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Liberal Cabinet meeting infused up to $100,000 into New Brunswick town

St. Andrews mayor Stan Choptiany estimated that his New Brunswick town and its business and residents benefitted from at least $80,000 worth of spending by roughly 200 government, media, support staff and others who visited during a Cabinet retreat.

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BY TIM NAUMETZ
January 21, 2016

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Liberal Cabinet meeting infused up to $100,000 into New Brunswick town

St. Andrews mayor Stan Choptiany estimated that his New Brunswick town and its business and residents benefitted from at least $80,000 worth of spending by roughly 200 government, media, support staff and others who visited during a Cabinet retreat.

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