Category Archives: Health care

Tantramar Council hears QAnon, anti-COVID message during 2-minute presentation

Posted on July 14, 2025 by brucewark

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 →

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NB premier announces plans to eliminate waiting list for family doctors in Tantramar area by April 2026

Posted on April 15, 2025 by brucewark

Premier Susan Holt has announced plans to add another 1,000 patients this year to the list of 1,650 already being treated at the new primary care clinic next to the Sackville Memorial Hospital. Holt made the announcement today during a … Continue reading →

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Inside Dorchester Penitentiary Part III: New $1 billion centre alone won’t fix prison system’s health-care crisis

Posted on January 13, 2025 by brucewark

A Moncton psychiatrist, who has being doing part-time consulting work at Dorchester Penitentiary for 25 years, says the announcement of a new, 155-bed health centre there is long overdue. “This is quite a challenging place to work,” Dr. Louis Thériault … Continue reading →

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Tantramar council hears appeal from volunteer health group

Posted on October 29, 2024 by brucewark

Pat Estabrooks, Co-chair of the Rural Health Action Group, appealed to Tantramar Town Council yesterday for communications staffing support to help recruit more medical professionals to the area and to help keep the public informed about health-care issues. “You have … Continue reading →

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Greens promise more local control over health care

Posted on October 7, 2024 by brucewark

“Good morning from Sackville,” said Green Party leader David Coon today as he greeted supporters and journalists. “I’m at Megan Mitton’s campaign office to announce the Green Party’s commitment to bringing local decision-making back to our hospitals and our communities.” … Continue reading →

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Liberal leader Susan Holt promises to fix health care on Day 4 of NB election campaign

Posted on September 22, 2024 by brucewark

New Brunswick Liberal leader Susan Holt stressed the need to fix the health care system today during the official opening of Tantramar candidate John Higham’s campaign headquarters at 26 York Street in Sackville. “There’s a lot of New Brunswickers feeling … Continue reading →

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Tantramar Liberal candidate John Higham says majority Liberal gov’t key to ousting Blaine Higgs

Posted on July 30, 2024 by brucewark

“A change is needed in how politics are run in New Brunswick,” John Higham told about 50 people who had gathered Monday night at the Veterans Memorial Civic Centre in Sackville. “Higgs and his team, and their disregard for broader … Continue reading →

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Distraught former councillor shares painful stories of health-care ‘failures’ at public meeting

Posted on May 1, 2024 by brucewark

“I’m here to bear witness,” former Sackville councillor Sabine Dietz said last week as she stood before senior officials from the Horizon Health Network and an audience of about 400 local residents at the Tantramar Civic Centre. “I’m shaking and … Continue reading →

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MLA Megan Mitton presses Horizon to extend access to family docs and lengthen ER hours in Sackville

Posted on April 28, 2024 by brucewark

Memramcook-Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton opened Thursday night’s public meeting on health care by thanking senior officials from the Horizon Health Network for attending. But she also made it clear, as she spoke for many of the approximately 400 people in … Continue reading →

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NB Green leader calls for more local decision-making & greater investment in final report on his health-care tour

Posted on April 21, 2024 by brucewark

New Brunswick Green Party leader David Coon has renewed his call for major investments in health care combined with more local say in decision-making. “Granting greater autonomy to local managers and engaging local citizens on community health boards would ensure … Continue reading →

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Greens set to challenge Higgs on health care in this year’s election

Posted on March 7, 2024 by brucewark

New Brunswick’s Green Party leader will be campaigning on the need for big changes to the health care system in this year’s provincial election. “Certainly health care is going to be the issue in the election, there’s no question about it,” … Continue reading →

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