Co-written by Giovanni Paquin & Andrew Matheson FREDERICTON - As of February 11th, Fredericton’s Gallery Connexion has opened the doors of its new home in the Chestnut Complex on 440 York Street. The inaugural exhibition of the gallery’s new location is presenting Nomadic Landscapes, an interactive art and architecture installation by José Luis Torres, a sculptor whose works have been showcased in exhibitions, residencies and symposiums in South America, North America and Europe. I was fortunate enough to attend the opening night of ...

Pleasantville is an historic military site  in St. John's, Newfoundland that is currently being redeveloped by the Canada Lands Company into a mixed-density residential development. The original base was constructed under the supervision of an American Company, the Newfoundland Base Contractors, and the US Corps of Engineers, with the majority of construction completed by November 1941. One of the most interesting features of the site can be attributed to the Texan who helped design the military base. In an apparent shout out to his cowboy brethren, he laid the streets out in such a way that when viewed from the ...

Co-written by Andrew Matheson and Giovanni Paquin Take me to the Plaza I gravitate to the people hangin around with their cigarettes and coffee in their hands at the centre of the town take me there... - Jonathan Richman FREDERICTON - Fredericton, a “city” of some 50,000, is the provincial capital of New Brunswick and has been the place we call home for a little more than a year (Giovanni) and six months (Andrew) respectively. As expats from Montreal and Toronto, we’ve definitely had to adjust to the change of pace in lifestyle in the city, but for the most part it’s been a positive experience. Fredericton has a relatively vibrant downtown filled with clusters of public buildings (Provincial Legislature, Lord Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton Playhouse, City Hall), boutique shops, cafes and some not-so-aesthetically pleasing office buildings. For the most part, the downtown is a walkable place, but it also has a tendency to cater to cars in order to survive, which often results in overlooking some of the more obvious opportunities to develop great public spaces. One such example includes “the Tannery”.