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Monthly Archives: August 2018
NB Green Party targets Memramcook-Tantramar for election breakthrough
Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May helped raise $22,300 in campaign pledges Tuesday evening for provincial Green candidate Megan Mitton during a rally in downtown Sackville that attracted about 200 people. May conducted what she called a “Dutch auction” starting … Continue reading
Posted in New Brunswick Election 2018
Tagged Bernie LeBlanc, David Coon, Elizabeth May, Megan Mitton
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No one taking responsibility for monitoring abandoned tidal turbine
As the blades continue to turn on an abandoned tidal turbine in the turbulent waters of the Minas Passage, no one seems willing to ensure there is monitoring of their possible effects on fish and other sea creatures. On Friday, … Continue reading
Sackville to spend $17k hiring consultants to draft business strategy
Sackville Town Council has voted to hire outside consultants to draft a business development strategy for the town. During their meeting on Monday, councillors voted 6 to 2 in favour of hiring Lions Gate Consulting of Vancouver in association with … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged 4L Strategies Consultants, Bagtown Brewery, Lions Gate Consulting, Terra Beata
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Engineering firm will be paid an extra $105k to redesign Sackville flood control project
Sackville Town Council has authorized Crandall Engineering of Moncton to redesign the second phase of the Lorne Street flood control project at an additional cost of $105,000. Crandall’s initial designs had to be scrapped after bids on the project came … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged Armtec, Crandall Engineering, Lorne Street Phase II, Sackville Quarry
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Emera seeks to abandon its stake in Cape Sharp Tidal Inc.
Emera, parent company of Nova Scotia Power, has announced it’s withdrawing from its partnership in Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., the company that has a test turbine sitting on the bottom of the Minas Passage. In a statement released today, Emera … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., Emera, Naval Energies, OpenHydro
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Sackville moving ahead with 20-acre addition to Waterfowl Park
At its next meeting on Monday, town council is expected to approve spending $15,000 on improvements to nearly 20 acres of marshy and wooded land that is about to become part of the Sackville Waterfowl Park. The town is planning to … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged bylaw to regulate long grass, Daniel Lund, Sackville Waterfowl Park
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Cape Sharp Tidal scrambling to meet deadline for environmental monitoring
STORY UPDATED ON FRIDAY AUGUST 10 As the blades on the 16-metre tidal turbine deployed on July 22 in the Minas Passage continue to turn with no monitoring for their potential effects on sea creatures, Cape Sharp Tidal Ventures Inc. … Continue reading
Sackville’s first survey ‘report card’ gives high marks and low for services and leadership
The first annual survey of Sackville residents shows mixed results when it comes to opinions on municipal services, overall management of tax dollars and the town’s governance and leadership. One hundred and ten people responded to the online survey expressing … Continue reading
Sackville to hire outside consultants to draft business development plan
At their meeting next Monday, Sackville councillors will be asked to award a $15,000 contract to consultants to come up with a business development strategy for the town. Town staff have chosen Lions Gate Consulting Inc. of Vancouver and its … Continue reading
Big marine companies seek to seize OpenHydro, Cape Sharp tidal assets
Two big marine companies are seeking to seize assets involved in the Cape Sharp Tidal testing project at the FORCE site in the Minas Passage near Parrsboro, N.S. Documents filed with the Federal Court of Canada show that the German … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged BBC Chartering, Halifax Examiner, Jennifer Henderson, RMI Marine, William Lahey
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Cape Sharp turbine spinning with no monitoring for effects on sea creatures
For the third time in nine years, the blades on a massive turbine are spinning in the turbulent tides of the Bay of Fundy without the environmental monitoring systems that are now legally required to gauge the turbine’s potential effects … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged Alasdair McLean, Darren Porter, environmental monitoring devices, JoAnn Alberstat
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