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Friday, November 12, 2010

City Hall Reaping the Benefits From Higher Education











A one time investment of 2 million dollars to aid the expansion of U-N-B Saint John and the city is reaping the rewards in the form of 1.5 million dollars in property tax each year.
That's a good deal according to Common Councillor Peter McGuire.


Fellow Councillor Donnie Snook says he's blown away at learning the university is providing the students who attend Hazen White St. Francis with 150 mentors.


Mayor Ivan Court points out it's no coincidece literacy levels in Crescent Valley have risen 66 per cent.