Category Archives: Town of Sackville

New Tantramar council deals with fire department crisis in its first week on the job

Posted on June 4, 2026 by brucewark

UPDATE: Tantramar Town Council met for just over two hours Friday to discuss recommendations from a Saint John law firm on how to resolve the ongoing staffing crisis within Sackville Fire & Rescue. After the closed-door meeting, Mayor Wiggins-Colwell said … Continue reading →

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‘Learning how to look’: New book celebrates Mount Allison’s vivid arts legacy

Posted on May 13, 2026 by brucewark

“We all understand that at this point in time, creativity and the liberal arts is under fire,” Thaddeus Holownia told a large crowd gathered in the atrium of Mount Allison’s Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts on Saturday. “And this … Continue reading →

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Tantramar candidates call for town to restore contact info. on new website

Posted on May 5, 2026 by brucewark

Many of the candidates running for a seat on Tantramar council on May 11th say the town’s new website that was launched last October should include full contact information for members of council and senior management staff. “I don’t know … Continue reading →

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‘Why should we trust you?’ Fire dept. crisis puts incumbents on the spot

Posted on April 29, 2026 by brucewark

The continuing turmoil within the Sackville fire department came up repeatedly Tuesday as residents questioned the candidates running for seats on Tantramar Town Council during a forum attended by about 200 people at the Church by the Lake in Middle … Continue reading →

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Is Sackville about to lose another piece of its past?

Posted on April 27, 2026 by brucewark

The 132-year-old Main Street building that houses Goya’s Pizza and Chirps Bar along with several other small businesses and apartments has been sold to AIL CEO Mike Wilson for $1.4 million. Property records show that he bought it on March … Continue reading →

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Tantramar mayoralty candidates discuss public question periods during radio forum

Posted on April 21, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar’s three mayoralty candidates — Debbie Wiggins-Colwell, Terry Jones and Sabine Dietz — discussed whether they would push for question periods at all public council meetings during their radio forum last week at CHMA-FM. Before amalgamation in 2023, Sackville Town … Continue reading →

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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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‘Remember Us’: New book brings Upper Sackville’s past & people to life

Posted on March 22, 2026 by brucewark

About 140 people attended a book launch Saturday for a two-volume set outlining the centuries-long history of Upper Sackville, the village whose beauty the book says “stems from both the lake at its heart and the Tantramar Marsh on its … 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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Counting culverts and costs: Tantramar councillors question single-source $43K AMP contract

Posted on March 6, 2026 by brucewark

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 →

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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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