Category Archives: Mount Allison University

Three-way race for mayor in Tantramar as 18 candidates seek council seats with one acclamation

Posted on April 11, 2026 by brucewark

Full candidate list and bios below With the municipal election one month away on May 11, Kristen LeBlanc says she’s happy that for her, the outcome has already been decided and she has a seat on Tantramar Town Council. “It’s … Continue reading →

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‘I’m not ducking the thing’: LeBlanc faces questions on proposed Isthmus gas plant

Posted on March 24, 2026 by brucewark

Groups opposed to the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village presented information to Beauséjour MP Dominic LeBlanc today explaining why they’re so strongly opposed to the project. During a brief exchange on the Mount Allison University campus, Peter … Continue reading →

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Mt. A faculty union president calls proposed gov’t cuts ‘preposterous’ & ‘ludicrous’

Posted on February 26, 2026 by brucewark

The President of the Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) says she agrees with MLA Megan Mitton that the government’s proposals for cutting university and community college budgets are ludicrous. “I mean it was everything but the kitchen sink thrown into … Continue reading →

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Green MLA calls government proposals — including privatizing Mt. A. — ‘ridiculous,’ ‘shocking’ and ‘outlandish’

Posted on February 24, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton is speaking out against the New Brunswick government’s suggestions for cuts to universities and colleges. “I think the idea of privatizing Mount Allison is just one of the many terrible ideas the Holt government is floating … Continue reading →

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Province considers turning Mt. A. into a private university

Posted on February 23, 2026 by brucewark

Mount Allison could lose its provincial grant and become a private university under a range of options the New Brunswick government presented last week to university and college presidents. “There is nothing specifically on the table,” Post-Secondary Education Minister Jean-Claude … Continue reading →

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130 scientists & academics call on Premier Holt to suspend proposed 500 MW gas plant

Posted on February 8, 2026 by brucewark

Energy activist and Adjunct Research Professor Susan O’Donnell says NB Power’s proposal to burn more fossil fuels shows it’s stuck in the dinosaur age. “It’s like NB Power management are lumbering along in an alternative universe where’s there’s no climate … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. prof calls on Tantramar councillors to take more active role in solving fire dept. crisis

Posted on January 6, 2026 by brucewark

Mount Allison University Politics Professor Geoff Martin says it’s time for Tantramar councillors to get more involved in dealing with the problems in the Sackville fire department. “I mean, it’s not just the mayor and the CAO who administer the … Continue reading →

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Green MLA says there’s one word to describe the proposed Chignecto gas plant

Posted on November 19, 2025 by brucewark

Tantramar Green MLA Megan Mitton says there’s one word that keeps coming up when she talks to people about NB Power’s plan for a 500 MW gas/diesel power plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “That word is stupid,” she told about … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. prof calls Chignecto Isthmus gas plant a ‘done deal’

Posted on September 29, 2025 by brucewark

Mount Allison University Politics Professor Mario Levesque says it’s increasingly evident that the proposed gas/diesel plant on the Chignecto Isthmus is a “done deal” and the only thing that could stop it would be massive protests similar to the anti-fracking … Continue reading →

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Summer communications student suggests local transit services for young people & the elderly

Posted on September 2, 2025 by brucewark

A student working with Tantramar this summer on how to get young people involved in the community is suggesting the town needs an affordable transit system similar to the one in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. “In a rural community like Tantramar, … Continue reading →

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‘Warts and all,’ the need for community-based journalism

Posted on July 11, 2025 by brucewark

Paul MacNeill, publisher of PEI’s Eastern Graphic, says he’s optimistic about the future of local print journalism in spite of newspaper closures everywhere including in Sackville where the Tribune-Post ceased publication after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. “Our print … Continue reading →

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