Monthly Archives: March 2026

Don’t expect a rate reprieve, say experts who reviewed NB Power

Posted on March 30, 2026 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal March 30, 2026 The expert trio who looked at NB Power says the troubled public utility should not be sold to private interests, at least not in the short term. Instead, … Continue reading →

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‘Right smack dab’: Wildlife advocates warn gas plant threatens Isthmus migration route

Posted on March 27, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar’s Climate Change Advisory Committee (CCAC) is suggesting the town take steps to protect sensitive wildlife corridors on the Chignecto Isthmus when it adopts a new municipal plan in the next few years. “There has been a lot of controversy … Continue reading →

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‘I’m not ducking the thing’: LeBlanc faces questions on proposed Isthmus gas plant

Posted on March 24, 2026 by brucewark

Groups opposed to the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village presented information to Beauséjour MP Dominic LeBlanc today explaining why they’re so strongly opposed to the project. During a brief exchange on the Mount Allison University campus, Peter … Continue reading →

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‘Remember Us’: New book brings Upper Sackville’s past & people to life

Posted on March 22, 2026 by brucewark

About 140 people attended a book launch Saturday for a two-volume set outlining the centuries-long history of Upper Sackville, the village whose beauty the book says “stems from both the lake at its heart and the Tantramar Marsh on its … Continue reading →

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Tantramar Town Council votes against releasing Montana recommendations

Posted on March 18, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar Town Council reversed itself Monday voting against releasing the 20 recommendations in the 2021 Montana workplace assessment of Sackville Fire & Rescue. The 6-2 vote came after a closed session in which council discussed a legal opinion from the … Continue reading →

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Tantramar wins $50K Hockeyville award — amid concerns over Civic Centre accessibility gaps

Posted on March 15, 2026 by brucewark

Meghan Hicks says it was exciting to hear last night that the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre had won the $50,000 Kraft Hockeyville award for New Brunswick. “It’s amazing,” she says. “The $50,000 will really help.” Hicks was one of … Continue reading →

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Tantramar council hears sharply divided views on proposed Isthmus gas plant

Posted on March 13, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar Town Council heard one presentation that tilted heavily in favour of the proposed 500 MW Chignecto Isthmus gas plant on Tuesday and two others strongly against it. Steve Cullen, a local management services consultant who has worked for various … Continue reading →

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Tantramar council votes to release Montana fire dept. recommendations

Posted on March 11, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize the public release of the recommendations in the Montana report on the Sackville fire department. Councillor Barry Hicks moved the motion, seconded by Deputy Mayor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell, to authorize release of the … Continue reading →

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Proposed Tantramar gas/diesel plant derails NB Power’s request for 4.75% rate increase on April 1st

Posted on March 9, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal March 9, 2026 NB Power won’t be allowed to impose a steep interim rate hike to electricity prices on April 1 in spite of its warning that the money is needed to … Continue reading →

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Advocacy group seeks relief for the poor as NB Power pursues 4.75% rate increase

Posted on March 8, 2026 by brucewark

Human Development Council warns that one in four households that heat with electricity can’t afford their payments by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal March 6, 2026 Energy poverty in New Brunswick is deepening, just as NB Power is … Continue reading →

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Counting culverts and costs: Tantramar councillors question single-source $43K AMP contract

Posted on March 6, 2026 by brucewark

Town Council spent over 20 minutes Monday discussing whether to award a $43,200 contract to a company from London, Ontario to create Tantramar’s first asset management plan (AMP). Treasurer Michael Beal explained that the federal government requires municipalities to have … Continue reading →

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