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Monthly Archives: July 2025
‘Sears Sanctuary’ threatened by NB Power’s proposed 500 MW gas plant
The late Wallie Sears’s daughter Paula says her father would be dismayed by NB Power’s proposal to build a big, natural gas generating plant 1.5 kilometres from land his family donated as a sanctuary for native wildlife and plants. “He … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Atlantic Wildlife Institute, Chignecto isthmus, NB Power
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Mayor, MLA, environmental expert question plan for big Tantramar gas plant
Tantramar Mayor Andrew Black says it’s “incredibly unacceptable” that the town was not informed or consulted before NB Power announced construction of a 500 megawatt, natural gas generating plant in Centre Village near Midgic. “I can honestly say that neither … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Atlantic Wildlife Insitute, Chignecto isthmus, NB Power, PROENERGY
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Sandpiper Shep will get plaque & maybe a new coat of paint
Tantramar Councillor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell says she’s pleased to hear that a non-profit group will be working with the town and its citizens to design a plaque for Shep, the giant shorebird sculpture in Dorchester’s Village Square. “I’m so excited about … Continue reading
Posted in Dorchester, Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Sandpiper Festival, Shep statue
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Tantramar Council hears QAnon, anti-COVID message during 2-minute presentation
Sackville resident Sara Rideout followed procedural rules when she registered in advance for a two-minute presentation to Tantramar Town Council last week. After Mayor Black called her name, Rideout began by quoting the Bible, Luke chapter 8, verse 17: “For … Continue reading
‘Warts and all,’ the need for community-based journalism
Paul MacNeill, publisher of PEI’s Eastern Graphic, says he’s optimistic about the future of local print journalism in spite of newspaper closures everywhere including in Sackville where the Tribune-Post ceased publication after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. “Our print … Continue reading
Town engineer says ‘no swimming,’ ‘no dogs’ signs to be posted at Sackville’s water reservoirs
Tantramar Town Engineer Jon Eppell says the town is planning to post signs within the next year to keep dogs and people out of the big, open-air reservoirs that serve as an emergency back-up for Sackville’s water supply. The reservoirs … Continue reading
Streetlights likely coming to former LSDs, but it’s not clear who will pay for them
At its meeting next Tuesday, Tantramar Town Council is expected to approve spending about $11,225 this year and $10,850 every year after for streetlights at 27 intersections in the former local service districts (LSDs) that were amalgamated with Sackville and … Continue reading
Posted in NB Municipal Reform, Town of Tantramar
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