(Saint John M-P Rodney Weston will officially announced federal funds for Canada Games Stadium today – file photo)
There will be smiles this morning as Saint John M-P Rodney Weston officially announces 1.4-million dollars in federal funds for the upgrade of the Canada Games Stadium. The news conference is being held at the Stadium beginning at ten — meantime — still no word from Fredericton on provincial funds. The city — private sector — and — U-N-B-S-J are all onboard with funding to help with the six million dollar project. The stadium and track will be home to the Acadien Games next summer.