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Category Archives: Environment
Commentary: Key questions need answers before Centre Village natural gas plant is built
Note to readers: The following commentary raises questions about the 500 MW natural gas generating plant that NB Power is proposing for the ecologically sensitive Chignecto Isthmus near Centre Village in the Town of Tantramar. NB Power announced last month … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Environment
Tagged Centre Village natural gas plant, NB Power, PROENERGY
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Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton responds to Premier Holt’s comments on natural gas plant
Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton is vowing to continue pushing for a comprehensive environmental impact assessment (EIA) of NB Power’s proposed natural gas and diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus near Centre Village. She was responding to Susan Holt’s comments … Continue reading
‘Sears Sanctuary’ threatened by NB Power’s proposed 500 MW gas plant
The late Wallie Sears’s daughter Paula says her father would be dismayed by NB Power’s proposal to build a big, natural gas generating plant 1.5 kilometres from land his family donated as a sanctuary for native wildlife and plants. “He … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Atlantic Wildlife Institute, Chignecto isthmus, NB Power
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Mayor, MLA, environmental expert question plan for big Tantramar gas plant
Tantramar Mayor Andrew Black says it’s “incredibly unacceptable” that the town was not informed or consulted before NB Power announced construction of a 500 megawatt, natural gas generating plant in Centre Village near Midgic. “I can honestly say that neither … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Atlantic Wildlife Insitute, Chignecto isthmus, NB Power, PROENERGY
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Sandpiper Shep will get plaque & maybe a new coat of paint
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
Posted in Dorchester, Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Sandpiper Festival, Shep statue
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False claims & misinformation abound at Beauséjour all-candidates forum
About 150 people who attended an all-candidates forum in Middle Sackville on Tuesday heard some polarizing disinformation along with a wide range of citizens’ questions about the environment, local housing, and poverty. Donna Allen, the Libertarian Party candidate for the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Federal Election 2025, Immigration
Tagged election misinformation, Facebook, fentanyl, Trump tariffs
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Sackville open house hears strong opposition to proposed Rogers cell tower
About 25 people attended a meeting on Tuesday where residents expressed strong opposition to a proposed 65-metre (213 foot) Rogers cell phone tower at 14 Crescent Street in Sackville overlooking one of the town’s new water retention ponds and the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged 5G cell phone towers, Rogers Communications Inc.
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Tantramar Council kills draft lawn bylaw after hearing public presentations against it
The chair of the environmental group EOS Eco-Energy says she’s pleased that so many people with scientific expertise took the time to speak against a new bylaw to regulate lawns, grasses and other plants on private residential properties. “It’s really … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Bylaw on vegetative growth, climate change
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Lawn order: Council considers bylaw to control plants on residential properties
At its next regular meeting on February 4th, Tantramar Town Council will consider enacting a bylaw to regulate vegetation on residential properties. “Accumulation of dead grass on previous years’ growth provides a real threat to our fire departments and residents … Continue reading
Libertarian calls climate change a hoax and a scam as Tantramar candidates discuss what to do about it at Mt. A. forum
The local candidate for New Brunswick’s Libertarian Party startled about 40 onlookers at an all-candidates’ forum last night when she called climate change a hoax and a scam. Donna Allen was responding to a question about how candidates would address … Continue reading
Warning: No one’s safe from potentially lethal climate change
About 40 people attending a community meeting in Sackville last week heard a grim message from Sabine Dietz, executive director of the environmental organization, CLIMAtlantic. No one is safe from any of the effects of climate change including wildfires, flooding, … Continue reading
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