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Category Archives: Environment
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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One more step needed to complete Sackville’s $13.8 million flood control project says town engineer
Intake pipes [left] running under the dyke beside Sackville’s main sewage lagoons and the two aboiteau gates [right] that feed into the Tantramar River at low tide Tantramar Town Engineer Jon Eppell says the $3.2 million, provincially funded aboiteau designed … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Lorne St. flood control project
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Tantramar moves ahead on wilderness park in the heart of Sackville
The Town of Tantramar is moving ahead with the development of a municipal park in Sackville’s old Pickard quarry. The park will include a network of walking trails looping around quarry ponds, a 5-6 car parking lot off Charlotte Street, … 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 waits to hear if province will come up with more $ for final phase of flood control project
The fourth and final phase of Sackville’s Lorne Street flood control project has hit a financial snag that threatens to stop or delay construction of a new aboiteau that would discharge stormwater into the Tantramar River. Town Engineer Jon Eppell … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Lorne Street flood control project
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