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Monthly Archives: April 2023
NB Power seeks to install 3 fast EV chargers in Sackville
NB Power is seeking permission to install three fast 100kw electric vehicle chargers at the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) near TransCanada Hwy exit 504. Brittany Cormier, Tantramar’s Climate Change Co-ordinator told town council on Monday that NB Power is seeking … Continue reading
Tantramar Councillors question developer’s plan for 6-storey apartment building on Main St.
Sackville developer John Lafford is seeking changes to the municipal zoning bylaw so he can construct a six-storey, 71 unit apartment building at 131 Main Street, but judging from their initial reactions, Tantramar councillors have many questions and concerns. Town … Continue reading
Confidential report recommends improvements in Sackville-area health services
The New Wark Times has filed a Right to Information request for a confidential report that recommends improving access to primary caregivers such as family doctors and nurse practitioners in the Sackville area. The report also calls for improving mental … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Horizon Health Network, Rural Health Action Group
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Mt. A. conference discusses Indigenous treaty rights and the legacy of Donald Marshall Jr.
Nearly 25 years after the Supreme Court upheld the Indigenous treaty right to fish for a moderate livelihood, many contentious issues remain to be settled, including the definition of moderate livelihood. That was one clear message from a two-day conference … Continue reading
Tantramar Town Council hears resident complaints about high taxes & few municipal services
The spectator gallery was crowded Tuesday night as more than 50 residents showed up to watch Tantramar Town Council discuss several controversial topics including the thorny issue of tax rates. Former Sackville councillor Ken Hicks, who lives in Frosty Hollow, … Continue reading
Tantramar council votes not to remove Dorchester’s sandpiper statue
Sandpiper Shep will stay on her perch in Dorchester’s village square after Tantramar council voted unanimously tonight not to remove her. At the same time, council directed the town engineer to confirm that Shep was installed safely “with the understanding … Continue reading
Sandpiper Shep returns to Dorchester perch amid questions & controversy
After a three year absence, Shep, the world’s largest semipalmated sandpiper, returned to the village square in Dorchester on Saturday, even though Tantramar town council has not approved installation of the giant statue or allocated money for it. “I’m calling … Continue reading
Posted in Dorchester, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Sandpiper Festival, semipalmated sandpiper, Shep statue, tourism
13 Comments
Fire destroys landmark restaurant leaving Mt. A. students & university staffer homeless
An early morning fire destroyed one of Sackville’s best-known and most-loved restaurants Friday while leaving four Mount Allison students and a university staff member temporarily homeless. Joey’s Pizza, Pasta, Bar & Grill had been a fixture on York Street for … Continue reading
Posted in Sackville Fire & Rescue, Town of Sackville
Tagged Joey's restaurant, Tantramar Heritage Trust
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Councillor’s 16-hour wait in Moncton ER lends drama to meeting with Horizon CEO
Councillor Bruce Phinney’s recent 16 hour and 20 minute wait to see an emergency room doctor in Moncton gave a sense of drama to Tantramar Council’s meeting yesterday with the interim president and CEO of the Horizon Health Network. “I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Horizon Health Network, Sackville Memorial Hospital
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