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Photo courtesy Greg Stewart for Council - Ward 4 on Facebook. A longtime business owner is running for council in the city’s Ward 4. Greg Stewart’s campaign has focused on local support for small businesses, as well as financial accountability. On his campaign’s Facebook page, Stewart said his 28 years of experience as a business owner, which includes opening Jake’s Steakhouse in 1994, has prepared him to make the tough cuts and decisions necessary around the council horseshoe. The long-time east sider says he was “a firm but fair employer” and though he has no post-secondary degr...
Frank James is a fourth-generation Saint Johner looking to become a councillor in Ward 3. James previously ran in the 2019 byelection to replace Gerry Lowe. On his campaign site, he lists citizen engagement as his number one priority – pushing for residents to participate in public feedback surveys. James says as a councillor he’d also want to connect residents to the technological innovations he’s seen around the city. He believes the city has done a good job of preserving its history but says it’s important to grow by bringing new construction that complements Saint John’s older a...
Photo submitted by Howard Yeomans. Howard Yeomans wants to be the next mayor of Saint John. The lifelong Saint Johner is a retiree who previously worked in accounting and as a small business-owner. Yeomans joined the race in 2016 and finished fifth out of five candidates. But this time he says he’s more prepared and understands what the job is all about. “I’ve done a lot of things that are needed by a person who’s going to be mayor. I’ve done budgets for major companies, small companies. I’ve done accounting, I’ve been through the whole thing pretty well – including eventually...