Category Archives: Town of Sackville

No money for climate change co-ordinator in 2021 Sackville budget

Posted on October 27, 2020 by

It appears that the Mayor’s Rountable on Climate Change will not be getting the $25,000 next year that it requested from Sackville Town Council to help hire a full-time, professional co-ordinator. During Monday’s council meeting, CAO Jamie Burke explained why … Continue reading →

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Sackville Facebook news site taken over by advocacy group

Posted on October 26, 2020 by

The Sackville Facebook group that has been a main source for local news and information has been taken over by the director of the Sexual Abuse Network of Canada, an advocacy organization that publishes the names of people convicted of sexual … Continue reading →

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Update: Sackville responds to speeding concerns on Pond Shore Rd.

Posted on October 21, 2020 by

Town Engineer Dwayne Acton says technical problems have been hampering Sackville’s efforts to reduce speeds on Pond Shore Road between Uphill Drive and Mountview Road. In response to a series of questions from Warktimes, Acton e-mailed to say that the town … Continue reading →

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Sackville planning bigger-than-ever Fall Fair next year to celebrate 20th anniversary

Posted on October 20, 2020 by

Sackville is planning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Fall Fair next year with a full week of events that would stretch over two weekends. Treasurer Michael Beal has allocated $75,000 in the draft of his 2021 budget, up … 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

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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‘Political theatre’ as Sackville Town Council debates the ban on more drive-thrus

Posted on October 14, 2020 by

Sackville Town Councillors played out a mini-drama last night over a perennial issue: the ban on allowing more drive-thru restaurants near the TransCanada highway. Council ended up defeating a motion to re-evaluate the ban when the town’s Municipal Plan comes … Continue reading →

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Lise Babineau is the new Community Program Officer with the Sackville RCMP

Posted on October 13, 2020 by

Deputy Mayor Ron Aiken says he’s pleased that Sackville has a new Community Program Officer (CPO) to work with local young people in fostering good relations with police and in preventing crime. Lise Babineau, who served as CPO in Moncton … Continue reading →

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Last shoe set to drop in Sackville’s bitter heritage saga

Posted on October 6, 2020 by

When Sackville Town Council meets again next week, it’s expected to repeal the heritage grant policy it adopted in 2017. The policy provided renovation grants up to a maximum of $5,000 to the owners of heritage buildings in two downtown … Continue reading →

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Sackville town council to consider small-scale slaughterhouse in Industrial Park, but expert doubts the project will work

Posted on September 11, 2020 by

A local expert in the meat processing business has expressed doubts that a slaughterhouse will ever be able to operate in the Sackville Industrial Park. Jay Boudreau, general manager of Boudreau Meat Market in Memramcook which includes a farm and … Continue reading →

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Sackville Town Council adopts three-year marketing plan

Posted on August 16, 2020 by

In a unanimous vote, Sackville councillors approved a new marketing plan last Monday that calls on the town to sell itself to its own residents before appealing to outsiders. “Too many times have we heard in the last four years … Continue reading →

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Sackville’s $3.3 million, 5-year plan would fix Queens Rd. if the province agrees

Posted on August 14, 2020 by

Sackville Town Council has approved a 5-year plan for the reconstruction of the downtown sections of Queens Road as well as repaving the highway all the way to the town limits. If the New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure … Continue reading →

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