Category Archives: CHMA-FM

Tantramar mayoralty candidates engage in lively debate on property taxes

Posted on April 20, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar’s three mayoralty candidates debated the sensitive topic of municipal property taxes and tax rebates during a one-hour radio forum last week at Sackville’s campus-community station CHMA. Since amalgamation in 2023, property tax rates in the former LSDs have been … Continue reading →

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What to do about Sackville Fire & Rescue? Tantramar mayoralty candidates discuss the ongoing turmoil

Posted on April 19, 2026 by brucewark

The three Tantramar mayoralty candidates — Sabine Dietz, Debbie Wiggins-Colwell and Terry Jones — discussed how to resolve ongoing problems within the Sackville Fire Department during their one-hour radio forum on Friday at CHMA, 106.9 FM, the local, campus-community radio … Continue reading →

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Tantramar mayoralty candidates discuss proposed NB Power gas plant during CHMA radio forum

Posted on April 18, 2026 by brucewark

The three Tantramar mayoralty candidates — Sabine Dietz, Terry Jones and Debbie Wiggins-Colwell — took part on Friday in a one-hour radio forum at local radio station CHMA, 106.9 FM. The forum was organized by Warktimes and moderator Carol Cooke and … Continue reading →

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Meet Chad Peters, the Tory PR guru hired to amalgamate Sackville, Dorchester & LSDs

Posted on January 29, 2022 by brucewark

A Moncton business consultant, who is a longtime Progressive Conservative, has been hired to create the new municipality that will include Sackville, Dorchester and surrounding communities such as Wood Point, Westcock and Pointe de Bute. Chad Peters is president and … Continue reading →

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Rotary panel ponders local news drought and Irving media empire

Posted on January 12, 2022 by brucewark

Concerns about the disappearance of local news and the dominance of the Irving media empire bubbled up Monday when the Sussex Rotary Club held an online panel discussion entitled: “New Brunswick, News Deserts and Democracy.” “Our aim in this conversation … Continue reading →

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Sackville CAO suggests journalists shouldn’t report on special meetings of council

Posted on November 4, 2020 by brucewark

According to Sackville’s chief administrative officer, the town does not want journalists to report full details of what happens during special council meetings usually held on the first Monday of each month. Jamie Burke’s comments came in response to a … Continue reading →

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MASU says Elections NB will investigate after Mt. A. students were turned away at the polls

Posted on October 10, 2020 by brucewark

The Mount Allison Students Union (MASU) says that Elections NB has agreed to launch an official investigation after dozens of eligible student voters were repeatedly turned away from the polls at the Sackville Civic Centre on September 14th, the day … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. prof warns that closure of Sackville’s weekly paper could have dire effects

Posted on July 17, 2020 by brucewark

Mount Allison University Professor Erin Steuter says the Tantramar area needs a strong local newspaper so that people can understand the many issues they’re facing rather than depending on unreliable social media posts that can sow division, intolerance and even … Continue reading →

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Sackville Tribune-Post suspends publication as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on advertising revenues

Posted on March 25, 2020 by brucewark

The Sackville Tribune-Post is suspending publication for the next 12 weeks and laying off its staff because of a sharp decline in advertising revenues especially from businesses that have been forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to readers … Continue reading →

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Buffy biographer on the real world of the spirit

Posted on April 12, 2016 by brucewark

The author of the 2012 biography, Buffy Saint-Marie: It’s My Way, says the Cree singer-songwriter, artist, educator and social activist seemed happy to help him with his book. “She said she thought I was a good researcher,” Blair Stonechild adds, “and I … Continue reading →

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Mt A. student reveals linguistic tricks of fast food advertising

Posted on March 13, 2016 by brucewark

A Mount Allison University linguistics student says fast food advertisers routinely use puns and creative word plays in their fierce competition for the loyalty of burger, fries and frosties consumers. In her recent academic essay on “McMarketing,” Lirah Steeves points … Continue reading →

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