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Category Archives: Town of Sackville
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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Town engineer cautions Sackville residents about water use, but says there’s enough for flushing the pipes in October
Tantramar’s town engineer says Sackville residents who are on the municipal water system should be cautious about how much they use as the current drought continues. At the same time, Jon Eppell says he’s confident there’s enough water to conduct … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Sackville water treatment plant
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Mitton says community won’t accept proposed gas plant on Chignecto Isthmus
Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton says the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus is being pushed through in haste, without proper consultation. “It’s pretty hard to stomach this being called transparent when it was really sprung on … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Technology, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Chignecto isthmus, NB Power, PROENERGY Canada
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‘Warts and all,’ the need for community-based journalism
Paul MacNeill, publisher of PEI’s Eastern Graphic, says he’s optimistic about the future of local print journalism in spite of newspaper closures everywhere including in Sackville where the Tribune-Post ceased publication after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. “Our print … Continue reading
Town engineer says ‘no swimming,’ ‘no dogs’ signs to be posted at Sackville’s water reservoirs
Tantramar Town Engineer Jon Eppell says the town is planning to post signs within the next year to keep dogs and people out of the big, open-air reservoirs that serve as an emergency back-up for Sackville’s water supply. The reservoirs … Continue reading
The more water you use in Sackville, the cheaper it gets
A Mount Allison University politics professor says the leaflet included in the latest quarterly Sackville water and sewer bills makes it difficult to compare the rate increases that small residential users are facing with those for larger consumers such as … Continue reading
Premier says ‘no’ to sharing provincial sales tax with local governments
Premier Susan Holt says her government will not be sharing sales tax revenues with municipalities as recommended in a report commissioned by the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB). During an interview last week in Sackville, Holt referred to … Continue reading
