Mel Norton making the comment that the Port City is in a golden age to a room packed with people from different councils, tourism, non-profits, arts and culture. Norton tells CHSJ News they're committed to creating 250 new full-time jobs in the Port City to combat the out-migration of young people.
Norton tells us we likely can't stop people from looking for work elsewhere right away, but we can start the process of taking people off the planes from Alberta and keeping them here.
The mayor of Grand Bay-Westfield saying that Saint John is the nucleus of the region where money is made and jobs are found. Grace Losier tells CHSJ News that any growth the city undergoes will spill into the outlying communities. Losier tells us that we need to have a strong vibrant uptown where residents from areas like Grand Bay-Westfield can visit.
