Saint John - Saint John city council has announced plans to
improve a number of the under-utilized parks around the city. According to councilman Sherman Bugglesbee,
the idea for the initiative came when he was surfing a popular Facebook page
that shares historic photos of Saint John and he saw a comment referencing
plans for an underground parking lot beneath King Square in the 1970s. Disappointed that never came to fruition,
“You can't have too much parking,” he started thinking about other ways in
which the green spaces of the city could be enhanced.
“We’ve been using Queen Square in the South End in the
summertime for a farmers' market, but that’s only seasonal,” Bugglesbee
explained. “Picture this, residents
being able to stroll by Samuel de Champlain year-round, every day as they get
their mail from huge new banks of super boxes that will be placed at the south
end of the square. Every Uptown
resident will be forced to enjoy the park!”
The City plans to do the same in Victoria Square in the
North End of the city too, “It's perfect.
That way the square will be used by everyone instead of just the feral
cats,” exclaimed the councilman.
The pièce de résistance will be a new warehouse for the
antiquated New Brunswick Museum on Douglas Avenue that will be placed in the
barren Riverview Memorial Park, an ancient tribute to the soldiers that fought
in the Boer War. “Who remembers the
Boer War anyway?” commented Bugglesbee, “Think of the jobs! Jobs are what this city needs more than
history or a place to let your dog relieve himself.”
The Saint John Public Garden will be a pet cemetery. “We're going to have the cutest critters
stuffed to add a special fun element to the wedding photographs taken in the
park. For a small fee, of course,” he
added.
