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Monthly Archives: November 2025
Sackville fire chief says firefighters are ‘tiring’ with record call volumes. Dept. is also under full strength
After hearing about heavy call volumes during a Tantramar council meeting last week, Councillor Allison Butcher asked a basic question about the Sackville fire department: “Do we have enough volunteer firefighters?” She was responding to Sackville Fire Chief Craig Bowser’s … Continue reading
Posted in Sackville Fire & Rescue, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Montana Consulting Group, NB Ombud
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UPDATE: Tantramar town council discusses whether Farmers Market belongs in the Civic Centre
The following report contains updated information from Matt Pryde, director, active living and culture e-mailed to Warktimes on December 2, 2025. Tantramar Town Council held a lively 18-minute discussion on Monday about whether the Sackville Farmers Market belongs in the … Continue reading
Tantramar council hears about harassment, intimidation of elected officials
Tantramar’s Deputy Mayor says the harassment of public officials has become “alarmingly normalized with widespread verbal and online abuse creating fear, emotional fatigue and discouraging public service participation.” Matt Estabrooks made the comment Monday during town council discussion of a … Continue reading
Packed meeting hears objections to proposed gas plant & a suggestion from Mayor Black on how it may be stopped
About 130 people attended a public information session at the Sackville United Church on Sunday to hear about opposition to a 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant that the U.S. company PROENERGY wants to build on the Chignecto Isthmus. “We’re using … Continue reading
EUB schedules earlier hearing on NB Power’s 500 MW gas plant project
As work continues building a road into the proposed site of a PROENERGY gas/diesel generating plant near Centre Village, NB Power appears to have succeeded in shortening the timeline to get approval for the project from New Brunswick’s Energy & … Continue reading
Green MLA says there’s one word to describe the proposed Chignecto gas plant
Tantramar Green MLA Megan Mitton says there’s one word that keeps coming up when she talks to people about NB Power’s plan for a 500 MW gas/diesel power plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “That word is stupid,” she told about … Continue reading
Mt. A. students point to potential climate & health effects of proposed Tantramar gas plant
The booming voice of an American news anchor echoed inside the Mount Allison University Chapel on Sunday as 5th year biology student Nate Lesser showed a TV report from Tennessee. “A proposed gas plant in South Memphis is raising concerns … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, NB Power, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Chignecto Isthmus gas/diesel plant
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