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Tantramar wins $50K Hockeyville award — amid concerns over Civic Centre accessibility gaps
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
Tantramar council hears sharply divided views on proposed Isthmus gas plant
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
Tantramar council votes to release Montana fire dept. recommendations
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
Posted in Sackville Fire & Rescue, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
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Counting culverts and costs: Tantramar councillors question single-source $43K AMP contract
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
Mayor rejects council meeting with sidelined firefighters as investigation continues
Tantramar Councillor Bruce Phinney quizzed Mayor Andrew Black for more than six minutes on Monday about why a dozen Sackville firefighters, who turned in their pagers on January 5th, will not be allowed to meet with town council. “I’m asking … Continue reading
Mt. A faculty union president calls proposed gov’t cuts ‘preposterous’ & ‘ludicrous’
The President of the Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) says she agrees with MLA Megan Mitton that the government’s proposals for cutting university and community college budgets are ludicrous. “I mean it was everything but the kitchen sink thrown into … Continue reading
Green MLA calls government proposals — including privatizing Mt. A. — ‘ridiculous,’ ‘shocking’ and ‘outlandish’
Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton is speaking out against the New Brunswick government’s suggestions for cuts to universities and colleges. “I think the idea of privatizing Mount Allison is just one of the many terrible ideas the Holt government is floating … Continue reading
Province considers turning Mt. A. into a private university
Mount Allison could lose its provincial grant and become a private university under a range of options the New Brunswick government presented last week to university and college presidents. “There is nothing specifically on the table,” Post-Secondary Education Minister Jean-Claude … Continue reading
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