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Category Archives: COVID-19
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
Dozens renew their call to ‘axe’ the federal carbon tax in ongoing border protest
A few dozen protesters gathered today in the parking lot at the Nova Scotia Visitor Information Centre and along the TransCanada highway calling on the federal government to “axe” its carbon tax on fuels. Traffic crossing the provincial borders sped … Continue reading
Tantramar Council ends air filter saga by nixing $3200 grant
Community volunteer and Mt. A. professor Dave Thomas says he’s disappointed that Tantramar Town Council has rejected his request for a $3,200 grant to build simple, indoor air filters that protect against COVID-19 and flu viruses as well as allergens … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Technology, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Corsi-Rosenthal boxes
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$3,200 saga, marathon of duct tape, filters and fans
In its brief 10-month history, Tantramar Town Council approved projects worth tens of thousands of dollars, but has been hung up for a full month on whether to sign off on a $3,200 grant for do-it-yourself air filters to protect … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Corsi-Rosenthal boxes, Renaissance Sackville
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Sackville’s competing rallies for freedom in Bill Johnstone park
About 25 protesters from across New Brunswick brought the World Wide Rally for Freedom 13.0 to Bill Johnstone Memorial Park on Saturday while about three times that number joined a counter demonstration to support the right of LGBTQ students in … Continue reading
New play about weathering COVID-19 premieres in Sackville marking pandemic’s 3rd anniversary
On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tantramar residents are being invited to a free performance of Charlie Rhindress’s new play, We’re Still Here: Tales from 2020 and Beyond. The premiere is happening at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, COVID-19
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Anti-mask protesters gather in Sackville: ‘We shouldn’t be muzzling our children’
A dozen anti-mask protesters gathered today on Main Street at the entrance to Tantramar Regional High School. “I’m here just for the freedom of our kids,”said Kate Serre who said she helped organize the protest on behalf of her grandchildren … Continue reading
Sackville rally and walk to support front-line workers
About three dozen people, many waving yellow solidarity fists, gathered at Sackville Memorial Hospital Saturday before walking down Main Street to the Farmers Market. They were taking part in one of several rallies and walks in New Brunswick to support … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Health care, New Brunswick politics
Tagged Sackville Memorial Hospital
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Thoughts on the pandemic: David Cayley’s controversial ideas
The topic was “Immunization in the 21st Century,” and the organizers of the December 2000 Halifax conference, Health Canada and the Canadian Paediatric Society, had invited me to speak to about 800 doctors, nurses and public health officials. The medical … Continue reading
Sackville Town Council discusses mandatory mask-wearing in public
Sackville Town Council is considering asking New Brunswick’s Chief Medical Officer of Health to require people to wear masks in public to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The idea for sending that formal request to Dr. Jennifer Russell … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Town of Sackville
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Mt. A. lays off workers anticipating millions in losses because of COVID-19
Mount Allison President Jean-Paul Boudreau says the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including an anticipated drop in student enrollment, will result in a substantial shortfall in university revenues. “It will be in the millions, it will be less than $10 … Continue reading
