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A nearly completed cold-storage plant sits on the Saint John harbourfront, partly obstructing the view of the water for some residents. Port advocate Dorothy Shephard is among those who lost part of their old view, but she has hopes of getting a version of it back.
Port explores the idea of projecting a live feed of harbour onto the back of new building
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 23, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago
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A new cold-storage plant, set to open later this year, can be seen in this view of St. James Street West in Saint John. (Michael Heenan/CBC)
Dorothy Shephard has lived on St. James Street West — with a clear view of Saint John Harbour — for nearly 46 years.
“My first New Year’s Eve here, I remember at midnight, all the ships in the harbour sounded off, and that was really comforting to me,” said Shephard, whose father was a stevedore.
But the harbourfront has changed over the years, and most recently, those changes included the addition of a massive, rectangular building partially obstructing the view for residents of Shephard’s street.
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