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to the community. Acting as the neighbor
to Saint John, the first incorporated city in
Canada, McLean says there is also an im-
portance to preserve Rothesay’s heritage
as it grows and develops as a community
of its own.
One of the most significant projects to
outline this concept is the redevelopment
of the Rothesay Common. The area to un-
dergo transformation is the town square,
set to boast an artificial ice rink, basket-
ball courts and an outdoor amphitheatre.
While, again, not necessarily a unique
project, the execution is done with a poise
and attention to detail not usually high-
lighted in a town this size.
“The service building for the Common
will be built in with Queen Anne Revival
style,” McLean says, “so the architecture
will fit in similar to the homes around it”.
Further to the discipline and commit-
ment to heritage the planning depart-
ment maintains, they have stayed true
to the covenant originally posted on the
grounds from the two sisters who donated
the space in the 1930’s, advising that no
alcohol shall be served or consumed in
the Common. So even with the beautifi-
cation of the area, the use of the creek that
runs through it as an aesthetic feature, and
the upcoming events that will take place
in the amphitheatre and ice rink, a ‘beer
