The Greater Saint John Community Foundation will be releasing its annual report on Saint John's vital signs tomorrow.
An urban researcher who has been analysing the city's economy since 2005 says it's changing for the better with more pay cheques than ever being circulated. That's one reason, according to Kurt Peacock, that you're seeing more restaurants uptown and a city core that is slowly but surely becoming more vibrant.
Peacock reports the number of women in the local labour force has doubled since 1971 and poverty is at its lowest level in 20 years.