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Category Archives: Town of Sackville
‘Why should we trust you?’ Fire dept. crisis puts incumbents on the spot
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
Is Sackville about to lose another piece of its past?
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
Posted in Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Sackville Heritage Bylaw, Tantramar Heritage Trust
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Tantramar mayoralty candidates discuss public question periods during radio forum
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
5 years after Montana fire dept. investigation, several key reforms haven’t been implemented
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
‘Remember Us’: New book brings Upper Sackville’s past & people to life
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
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
