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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Election platform: Expand social programs, restore public services and tax the rich
A group of New Brunswick unions and community organizations has issued a “progressive” platform for the provincial election scheduled for September 24th. The platform, released today in Moncton, calls on political parties to promise to increase spending on social … Continue reading
Planners recommend creating village near Sackville Exit 506
A Nova Scotia planning and design company recommends creating a village near TransCanada Highway Exit 506 that could include stores, restaurants and coffee drive thrus, apartments or condominiums, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, an ambulance station, a hiking and biking trail as … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged Alex Colville, Ekistics Planning and Design, Exit 506, Janet Hammock, Rob Leblanc, Sabine Dietz
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Sackville councillors urge feds to restore Via Rail service before it’s too late
Sackville Town Council voted unanimously last week to support the campaign to restore Via Rail’s Ocean passenger service that runs through Sackville on its route between Halifax and Montreal. Councillors asked Mayor Higham to write a letter to the federal … Continue reading
Cape Sharp: tidal turbine generated little power, but was a success; FORCE: expanding test site makes sense
Cape Sharp Tidal sold only 41.4 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity to Nova Scotia Power last year, enough to power the equivalent of about four homes, far short of the 500 the company claimed when it first deployed the turbine in … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., Darren Porter, Mary McPhee, Matt Lumley, MWh, Stacey Pineau
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Sackville councillors approve $76.5k in community grants
Sackville Town Council awarded $76,500 in community development grants to more than three dozen groups and organizations on Monday, but it wasn’t unanimous. Councillor Bruce Phinney voted no saying he disagreed with some of the grants and felt that town … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged 2018 community development grants, Bill Evans, Bruce Phinney, Michael Tower
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Sackville councillors say no to more student apartments on King St.
A small group of Sackville residents won a victory Monday night when Town Council voted against allowing more housing at 40 King Street where about 30 university students already live. In a 5-3 vote, council rejected a rezoning application that … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged 40 King St. rezoning, Pat Sheppard, Sean Doucet, student housing, William Sheppard
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Indigenous historian urges scrapping investments in fossil fuels
The campaign to get Mount Allison University to pull its investments from big fossil fuel companies got a boost this week from a Lakota historian who helped lead the fight against an oil pipeline in North Dakota. LaDonna Brave Bull … Continue reading
Excavator digs hole in town budget
Sackville municipal officials have been scratching their heads over what to do about one of the town’s most heavily used pieces of equipment, a $300,000 excavator with a front axle that split wide open around the end of November. Town … Continue reading
Mt. A. students again ask university governing board to shed investments in Big Oil
Student activists have again urged Mount Allison’s highest governing body to join a growing worldwide movement and withdraw the university’s investments from big fossil fuel companies. “Do the right thing, be on the right side of history,” Louis Sobol of … Continue reading
Posted in Mount Allison University
Tagged Divest MTA, Louis Sobol, Ron Outerbridge, Shannon Power, Tina Oh
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