Category Archives: Sackville Fire & Rescue

5 years after Montana fire dept. investigation, several key reforms haven’t been implemented

Posted on April 6, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar CAO Jennifer Borne issued a news release last week revealing that while a number of recommendations from the Montana Consulting Group workplace assessment of Sackville Fire & Rescue have been implemented, several key ones have not. Although the Montana … Continue reading →

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Tantramar Town Council votes against releasing Montana recommendations

Posted on March 18, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar Town Council reversed itself Monday voting against releasing the 20 recommendations in the 2021 Montana workplace assessment of Sackville Fire & Rescue. The 6-2 vote came after a closed session in which council discussed a legal opinion from the … Continue reading →

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Tantramar council votes to release Montana fire dept. recommendations

Posted on March 11, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize the public release of the recommendations in the Montana report on the Sackville fire department. Councillor Barry Hicks moved the motion, seconded by Deputy Mayor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell, to authorize release of the … Continue reading →

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Mayor rejects council meeting with sidelined firefighters as investigation continues

Posted on March 3, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar Councillor Bruce Phinney quizzed Mayor Andrew Black for more than six minutes on Monday about why a dozen Sackville firefighters, who turned in their pagers on January 5th, will not be allowed to meet with town council. “I’m asking … Continue reading →

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What did the Montana consultants recommend for Sackville Fire & Rescue?

Posted on February 19, 2026 by brucewark

While the Montana Consulting Group’s full workplace assessment of Sackville Fire & Rescue is cloaked in secrecy, its 20 recommendations are almost an open book. The recommendations have not been officially made public, but former Sackville CAO Jamie Burke told … Continue reading →

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Former Sackville councillor calls for release of Montana report & suspension of fire chief pending results of investigation

Posted on February 16, 2026 by brucewark

Former Sackville Town Councillor Ken Hicks says he hasn’t heard yet whether Tantramar will release the 2021 Montana Report on the turmoil within Sackville’s fire department. Hicks wrote to town council and CAO Jennifer Borne on January 21st formally requesting … Continue reading →

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Citizens gather to support Sackville firefighters as town pledges to hire external investigator

Posted on January 13, 2026 by brucewark

About 75 people showed up outside Tantramar Town Hall tonight to support the 12 Sackville firefighters who turned in their pagers last week bringing the number of on-call firefighters to only about 18, in a department where full strength would … Continue reading →

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Sackville firefighters accept CAO’s invitation for meeting to discuss grievances

Posted on January 9, 2026 by brucewark

The 12 volunteer firefighters, who turned in their pagers on Monday, say they have accepted an invitation to meet with Tantramar’s Chief Administrative Officer Jennifer Borne to discuss why they felt they had to step away from their workplace at … Continue reading →

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Tantramar mayor & CAO will not comment on Sackville fire dept. staffing crisis

Posted on January 8, 2026 by brucewark

The Town of Tantramar is suggesting public safety has not been affected by the lack of firefighting staff in the Sackville fire department. “Tantramar Fire Service is committed to upholding the high-quality service delivery that it has offered Tantramar residents … 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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12 Sackville firefighters turn in their pagers as turmoil continues in the department

Posted on January 5, 2026 by brucewark

A dozen members of Sackville Fire & Rescue turned in their pagers today at town hall and delivered a two-page letter outlining their grievances to Chief Administrative Officer Jennifer Borne. This brings the roster of Sackville volunteer firefighters to about … Continue reading →

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