Travelling west - a change.

For  many years the large "Thorne's" sign displayed on the Chesley Drive shop storefront was a sure sign for me that the westside was up over the hill  - then it disappeared a few years back and the huge white expanse of nothing was all that passersby saw. Recently Source Atlantic added their logo and name to the facade.

I hope they get the point

I guess some folks weren't paying attention on the way in to the Irving Nature Park.
This should grab their attention.

There goes the neighbourhood

As seen on the westside ... someone needs to tell Sam.

Simms Corner - were we ahead of the game all along?

Might this work for Simms Corner?

No traffic lights. No traffic signs. No painted lines in the roadway. No curbs. And 26,000 vehicles passing every day through a traditional village center with busy pedestrian traffic.  It’s called "shared space."

What does Santa eat for breakfast?

I guess the best way to find out is to drop by the Bear's Den on Lancaster Ave. Apparently Santa will be there tomorrow.

Where does he get the time?

New Kent Store & Unfinished Townhouses

The Kent Store construction on Fairville Blvd. is making quick progress and there is now a sign announcing the development.  

Meanwhile on Lancaster Ave. the "luxury" townhouse development that never got off the ground is up for sale, again. This site had great potential and it's too bad the plan didn't come to fruition. I walk by the site occasionally and it's in bad shape.  This development had been in the works since Norm MacFarlane was Mayor. Oh well, as they say in Saint John, "They should never have torn down  (insert whatever landmark you can think of) the  DVA."

Public art just isn't what it used to be ... apparently

Korean / Japanese restaurant on the westside?

Not soon enough.
This sign was posted at the empty restaurant overlooking Reversing Falls.

Storefront signs installed at the new Liquor Store

on the weekend, at Sobey's Plaza.

New stuff at the INP

I haven't been to the Irving Nature Park in a while.  I snapped this picture of the barricades at the cliff in the upper parking lot.  I guess the erosion got to be too much in the last few years, and the new fencing is in place to keep folks a fair distance from the edge.

As well, a  Stonehammer Geopark Project sign has been placed at the entrance to the park. If this project get the green light it would be a fantastic boost for Saint John and area tourism business.

This is harsh

More weird and wild info from the Irving Nature Park;   spotted this a few days ago.

Give 'em a break!

I guess there's a reason for posting signs like these, but they seem very anti-social.  I was shaking my head again this weekend after a visit to Unity Park in Grand Bay Westfield where this sign is posted. Unity Park, by the way, is a really nice little park on the Nerepis Road, it has a great stage and hosts talent shows, concerts, and other community events.

The sign below is posted in a green space near Cushing Street in Fundy Heights. I am sure there is a history behind the sign, but it's kind of harsh ... and it's near  school too.

This weekend I was reading on CBC online (Outdoor options urged for children)  about the need to get kids outside to better appreciate nature and the environment.
   

Really? I did not know that!

You never know what's out there ....

In the fall I took this picture along the Duck Cove path.

Any westsider worth his or her salt will remember the middle / high school years - when heading to the beach for an evening stroll usually meant a dangerous descent over the rocks to the beach below.  Duck Cove had the distinction of providing a staircase - or the remains of a staircase -  to the beach.

I know there's a lot of history around the coast, but I didn't know (if indeed this sign is correct) that a WII Beach Defense Trench was located there.