Saint John deputy mayor calls for ban on bad news, wants more positivity
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The deputy mayor of Saint John is calling for a four-month ban on negative news about New Brunswick’s port city.
Shirley McAlary said the city of about 67,000 people has a great quality of life, and city council, the public and the media need to tell a positive story to convince others to move there.
She said the media has to tell stories like the Oland murder trial, and recent explosions at the Irving refinery and at a metal recycling plant. But there’s more to talk about, she said.
“Those things happen in life. That doesn’t mean it’s the end of the life here. We’re an industrial city, but also a city with a great residential area,” McAlary said Thursday.