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CFIA withdraws $6,000 penalty against Sackville farmer in calf’s death

Posted on May 4, 2023 by brucewark

Newly released documents from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) show that a $6,000 penalty against Sackville farmer Keith Carter was withdrawn last November about a month before the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal was scheduled to review it. The CFIA … Continue reading →

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Queen Elizabeth’s death evokes mixed feelings in Sackville & abroad

Posted on September 9, 2022 by brucewark

As tributes pour in for Queen Elizabeth, there are mixed reactions to her death from around the world and here at home in Sackville: Heartfelt expressions of love, admiration and respect on the one hand, but also bitter reflections on … Continue reading →

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CFIA investigating complaints over treatment of cattle by prominent Sackville farmer

Posted on December 31, 2020 by brucewark

UPDATE: April 26, 2021 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it is continuing to investigate an incident involving the death of a 600 pound calf in Dorchester that Warktimes first reported on December 31st. In a statement e-mailed to Warktimes, it … Continue reading →

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Hundreds of student strikers march on Sackville town hall to demand action on climate change

Posted on March 15, 2019 by brucewark

Hundreds of students in Sackville rallied in the academic quadrangle at Mount Allison University today before marching to town hall to demand that all levels of government take action on climate change. Students from Salem Elementary, Marshview Middle School, Tantramar … Continue reading →

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More pavement, fewer trees around luxury downtown apartments

Posted on May 14, 2018 by brucewark

Information compiled by Sackville resident Sharon Hicks and confirmed by town planner Lori Bickford shows the proposed luxury apartment building in the heart of downtown would have fewer trees around it and more above-ground parking behind it than I have … Continue reading →

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Sackville town managers receive 8% raises

Posted on September 18, 2017 by brucewark

According to newly released figures, the salary scales of senior town managers have risen by just over eight per cent since July when a majority of  Sackville councillors approved a one-time raise to bring management salaries more in line with … Continue reading →

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In 7-1 vote, Sackville councillors approve pay hike for town managers

Posted on July 11, 2017 by brucewark

It appears Sackville managers will be getting substantial raises this year to bring their salaries more in line with unionized workers on the town’s payroll. At their meeting last night, a majority of councillors approved a one-time “catch up” over … Continue reading →

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Revenues up, expenses down, auditor gives thumbs up to Sackville’s finances

Posted on June 7, 2017 by brucewark

The Town of Sackville appears to be in sound financial shape according to the independent auditing firm Stevenson and Partners. Auditor Andrew Boudreau told councillors at Monday’s meeting that the town’s revenues were above expectations in 2016 while expenses were below … Continue reading →

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Company says tidal power getting closer, but challenges remain

Posted on April 1, 2016 by brucewark

The manager of Canadian operations for the French-owned tidal developer OpenHydro has reaffirmed that the first of two turbines will be lowered into the turbulent Bay of Fundy waters near Parrsboro this spring. “The final assembly on the two Cape … Continue reading →

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ROBO: Bilingual Tintamarre comedy looks at love, machines and what it means to be human

Posted on January 20, 2016 by brucewark

Mount Allison professor emeritus Alex Fancy began using theatre in the 1970s to help him teach French. “Language is a three-phase phenomenon,” Fancy said last night in the lobby outside the university’s Motyer-Fancy Theatre. “Language consists of word, music and gesture, … Continue reading →

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Climate change protesters march to Parrsboro’s Tim Hortons

Posted on November 29, 2015 by brucewark

A dozen protesters and a dog marched up Main St. in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia today to raise awareness about climate change and the destruction of the environment. The protesters waved signs and banged drums and garbage cans as they made … Continue reading →

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