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Saint John's south-central peninsula will be getting its long-awaited new K-8 school - an announcement some pe...

Fundy Quay site. Image: Submitted, Develop Saint John. The long-awaited government funding to help redevelop Fundy Quay in uptown Saint John finally arrived on Friday. The funding will get the site ready for a proposed $300- 350-million multi-use development on the former Coast Guard site along the city’s waterfront. The federal government will be contributing $9-million; the New Brunswick government will be contributing $6-million and the City of Saint John will also be contributing nearly $...

Fundy Quay site. Image: Submitted, Develop Saint John. The City of Saint John has issued a tender for seawall refurbishments at the former Coast Guard site on the waterfront. Work will involve repairing the aging seawall and raising it by around 1.5 metres to protect from rising sea levels and storm surges. The work is estimated to cost around $8.1 million. The federal government has already committed $3.2 million toward the refurbishments. Lisa Caissie, a spokesperson for the city, said they r...

Saint John, NB, Canada / Country 94 Dec 23, 2020 6:27 PM The communitys vision for a new school in the south central peninsula can be seen in this architectural rendering. (Photo: Develop Saint John/Submitted) A task force championing a new K-8 school in Saint John’s central peninsula says there is light at the end of the tunnel. Gary Lawson said they were a bit disappointed to learn no money had been set aside for the project in But Lawson, who chairs the Central Peninsula Community Hub Sch...