Category Archives: New Brunswick government

Ombud sides with town on Warktimes complaint, but calls for ‘transparency’ & ‘accountability’

Posted on February 16, 2021 by brucewark

New Brunswick’s Ombud has ruled that provincial legislation does not prohibit municipal representatives from meeting with town managers behind closed doors to discuss budget priorities. At the same time, the Ombud has reminded the town of the need for “transparency” … Continue reading →

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Retired Sackville doctor welcomes consultations on health care

Posted on January 28, 2021 by brucewark

A retired doctor is welcoming the newly released provincial discussion paper on health care because he feels it touches on the main issues facing the system. “I think those (main issues) are there and I think that’s a good starting … Continue reading →

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AFMNB calls on Higgs to implement full municipal reform by 2025

Posted on November 27, 2020 by brucewark

The association representing 50 francophone and bilingual municipalities in New Brunswick is calling on Premier Higgs to follow through on his pledge to reform the fragmented patchwork of local governments in the province. “Municipalities need to play a role at … Continue reading →

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Sackville’s acting mayor puzzles over municipal reform plans

Posted on November 18, 2020 by brucewark

Sackville’s acting mayor says it’s hard to tell from yesterday’s Speech from the Throne what the Higgs government has in mind when it comes to municipal reform. “We just want to see what they come up with,” Ron Aiken said … Continue reading →

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Sackville residents worry about their children as speeding continues on Pond Shore Rd.

Posted on October 18, 2020 by brucewark

Nearly 10 months after a high speed, hit-and-run collision sent 69-year-old Charles Bourque to hospital with serious injuries, drivers are still travelling well over the 60 kmh speed limit on Pond Shore Road, according to a retired teacher who lives … Continue reading →

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Green MLA Megan Mitton says COVID-19 shows need for guaranteed income and crackdown on ‘corporate tax dodgers’

Posted on April 28, 2020 by brucewark

New Brunswick Green Party MLA Megan Mitton says that although the COVID-19 pandemic has created new problems, it has also exposed some that already exist. “Now more than ever there is a need to de-couple labour from income and ensure … Continue reading →

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MLA Mitton announces Tantramar task force to help people weather COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on April 6, 2020 by brucewark

Memramcook-Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton has announced the formation of a high-powered task force, the first of its kind in the province, to co-ordinate a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in southeastern New Brunswick. Mitton says the Tantramar COVID-19 Task Force … Continue reading →

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Sackville Town Council calls for heads to roll over plan to cut rural hospitals

Posted on March 3, 2020 by brucewark

Sackville Town Council is joining other municipalities in calling on New Brunswick Premier Higgs to fire Ted Flemming, the provincial health minister and to remove Karen McGrath and Gilles Lanteigne, the Chief Executive Officers of the Horizon and Vitalité Health … Continue reading →

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Many speakers, many ideas during last week’s meeting on saving health services at Sackville Memorial Hospital

Posted on March 1, 2020 by brucewark

More than 300 people attended last Wednesday’s public meeting at Mount Allison University’s Convocation Hall to discuss plans to fight cuts to medical services at Sackville Memorial Hospital. Many people seemed eager to join in the discussion that followed presentations … Continue reading →

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Fort Folly Chief Knockwood and Sackville Mayor Higham to fight cuts to hospital services

Posted on February 27, 2020 by brucewark

Leaders in the Memramcook-Tantramar region are organizing a committee to co-ordinate  the fight against provincial plans to cut overnight emergency room services, day surgeries and acute-care beds at Sackville Memorial Hospital. During a public meeting in Sackville Wednesday night, MLA … Continue reading →

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Two stories about healthcare cuts and Horizon CEO Karen McGrath

Posted on February 22, 2020 by brucewark

“I’ve always wanted to be a CEO of a hospital,” Karen McGrath told the Advertiser, the newspaper in the small town of Grand Falls-Windsor as she reminisced in January 2013 about her six years as Chief Executive Officer at Newfoundland and … Continue reading →

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