The Price of Playgrounds
Playgrounds are big business. Did you know that one piece of play equipment suitable for an elementary school has a starting price tag of $50,000? A full design can easily cost in excess of $150,000,…
Salisbury Must Prepare for Potential
Salisbury is in an enviable position of being just 25 minutes from the ‘fastest growing urban centre’ on the East Coast – and it’s about to have a brand-new, $16 million elementary school. That’s a huge potential for growth coming to a village of just over 2,000 people with an average home price hovering around $200,000.
Localize the Story
I once gave a phone interview to a news agency from my basement. It’s where I was, along with my husband and our three small children, on the morning of June 5, 2014. I was…
Creating a Music City
Music City. That’s what some people are hoping Moncton can become. The city, Music / Musique NB, and Music Canada are hosting a symposium here later this month (September 2017) to “identify key strategies and…
Why Moncton
You start with one small idea. Maybe it’s thinking someone should paint something interesting to look at on a blank wall. Maybe it’s deciding to write something uplifting on a rock and hide it for…
Remove Parking Fees at Hospitals
Tucked in among the baby memorabilia in our sons’ memory boxes is an application for a parking pass at The Moncton Hospital. It wasn’t an onerous process to apply, nor was the cost extraordinary. It…
Why I Take My Kids to the PRIDE Parade
My children are growing up in a country where we’ve moved from protests to parades. There is no secrecy about sexuality, in our home or in our community. So why do we need to go to a parade? Because we all should stand together to celebrate love and acceptance.