Tag Archives: drive-thrus

What if they held a public hearing & nobody came?

Posted on July 29, 2023 by brucewark

Tantramar Mayor Andrew Black seemed uncertain about how to proceed Tuesday when no one showed up for a public hearing on the once highly contentious issue of allowing more drive-thru restaurants near Sackville’s two highway exits. Town Planner Lori Bickford … Continue reading →

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Sackville’s ban on new drive-thrus frustrates businessman while both mayoralty candidates agree, it’s time for a re-think

Posted on March 24, 2021 by brucewark

Businessman Pierre Barthe says Sackville’s ban on more coffee drive-thrus is threatening the sale of the vacant Pizza Delight building he owns on Mallard Drive. “I’m very frustrated,” Barthe said today in a telephone interview. “I’m a common sense kind … 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 brucewark

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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Sackville mayor defends council’s actions on drive-thru ban

Posted on September 12, 2017 by brucewark

Mayor John Higham has rejected suggestions that Sackville Town Council did not fully understand what it was doing when it voted last year to continue the ban on more fast-food drive-thrus near the TransCanada Highway. The mayor was responding to … Continue reading →

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