May 05 2009
AC/DC And Bon Jovi In Moncton
AC/DC is coming to Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on August 6, 2009. Bon Jovi is coming June 27, 2009. Tickets for both are $99.50 plus $250 in service fees (probably).
Archive for the tag 'moncton'
Apr 16 2009
Moncton’s Annual Used Book Fair
Moncton has an annual used book sale at a curling club in the Spring. Every couple of years I purge my books for those I don’t want, delivering them to the local fire station with the kids (because every kid loves fire stations).
Moncton’s longest running used book sale is once again looking for donations [...]
Mar 30 2009
Curling! In Moncton, New Brunswick!
The 2009 World Men’s Curling Championship is being held in my town, Moncton, New Brunswick. It starts April 3rd. This is a VERY big deal for a city few have heard about.
Curling involves sliding a 40 pound rock down an icy surface, aiming for a bulls-eye. Whoever gets closest wins. I [...]
Aug 14 2008
Daniel Lanois In Moncton
(Updated with post concert review (Oct. 18, 2008). See below.)
Daniel Lanois is coming to Moncton, New Brunswick in October!
Critically acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning musician and producer Daniel Lanois will perform in support of his latest release Here Is What Is, the soundtrack to his feature-length documentary of the same name, at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton [...]
Apr 05 2008
Moncton’s First Farm-share Program
Farm-share program launching in Moncton:
A new farm-share program in Moncton will allow area residents to get fresh local produce while supporting farmers.
Under the program, customers pay in advance for a share of the harvest from her Amarosia Organic Garden. In exchange, they get weekly deliveries of fresh produce for 22 weeks from June to October.
We [...]
Feb 14 2008
Moncton Webcam
Moncton, New Brunswick finally put up some webcams: one in front of city hall, the other at the pond in Centennial Park.
Aug 21 2007
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Half an Hour posted some great information about Moncton and its surrounding area (where I live), highlighting things the locals probably take for granted, like:
Magnetic Hill, which is a hill that makes you appear going up when you’re really going down. Strange, but true. He posted a good video of it.
Hopewell Rocks on [...]
Feb 06 2007
It’s Cold Out
Environment Canada issued this weather warning today:
Environment Canada’s Official Weather Warnings
Moncton and southeast New Brunswick
4:30 AM AST Tuesday 6 February 2007
Wind chill warning for Moncton and southeast New Brunswick continued
Extreme wind chill values near minus 36 are expected this morning.
This is a warning that extreme wind chill conditions are expected in these regions. Monitor weather [...]
