Fredericton Pride Week Proclamation:
Hosted: Fredericton Pride
Date: Monday, 23 July 2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: City Hall Council Chambers (inside City Hall, second floor Gallery) 397 Queen Street
A time honoured tradition of the Fredericton Pride Committee, join us in the Council Chambers at City Hall to hear the official Proclamation of Fredericton Pride Week 2012! This is an experience that is hard to describe; the truly heart-raising feeling of what it means to… celebrate Pride in Fredericton and hear City Council say it on live television and write it down on the books! There is always a good crowd of committee members as well as community friends in attendance, and it is a great opportunity to come on out and meet and greet as well. We’ll be meeting at the front doors of City Hall for around 7:15pm, as they open at 7:30pm. No need to worry if your tardy, as though the proclamations begin near the start of the sitting, there are usually a couple things beforehand. If you haven’t attended the event before, this one will be one to remember as the Pride Parade is on the streets for the first time ever this year! And who knows; maybe there will be another round of volleyball jokes floating around in the Chamber this time?
FQ 
gold price
August 15, 2012
To me the issue with Uptown and its heritage buildings is that right now there are tons of empty lots and derelict buildings that can be replaced with new structures before we even consider tearing down some of the old jewels this city has. Trinity Royal should remain 90% the way it is because so much of it is in fantastic shape and sets the tone for the whole city. Also, there are a handful of areas outside of the designated heritage zone which are also very well maintained, and I would strongly argue in favour of saving. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t consider some overhaul if a developer comes along with a brilliantly designed 25 floor condo tower for Trinity Royal, but let’s be honest here, no one is going to do that. Outside of that area though, many of the old wooden structures (you know the ones I mean, with their sideways slants and rotting roofs), parking areas or gravel-covered vacant lots should be looked at to develop. Its the South End that needs to see a lot of new money, and I’d rather see the quality of the whole peninsula be improved before we go about re-inventing the look of the city. That whole peninsular area isn’t very large as downtowns go, so it should not be much of a stretch to hope that we could see the majority of the empty lots and slum lord buildings replaced within the next 15 years. We don’t need to get ahead of ourselves and tear down buildings in the heart of Uptown, what with the new Coast Guard site development coming, North of Union being planned and the work on Water Street progressing. The only things I would argue that need to go sooner rather than later are the horrible buildings on King Square, like the Bargain Shop and the empty Paramount Theatre. We need to make King Square a real focus, maybe have a well-designed new office tower (even if it were only 7-8 floors) to replace the Paramount, or get an in-fill development on the parking lots near the Imperial.
FQ
August 24, 2012
I think you’re talking about downtown St. John here. We’re based in Fredericton.