Category Archives: Dorchester

What to do about Dorchester’s unsafe intersection?

Posted on August 29, 2025 by brucewark

Tantramar Town Council spent 17 minutes on Monday discussing how to improve public safety at the village square intersection in Dorchester, but in the end, no one came up with a solution. “I don’t have an answer for you today,” … Continue reading →

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Sandpiper Shep will get plaque & maybe a new coat of paint

Posted on July 17, 2025 by brucewark

Tantramar Councillor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell says she’s pleased to hear that a non-profit group will be working with the town and its citizens to design a plaque for Shep, the giant shorebird sculpture in Dorchester’s Village Square. “I’m so excited about … Continue reading →

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Inside Dorchester Penitentiary, Part I: drugs, drones & dogs

Posted on November 21, 2024 by brucewark

“This institution is like a little city,” Warden Chris Lam said as he welcomed visitors to the medium-security wing of Dorchester Penitentiary last week. “We have trades people, doctors and teachers and real teamwork,” he added. “It’s all about public … Continue reading →

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TOP SECRET: Tantramar Council can’t talk about ‘weird’ sign in public

Posted on October 15, 2024 by brucewark

Historic Dorchester may be an “easy” place to live, as this sign used to claim, but sometimes it can be a bit “weird” too. Last week, when Tantramar Town Council reached the agenda item called “statements and inquiries,” Councillor Debbie … Continue reading →

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Tantramar councillor denied chance to speak about public safety issue in Dorchester

Posted on May 19, 2024 by brucewark

Last Tuesday’s 45-minute Tantramar council meeting ended on a dramatic note after Councillor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell raised her hand just as Mayor Andrew Black was calling for a motion to adjourn. “I would just like to make an observation if I … Continue reading →

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Members of Tantramar council & the public invited to tour Dorchester Penitentiary

Posted on October 22, 2023 by brucewark

The chair of a local citizens’ advisory committee is inviting members of Tantramar Town Council and the public to tour Dorchester Penitentiary. Susan Amos extended the invitation during council’s regular meeting earlier this month. She said the tour is planned … Continue reading →

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Tears, laughter & remembrance as last veterans’ banners unveiled at Sackville’s civic centre

Posted on September 18, 2023 by brucewark

Garth Zwicker struggled to hold back tears as he prepared to unveil the last 10 banners honouring wartime service at the Tantramar Memorial Veterans Civic Centre on Saturday. “How often I hear the words love, respect, remember, honour, proud, I … Continue reading →

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Sandpiper Shep returns to Dorchester perch amid questions & controversy

Posted on April 9, 2023 by brucewark

After a three year absence, Shep, the world’s largest semipalmated sandpiper, returned to the village square in Dorchester on Saturday, even though Tantramar town council has not approved installation of the giant statue or allocated money for it. “I’m calling … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Goodbye Dorchester Village, Hello Ward 1: hope & dismay

Posted on November 6, 2022 by brucewark

With the Village of Dorchester about to disappear, local candidates for the new Tantramar town council are talking fondly of Shep, the sandpiper statue that once stood as a symbol of village identity. “Shep’s been gone now for a couple of … Continue reading →

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