (7.8)
-Windsor, Ont. 8.7 (8.8)
-Winnipeg 4.5 (4.3)
-Regina 4.7 (4.8)
-Saskatoon 3.1 (3.7)
-Calgary 2.8 (3.2)
-Edmonton 3.8 (4.1)
-Abbotsford, B.C. 4.0 (4.2)
-Vancouver 4.3 (4.1)
-Victoria 3.8 (4.0)

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I'm betting that this project would never have happened anyway. An idea without the money to make it happen is just an idea and there's no shortage of those. I'm happy that the city didn't grant exclusive rights to the land without any guarantees that the project would move forward, we've seen that happen before and it ends in disaster.

I also bet that there will be an announcement before long of a project that actually WILL go ahead on the Lantic Sugar site, one that has funding and will be a more suitable use of prime downtown realestate than a race track.
I wish they announce something soon and something like coast guard, a mix use (Retail/school/Condo/Office).

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Originally Posted by MTL Lucas
I found information about a new plan for public transportation at -

http://www.saintjohntransit.com/index.php?id=4

Saint John Transit, in partnership with the Saint John Parking Commission, is working towards a Commuter Express System which would include Rothesay, Quispamsis, Grand Bay-Westfield, Hampton and St. Martins. While the initial elements are in place for launch in the summer of 2007, the plans for ComX are not yet finalized. A formal proposal request for funding under Bill C-66 has been made and currently awaits approval of government.

I certainly hope that they get the needed funding. The rush hour in Saint John (especially on the Mackay Highway to/from Rothesay, Quispamsis and Hampton) is quite heavy for a city of its size and needs to address. Additionally, such a plan would help make the city more accessible from its suburbs for people without cars.
New Brunswick gets onboard with federal bus grants

New Brunswickers who ride city buses will soon have swank new rides, thanks to a $9.4 million federal grant to improve public transit in the province's three largest cities.

Fredericton will get $1.9 million, which Coun. Marilyn Kerton says will buy 15 new buses for the city fleet.

"We're really pleased and really, really excited and the timing's just perfect for us," she said.

Kerton says the city will replace older buses, some of which go back more than two decades.

"It also means for the disabled population in the city that we're going to get one more disabled bus, which is going to improve service for the disabled population," she said.

Kerton says some of the funding will also pay for an expansion of the maintenance building where the buses are stored.

New Brunswick Transportation Minister Denis Landry says the federal investment will also buy new buses in Moncton and Saint John, and help the environment because the new rides will be more fuel efficient and produce less emissions than older vehicles.

"It fits right under our greenhouse gas policy," Landry said, adding that funding announcements for transit in Saint John and Moncton will be made soon.
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