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Monthly Archives: September 2018
Green candidate Megan Mitton wins 11 vote squeaker in Memramcook-Tantramar
Green Party candidate Megan Mitton told a roomful of supporters in Sackville Monday night that she would probably cry during her victory speech. “So get ready for some tears,” she warned just minutes after Elections New Brunswick officially declared her … Continue reading
David Suzuki to NB youth: stand up, demand change, vote Green
The long-time host of the CBC science program Nature of Things received a big round of applause Friday as he walked into a meeting room at the Chateau Moncton hotel. Nine Green Party candidates, party leader David Coon and a number of … Continue reading
Posted in New Brunswick Election 2018
Tagged David Coon, David Suzuki, Kevin Arseneau, Megan Mitton
11 Comments
Bad day at Black Rock: Tidal turbine breaks down; FORCE monitoring gear washes ashore
A day after Cape Sharp Tidal Inc. announced that its underwater turbine has broken down and its blades are no longer turning, fisherman Darren Porter spotted a yellow object at the water’s edge near the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for … Continue reading
Posted in Tidal Power
Tagged Big Moon, Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., Darren Porter, lobster study
5 Comments
NB election: Jennifer McKenzie says NDP platform is greener than the Green’s
The competition for votes between local New Democrats and Greens was evident in Sackville on Sunday as New Brunswick’s NDP leader expressed pride in her party’s platform commitment to a Carbon Reduction Fund. “Our environmental plank is greener than the … Continue reading
NB election: Provincial candidates quizzed about Irving influence
One of the normally invisible elephants in New Brunswick politics ambled out from behind the curtains Thursday night at Mount Allison University where the four provincial candidates in the Memramcook-Tantramar riding were debating a wide range of issues including access … Continue reading
Former deputy mayor seeks apology for town manager’s ‘rude’ behaviour
Mayor John Higham has defended a senior town manager who apparently told two Sackville residents they could not speak with an engineering consultant about the Lorne Street flood control project unless they were willing to pay for his time. The … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged Crandall Engineering, Jamie Burke, Merlin Estabrooks, Percy Best, Pierre Plourde
9 Comments
Gallant promises millions for energy efficiency, helping NB Power cope with 4-year rate freeze
Brian Gallant’s big campaign bus rolled up to Léo-Paul Gaudet’s home on Rue Centrale in Memramcook on Saturday where the Liberal leader announced that if his government is re-elected on September 24th, it will increase its investments in two energy … Continue reading
Posted in New Brunswick Election 2018
Tagged Bernard LeBlanc, Brian Gallant, Dominic LeBlanc, NB Power
4 Comments
Consultant outlines short-term flood control plan, but says Sackville will need to do more
A consultant with Crandall Engineering of Moncton suggests the construction of two large stormwater retention ponds east of Lorne Street will be crucial for long-term flood prevention in downtown Sackville. During a presentation to town council on Tuesday evening, Pierre … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville
Tagged Crandall Engineering, Lorne Street Phase Two, Pierre Plourde, Rte. 935
5 Comments
NB election: Greens promise sweeping changes to fix health care ‘crisis’
New Brunswick’s Green Party leader is promising a revamped provincial health care system that would include improved mental health services, 40 new nurse practitioners, midwifery services in every region and eight new community health centres. David Coon says the changes … Continue reading
Posted in New Brunswick Election 2018
Tagged David Coon, four-lane highway tolls, Health care, tax subsidies, TD Bank
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