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Category Archives: RCMP
Tantramar council adds extra RCMP officer in confusing vote
Tantramar Town Council appears to have rejected a recommendation from the RCMP as well as from Treasurer Michael Beal by voting to increase the number of full-time officers in the Sackville detachment by four instead of three. In their presentation … Continue reading
Tantramar pushed to sign new RCMP contract with 3 more officers for much larger town
Treasurer Michael Beal says the federal government suddenly wants to settle Tantramar’s new policing contract within the next few days. “As of Friday, an e-mail came out that indicated they would need a decision by November 10th,” Beal told council … Continue reading
Posted in RCMP, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Municipal Policing Service Agreement
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Tantramar mayor apologizes for saying town is ‘adequately policed’
Tantramar Mayor Andrew Black read a three-minute statement on Tuesday apologizing to his fellow council members for saying that the town is “adequately policed.” He referred to comments he made during the public question period at a meeting last month … Continue reading
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Tantramar is not paying for police services it doesn’t get — Treasurer Michael Beal
As the RCMP faces a national crisis in staffing shortages, Tantramar Treasurer Michael Beal has confirmed that the local detachment here is also understaffed, but says the town is not being billed for police services it isn’t receiving. In a … Continue reading
RCMP promises more local traffic enforcement, but officer numbers are down by 22%
The head of the Sackville RCMP detachment has promised to step up traffic enforcement because he feels his officers aren’t writing enough tickets. “Traffic enforcement, I regret to say, has been down,” Sgt. Eric Hanson reported to Tantramar Town Council … Continue reading
Ombud rejects Warktimes complaint, rules RCMP briefings can remain secret
For the third time, New Brunswick’s Ombud has rejected a Warktimes complaint about secrecy in Sackville’s municipal government. In a letter e-mailed today, Senior Investigator Christine LeBlanc writes that Sackville Town Council’s monthly, closed-door RCMP briefings do not violate the Local … Continue reading
RCMP wins national Code of Silence Award, but police secrecy happens in Sackville too
According to a news release issued today by the Canadian Association of Journalists, the RCMP has won this year’s Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy. “This summer multiple journalists, equipped only with pens, notebooks and camera … Continue reading
Sackville town staff drop plan to define who is a journalist, but mayor imposes curbs on media questions
Sackville town staff have withdrawn a controversial proposal that would have restricted the definition of journalists “accredited” to cover council meetings. CAO Jamie Burke said staff made the decision after hearing from people opposed to a definition that would have … Continue reading
Backgrounder: What Sackville residents want from the RCMP and what they’re paying
Sackville Town Council’s decision to move monthly RCMP briefings back behind closed doors seems doubly ironic from a public relations perspective given results of the latest town survey. According to a graphic posted on the Town of Sackville Facebook page, … Continue reading
Sackville’s RCMP briefings going back behind closed doors
Sackville Town Council has decided to hear monthly reports from the RCMP behind closed doors again — a return to the private police briefings that had ended in September 2019. Town CAO Jamie Burke responded to a reporter’s question about … Continue reading
Discovery of crashed plane in Rockport woods leads to flurry of excitement
Sackville resident Walter Read made a surprising discovery Sunday as he drove on a logging road with his daughters near his father’s house in Rockport. “When I turned the corner after I got in there a little ways, I said … Continue reading
