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Category Archives: Town of Sackville
Tantramar council votes to release Montana fire dept. recommendations
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
Posted in Sackville Fire & Rescue, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Montana Consulting Group
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Counting culverts and costs: Tantramar councillors question single-source $43K AMP contract
Town Council spent over 20 minutes Monday discussing whether to award a $43,200 contract to a company from London, Ontario to create Tantramar’s first asset management plan (AMP). Treasurer Michael Beal explained that the federal government requires municipalities to have … Continue reading
Mayor rejects council meeting with sidelined firefighters as investigation continues
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
Tantramar council approves $3.3m tax breaks for housing projects
At its meeting on February 10th, Tantramar Town Council voted to approve more than $3.3 million in tax rebates for two planned housing developments. Council OK’d Artie Kenny’s application on behalf of Salem Properties Inc. for a rebate of $1.5 … Continue reading
What did the Montana consultants recommend for Sackville Fire & Rescue?
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
Posted in Sackville Fire & Rescue, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Montana Consulting Group
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Former Sackville councillor calls for release of Montana report & suspension of fire chief pending results of investigation
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
Mt. A. prof calls on Tantramar councillors to take more active role in solving fire dept. crisis
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
12 Sackville firefighters turn in their pagers as turmoil continues in the department
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
Posted in Sackville Fire & Rescue, Town of Sackville
Tagged Montana Consulting Group, pager protest
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From ‘boom flail mower’ to Civic Centre mural: Tantramar considers $1.8 million in capital spending next year
At their regular council meeting on Tuesday, December 9th, members of Tantramar Town Council will be asked to approve a $1.845 million capital budget with no transfer of money into reserve funds to finance future projects. “It is actually a … Continue reading
Sackville fire chief says firefighters are ‘tiring’ with record call volumes. Dept. is also under full strength
After hearing about heavy call volumes during a Tantramar council meeting last week, Councillor Allison Butcher asked a basic question about the Sackville fire department: “Do we have enough volunteer firefighters?” She was responding to Sackville Fire Chief Craig Bowser’s … Continue reading
Posted in Sackville Fire & Rescue, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Montana Consulting Group, NB Ombud
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