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Category Archives: Town of Tantramar
Residents demand answers on gas plant safety and Tantramar’s role
Members of a group fighting the NB Power proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village voiced their concerns Wednesday at the Sackville Music Barn during the last of a series of community meetings the town has been holding in … Continue reading
Posted in NB Power, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Chignecto Isthmus gas/diesel plant, PROENERGY
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Climate committee calls for stronger gas plant safeguards; Tantramar mayor stands by provincial conditions
The Chair of Tantramar’s Climate Change Advisory Committee (CCAC) is urging the town to push PROENERGY and NB Power to meet higher environmental standards for their proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village. During a presentation to town council … Continue reading
Police snipers watch as hundreds rally against gas plants, data centres, mining and fracking at N.B. legislature
About 300 demonstrators gathered Tuesday outside the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton under the watchful eyes of two police snipers, one photographed on the roof of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and the other on the roof of the Crowne Plaza … Continue reading
Lower property tax rates likely for Tantramar next year, but water and sewer bills could rise 3.8%
It appears that homeowners in Tantramar will be paying lower municipal tax rates next year. In a presentation to council today, Treasurer Michael Beal revealed that the province has set lower rates for Sackville, Dorchester and the former LSDs under … Continue reading
Journalist links data centre push to gas plants and renewed interest in fracking
Journalist and activist Nick Tsergas says Canadian governments see the building of hyperscale, AI data centres as key to the development of the natural gas industry. “That’s what it means in Alberta where Premier Danielle Smith has said the whole … Continue reading
Divided Tantramar council agrees to explore community building for Ward 4
The strengths and weaknesses of the municipal ward system were on full display Tuesday as Ward 4 Councillor Kristen LeBlanc tried to persuade her council colleagues to take the first steps toward establishing a community building in her ward, which … Continue reading
Midgic resident urges Tantramar council to continue fighting against Centre Village gas plant
Midgic resident Andy Mills urged Tantramar Town Council Tuesday to maintain a united front against NB Power’s plan for a 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant near Centre Village. “This is a thing of nightmares. Toxins from that gas plant will … Continue reading
Consultant challenges Tantramar gas plant approval, says wind and batteries would cost less
A retired international consultant on environmental management, who recently moved to Moncton from Montreal, is questioning the New Brunswick Energy & Utilities Board’s approval of the 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village as a prudent investment. “How can it … Continue reading
Goya’s staying in its Main St. location until new hotel is built in about 2 years
The owner of Sackville’s Goya’s Pizza says he expects his restaurant will continue to operate out of its Main Street location for up to two more years before developer John Lafford and his partner Mike Wilson demolish the Ford Block … Continue reading
Posted in Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Ford Block, J.N. Lafford Realty, Right Coast Realty
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Mayor’s contentious gas plant statement divides Tantramar council on new code of conduct complaints
Tantramar Mayor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell’s controversial statement about the 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village continues to generate code of conduct complaints against her that a sharply divided council has been unable to resolve. At a special meeting on Monday, … Continue reading
Tantramar council welcomes Rogers cell tower despite former mayor’s concerns
Members of Tantramar Town Council, including the mayor, are welcoming the new telecommunications tower that Rogers Communications is building in the Sackville Industrial Park. “I just came off of a three-day conference and a big concern from every one of … Continue reading
